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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1000 items) |
Abstract | William Peterkin Upshur (1881-1943) of Richmond, Va., was a Marine Corps officer. The collection includes letters from Upshur to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John N. Upshur in Richmond, Va., written every few days, except during 1912, 1913, and 1923. The letters were written from Virginia Military Institute, 1898-1901; University of Virginia, 1902-1903; the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, 1904; on the U.S.S. Kearsarge off the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, 1905-1907; Virginia and South Carolina, 1908-1911; Peking (Beijing, China), 1914; Haiti, 1915-1917; and at Quantico, Va., and Richmond, Va., Annapolis, Md., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and other American cities and marine stations, 1917-1928. Upshur described his educational, military, and other experiences, as well as his surroundings and reflections, sometimes in significant detail. |
Creator | Upshur, William Peterkin, 1881-1943. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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William Peterkin Upshur (1881-1943) of Richmond, Va., was a Marine Corps officer.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters from William Peterkin Upshur to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John N. Upshur in Richmond, Va., written every few days, except during 1912, 1913, and 1923. The letters were written from Virginia Military Institute, 1898-1901; University of Virginia, 1902-1903; the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, 1904; on the U.S.S. Kearsarge off the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, 1905-1907; Virginia and South Carolina, 1908-1911; Peking (Beijing, China), 1914; Haiti, 1915-1917; and at Quantico and Richmond, Va., Annapolis, Md., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and other American cities and marine stations, 1917-1928. Upshur described his educational, military, and other experiences, as well as his surroundings and reflections, sometimes in significant detail.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1898 |
Folder 2 |
January-May 1899 |
Folder 3 |
June-December 1899 |
Folder 4 |
January-April 1900 |
Folder 5 |
May-June 1900 |
Folder 6 |
September-December 1900 |
Folder 7 |
1901 |
Folder 8 |
1902 |
Folder 9 |
1903 |
Folder 10 |
1904Includes some photographs. |
Folder 11 |
1905 |
Folder 12 |
1906 |
Folder 13 |
1907 |
Folder 14 |
1908 |
Folder 15 |
1909-1911 |
Folder 16 |
1914-1916 |
Folder 17 |
1917-1919 |
Folder 18 |
1920 |
Folder 19 |
1921-1922 |
Folder 20 |
1924 |
Folder 21 |
January-June 1925 |
Folder 22 |
July-December 1925 |
Folder 23 |
January-August 1926 |
Folder 24 |
September-December 1926 |
Folder 25 |
January-February 1927 |
Folder 26 |
March-July 1927 |
Folder 27 |
August-December 1927 |
Folder 28 |
1928 |
Folder 29 |
Postcards |