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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

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.
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

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