Dr. James Jewell is a professor of History at Northern Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene; his focus is military history. His paper was written partially as an exemplar for his History 290 course on writing within history.
This is one 16 page typescript primarily documenting the World War I experiences of WSC graduate John Andrew Bartruff (1896-1981) with the 161st Infantry, and also touching on his life outside the war.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply. The paper may not be reproduced for publication in any form during the author’s lifetime without his written consent.
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A WSU Cougar Gets Busy Living: John Andrew Bartruff Comes Through the Great War, Typescript, 2020 (Cage 5130)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The author, Dr. James Jewell, donated this paper to the Washington State University Libraries on May 13th, 2020; it was processed without an accession number.
This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in June of 2020.
In May of 2020, John Andrew Bartruff’s granddaughter donated several of his war-related books to the archives, where they were individually cataloged. These include "600 days' service : a history of the 361st infantry regiment of the United States Army", the two volume "Forward-March!", and the five volume "Source records of the great war".
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