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Walter J. Binder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2007A001

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of photographs that Walter J. Binder took or acquired while serving in WWI. Binder served with the 487th Aero Squadron of the Army Air Service, Allied Expeditionary Forces. Printed material is comprised of official forms of enlistment and discharge as well as notes on postcards and the backs of photographs. Some photographs are captioned (presumably by Binder) but otherwise there is little to identify the location or contents of photographs. All other information given on these photographs is from research conducted by the staff of the University Archives, and is subject to change or correction as needed.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917 - 1919
  • Acquisition: 2004-04-09

Creator

Full Extent

0.22 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Giltner, Mary Jean

Related Publications

Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1919, Vol. 19

Other Descriptive Information

Photographs were initially numbered with the accession number; however, a decision was made to change to collection number. The database was changed, but the numbers written on the images were not changed.

Title
Walter J. Binder Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Chuck Hill and Malcolm Tabor
Date
00/00/2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository

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