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Lanetta Merriweather Women's Army Corps Letters Guide to the Lanetta Merriweather Women's Army Corps Letters MS 00098

Guide to the Lanetta Merriweather Women's Army Corps Letters MS 00098


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
MS 00098
Title
Lanetta Merriweather Women's Army Corps Letters 1937-1945
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet
Creator
Merriweather, Lanetta
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Lanetta Merriweather Women's Army Corps Letters, 1937- 1945, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Administrative History:

Lanetta Bailey Merriweather- Army serial number A-804025

Scope and Contents

Letters of Lanetta Merriweather, an African American who joined the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps in World War II. From Texas, she was a graduate of Sam Houston College and served as a teacher in civilian life.  Her husband, Lee Merriweather also served in the Army during World War II.  Most of the letters are between her and her spouse.  There are also letters from family members, one in particular detailing a house fire that claimed the lives of all of her cousin's children. 

Sources consulted: NARA, ancestrylibrary.org

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Merriweather, Lanetta
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Container List

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Box 1
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1937 March 16
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1938 April 17 - 1942 June 6
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1943 January 13 - 1943 March 15
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1943 March 24 - 1943 April 8
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1943 May 9 - 1943 May 29
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1943 July 14 - 1943 August 24
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1943 October 22 - 1943 November 4
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1944 February 15 - 1944 February 26
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1944 March 7 - 1944 March 21
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1944 June 20 - 1944 June 27
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1944 October 28 - 1944 December 18
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1945 March 19 - 1945 March 27
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1945 June 3 - 1945 June 8
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1945 June 13 - 1945 June 26
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    1945 July 24 - 1945 October 25
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
    Correspondence
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
    Wedding photograph
    0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
    undated