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Preferred Citation

Dorothy M. Stoneburg papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Dorothy Matlock Stoneburg was born on January 17, 1911 near Paducah in western Kentucky. Dorothy served for 11 years in the Army Nurse Corps in places such as Plattsburgh Barracks, NY, Honolulu, HI, and different stations in occupied Germany. She ended her career at Fort Knox, KY, where she met her husband Charles K. Stonburg and resigned her commission as Major in 1951. She later worked as a civilian nurse and died on June 1, 1992.

Content Description

The papers include correspondence, newspapers, and photographs related to Dorothy M. Stoneburg, Major Ret., United States Army Nurse Corps.

Scope and Contents

The contents include correspondence addressed to Dorothy M. Stoneburg. These letters come from one, "Harold," a possible love interest. Also included are greeting cards, photographs, two scrapbooks of memoribilia, and two newspapers clippings dated December 7, 1941 and August 15, 1945. The scapbooks contain family and personal photographs, post cards, and touristic materials.

Arrangement

Dorothy M. Stoneburg papers are arranged into three series: Correspondence, Photographs & Scrapbooks, and Newspapers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Nurses
• United States. Army--Appointments, promotions, salaries, etc
• World War II