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Size | 3 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 300 items) |
Abstract | The papers of United States Army physician Emmett G. Rand chiefly document his military service during and after the Second World War. The collection contains correspondence, field journals, printed items, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Army and War Department documents such as forms, reports, orders, and certifications for service. Letters from Rand to his brother "Trip" describe Rand's wartime experience in Europe. Photographs depict Army personnel including Rand, a military hospital, aftermath of combat and bombings, and La Cambe, France after the Normandy Invasion. Printed items include a pamphlet with special orders on German and American relations from Lieutenant Omar Nelson Bradley and a 1942 year book titled "Historical and Pictorial Review Medical Department Station Hospital Fort Bragg." Other materials are military insignia, picture post cards he collected in Europe, undated petitions from residents of New Bloomfield, Pa., asking Rand to stay in town and continue practicing medicine, copies of Rand's obituary, and a memorial service guest book. Acquired as part of the Southern Historical Collection. |
Creator | Rand, Emmett G. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
This summary description was created in February 2018 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.
Encoded by: Laura Smith
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