325th Field Artillery Association collection
Collection
Identifier: L358
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, telegrams, lists, rosters, meeting minutes, clippings, poems, and papers from the 325th Field Artillery Association in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1918, 1940-1942 and undated, regarding the original military unit, the association's activities, mainly the plainning of their reunion in 1940 at Kokomo, Indiana, and Wendell Willkie.
Dates
- 1918-1942
Creator
- 325th Field Artillery Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
The 325th Field Artillery Association was founded by members of the U.S. Army 325th Field Artillery who served from 1918 to 1919 during World War I. to keep in contact. Members included Wendell Willkie, presidential nominee in 1940, Forest Harness, Walter E. Treaner, and Charles A. Halleck. The association organized a reunion on August 16, 1940 in Kokomo, Indiana. There was also a small reunion on October, 1941 in Kokomo, with a memorial for the former commanding officer, Charles M. Bundell who died before he could attend that last reunion.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject, then chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from J.R. McCain from 1940-1942.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2007/03 by Barbara Hilderbrand. Finding aid revised 2015/10/30 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/04 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2025/03/05 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- 325th Field Artillery Association (Organization)
- Title
- 325th Field Artillery Association collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
