Inventory of the Dan McCarthy Thornton letters, 1944-1945

Collection Number 1134-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical/Historical Note
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Thornton, Dan McCarthy.
Title
Dan McCarthy Thornton letters, 1944-1945
Call Number
1134-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 41
Abstract
Dan McCarthy Thornton was a Lieutenant with the 6th Marine Division during World War II.
The collection is typescripts of World War II letters from Thornton, written from the southern Pacific, Central Pacific, Okinawa, Guam, and Bingtao, China, to his parents in Norfolk, Va. The letters discuss battles, camp life, inhabitants, financial and personal affairs, and other matters.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, October 2008
Typed transcriptions; location of originals unknown.
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Dan McCarthy Thornton letters #1134-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

China--Description and travel.
Guam--Description and travel.
Okinawa Island (Japan)--Description and travel.
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.
Thornton, Dan McCarthy.
United States. Marine Corps--History--World War, 1939-1945.
United States. Marine Corps--Military life.
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 6th.
World War, 1939-1945--China.
World War, 1939-1945--Guam.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Okinawa Island.
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
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Biographical/Historical Note

Dan McCarthy Thornton was a Lieutenant with the 6th Marine Division during World War II.

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Collection Overview

The collection is typescripts of World War II letters from Thornton, written from the southern Pacific, Central Pacific, Okinawa, Guam, and Bingtao, China, to his parents in Norfolk, Va. The letters discuss battles, camp life, inhabitants, financial and personal affairs, and other matters.