Finding Aid for the Calahan Family Postcards, 1916-circa 1941
MS-2379 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 11, 2006
Summary Information
Calahan Family Postcards
Date/Date Range : 1916-circa 1941
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: The eight postcards in this collection are to and from members of the Calahan family, mostly from Arthur Calahan or to Gertie Calahan, between the years 1916 and ca. 1941.
MS-2379
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection donated by Oma C. Wilsman of Tennessee in July 1993.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Calahan Family Postcards, MS-2379. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
Cornelius Vernon Calahan married Mary Eugenia Justice in 1889. They had seven children: Lafayette, Clota V., Arthur L., Gertrude, Joe Stanley, Lillian V., and Ralph F. In ca. 1923, Joe Stanley Calahan had Oma, who married a Wilsman. Arthur Calahan was a member of the 30th Division, 113th Regiment Supply Company formed from the North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia National Guard Troops, which fought in the World War I Battle of Ypres, Belgium.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The eight postcards in this collection are to and from members of the Calahan family between the years 1916 and circa 1941. Four are to "Gertie" Calahan, three of those from "Arthur Calahan" during World War I. Another is from Arthur to his mother "Mollie." There is also one to "Joe Callahan" and one to "Ralph Callahan." There is one postcard per year from 1916 thru 1921. One postcard has no date, and another is copyrighted in 1941. All of the postcards from Arthur have their last name spelled as "Calahan."
Subject Terms
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Asheville (N.C.) -- History.
- Asheville (N.C.) -- Social life and customs.
Contents List
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Postcard of steamer "City of Detroit III" to Miss Gertie Callahan in Asheville, NC, from [Clarence], 1916 August 17
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Postcard of "American Attack on German Line-France" to Gertie Calahan from Arthur Calahan in Florida, circa 1917
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Postcard of World War I soldiers to Gertie from Arthur, 1918 January 10
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Postcard to Gertie from Arthur, 1918 March 20
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Postcard of Camp Lewis, Washington, to Joe Callahan in Asheville, NC, 1920 September 17
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Postcard of Fort Snelling in Minnesota to Ralph Callahan in Asheville, NC, from [Oha Mal?], 1921 August 3
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Postcard of "Landmarks of the Desert," with "Mr. C. [N.] Callahan" written on back, circa 1941
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French postcard to Mollie Calahan, "Mother," from Arthur, undated
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