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Wayne Worthy Frost Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1119

Scope and Content Note

Twelve letters and postcards from Pvt. Wayne Worthy Frost, Company D, 130th Machine Gun Battalion, written to his sister from various points in Europe and Camp Funston, Kansas, during World War I. Frost's letters describe combat experiences and his observations on the French landscape. Also included are a mailing coupon, shoe brush, match safe, pocket mirror, and canvas containing an armband, thread and handkerchief.

Dates

  • 1917-1919

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (17 items in 1 box)

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Special Collections Department by Helen Miller, Fayetteville, Arkansas, July 1, 1991.

Processing Information

Processed by Kim Allen Scott, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in May, 1992.

Creator

Source

Title
Wayne Worthy Frost Collection
Author
Kim Allen Scott
Date
May 1992
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444