Back to TopDescriptive Summary
- Repository
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Upshur, William Peterkin, 1881-1943.
- Title
- William Peterkin Upshur Letters, 1898-1928.
- Call Number
- 2645
- Language of Materials
- Materials in English
- Extent
- About 1,000 items (1.5 linear feet).
Abstract Marine Corps officer. Letters from Upshur to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John N. Upshur in Richmond, Va., written every few
days, except during 1912, 1913, and 1923. The letters were written from Virginia Military Institute, 1898- 1901; University
of Virginia, 1902-1903; the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, 1904; on the U.S.S. Kearsarge off the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, 1905-1907; Virginia and South Carolina, 1908-1911; Peking, 1914; Haiti, 1915-1917;
and at Quantico and Richmond, Va., Annapolis, Md., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and other American cities and marine stations,
1917-1928. Upshur described his educational, military, and other experiences, as well as his surroundings and reflections,
sometimes in significant detail.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Acquisitions Information
- Gift 1943
- Processing Information
- Processed by: SHC Staff
- Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
- 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 William Peterkin Upshur Letters, #2645, 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.
Back to TopOnline Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Annapolis (Md.)--Description and travel.
- Beijing (China)--Description and travel.
- Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)--Description and travel.
- Haiti--Description and travel.
- Kearsarge (Ship)
- Quantico (Va.)--Description and travel.
- Richmond (Va.)--Description and travel.
- South Carolina--Description and travel.
- United States Naval Academy--Students--Social life and customs.
- United States. Marine Corps--Military life--History--20th century.
- United States. Marine Corps--Officers--History--20th century.
- University of Virginia--Students--Social life and customs.
- Upshur, William Peterkin, 1881-1943.
- Virginia Military Institute--Students--Social life and customs.
- Virginia--Description and travel.
- West Indies--Description and travel.
Back to TopBiographical Note
Marine Corps officer.
Back to TopCollection Overview
Letters from Upshur to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John N. Upshur in Richmond, Va., written every few days, except during 1912,
1913, and 1923. The letters were written from Virginia Military Institute, 1898- 1901; University of Virginia, 1902-1903;
the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, 1904; on the U.S.S. "Kearsarge" off the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, 1905-1907; Virginia and South Carolina, 1908-1911; Peking, 1914; Haiti, 1915-1917;
and at Quantico and Richmond, Va., Annapolis, Md., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and other American cities and marine stations,
1917-1928. Upshur described his educational, military, and other experiences, as well as his surroundings and reflections,
sometimes in significant detail.
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