Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters from Edward Jackson Bartlett to his parents. Early letters in the collection detail his experiences in prep-school and time at Bowdoin College and Bard College. During his active service in the U.S. Navy, 1943-1945, Bartlett wrote his parents letters on a nearly daily basis. He documents his training at Camp Peary's Naval Construction Training Center in Virginia and his service at Port Hueneme's Naval Construction Battalion Center in California...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters from Edward Jackson Bartlett to his parents. Early letters in the collection detail his experiences in prep-school and time at Bowdoin College and Bard College. During his active service in the U.S. Navy, 1943-1945, Bartlett wrote his parents letters on a nearly daily basis. He documents his training at Camp Peary's Naval Construction Training Center in Virginia and his service at Port Hueneme's Naval Construction Battalion Center in California...