Guide to the Paul W. Boyd World War II Correspondence, 1942-1945 SPEC.RARE.0101 Finding aid prepared by Ashleigh Minor Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210

2017 October This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-11-02T12:55-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Paul W. Boyd World War II Correspondence SPEC.RARE.0101 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.6 Cubic feet 1942-1945 Paul W. Boyd was a soldier from Columbus, Ohio, who served as a Lieutenant Colonel during World War II. The Paul W. Boyd World War II Correspondence contains letters sent from Paul to his mother, father, sister (Cathryn), and uncle (Joe) during his time serving in World War II, between 1942 and 1945. (1) 5" letter document box; (1) 2.5" letter document box English Boyd, Paul W. Arrangement of Materials

Folders are titled with the names of individuals Boyd wrote to, and are arranged chronologically.

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Biographical Note

Paul W. Boyd was a soldier from Columbus, Ohio, who served as a Lieutenant Colonel during World War II.

Scope and Contents

The Paul W. Boyd World War II Correspondence contains letters sent from Paul to his mother, father, sister (Cathryn), and uncle (Joe) during his time serving in World War II, between 1942 and 1945.

Boyd, Paul W. -- Correspondence United States. Army--Officers--Correspondence. Families--Ohio--Columbus--20th century World War, 1939-1945--Correspondence World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 1 1942 June-October Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 2 1942 November-December Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 3 1943 January-May Mother, Dad, Cathryn 1 4 1943 June-August Mother, Dad, Cathryn 1 5 1943 September-December Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 6 1944 January-March Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 7 1944 April-May Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 8 1944 June-August Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe; photograph of Paul's unit in front of a library in Reims, France 1 9 1944 September-November Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 1 10 1944 December Mother, Dad, Cathryn 1 11 1945 January Mother, Dad, Cathryn, Uncle Joe 2 1 1945 February Mother, Dad, Cathryn 2 2 1945 March Mother, Dad, Cathryn 2 3 1945 May-August