Earl E. Stout Collection. Letters and documents relating to military service in World War II)
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0474
Scope and Contents
Anderson County resident Earl E. Stout; Letters and documents relating to military service in World War II. He served in the United States Army. He was trained at a number of camps in the U.S. including Fort Riley, Kansas; Camp Barkeley, Texas; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Camp Howze, Texas; Camp Maxey, Texas; Camp Swift, Texas; Camp Hood, Texas; Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi and Camp Bowie, Texas. The correspondence starts in 1944 while Earl is stationed at Camp Barkeley. He also served in Europe and at Fort Dix, N. J. Also included: ration booklets and ration stamps, pay records informational and inspirational pamphlets, a military insignia patch, a bank account book, stamps, stickers, bills and receipts, postcards, tickets, souvenir photos, wartime maps and a recording of Earl’s voice sent to Frances during the war. He was employed at A.B.C. (American Bemberg Corporation) in Elizabethton, Tennessee. There are military-themed greeting cards and letterheads.
Dates
- 1944-
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
3 boxes
- Aberdeen Proving Ground Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Barkeley Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Bowie Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Hood Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Howze Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Maxey Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Swif Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Van Dorn Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Earl E. Stout Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fort Riley Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frances Stout Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military insignia patch Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ration books and stamps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States Army Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wartime maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Earl E. Stout Collection. Letters and documents relating to military service in World War II)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
Contact:
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
