Roy Gilbert Wills Scrapbook, 1917-1919

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wills, Roy Gilbert
Title
Roy Gilbert Wills Scrapbook
Dates
1917-1919 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 container, (Approximate 164 items)
Collection Number
PC 41
Summary
Scrapbook containing photographs, postcards, clippings, deeds, military records, family snapshots, and other papers, principally relating to naval duty in the Mediterranean. Also includes some additional, unbound, photographs, postcards, and records.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open and available for on-site research use. Researchers will be instructed to wear gloves. Though the images vary widely in their physical condition, reproductions in the form of digital scans and prints will be available for most of the items in the collection.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Scrapbook containing photographs, postcards, clippings, deeds, military records, family snapshots, and other papers, principally relating to naval duty in the Mediterranean. Also includes some additional, unbound, photographs, postcards, and records.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item description] Roy Gilbert Wills Scrapbook, 1917-1919 (PC 41)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 USS Stribling 14 May 1919
1 1 USS Stribling in the Villefranche Harbor 4 July 1919
1 1 Postcards
20 items
1 1 Warranty Deed from Samuel Wilson to Jane Wilson 27 March 1903
1 1 Warranty Deed from Edwin Pintler to Samuel Wilson 9 July 1903
1 1 Roy Gilbert Wills undated
1 1 Jane Wills Wilson undated
1 1 Newspaper clipping, Pomeroy, Garfield County, Washington 1 June 1972
1 1 Roy Gilbert Wills' Navy discharge certificate 26 August 1919
1 1 Photocopy of a newspaper clipping 30 May 1963
1 1 Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Watson, includes three postcards 13 May 1919
1 1 Roy Gilbert Wills enlistment record 26 August 1919
1 2 Scrapbook containing black and white photographs principally relating to naval duty in the Mediterranean, and family snapshots.
131 items

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Naval history, Modern -- 20th century -- Archives.
  • United States. Navy -- History.