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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies, 1918, Ms2023-061, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in October 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies was completed in June 2023.

Biographical Note

Lynne Louis Rust (1897-1964) was a United States Navy Sailor from Waverly, Iowa. He was the son of Henry L. and Emily Jemella Rust. He married Bernice M. Thies (1899-1964) on December 6, 1919, in Waverly, and they had a daughter, Betty Jean Rust. Rust worked at a drug store as a merchant, assistant manager, and pharmacist, while Bernice worked as a manager in retail. They lived in Iowa until after World War II, when they moved to Texas. Lynne and Bernice are burried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

External sources:

U.S. Federal Censuses, 1900-1950

Iowa State Census, 1925

"Lynne Louis Rust", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047024/lynne-louis-rust , accessed on June 22, 2023.

Bernice M Rust", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047020/bernice-m-rust , accessed on June 22, 2023.

"Lynne Louis Rust, Draft Card", Ancestry, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/38237541:2238 , accessed on June 22, 2023.

"Rust-Thies." Evening times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), 08 Dec. 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. U.S. Library of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85049554/1919-12-08/ed-1/seq-8/ , accessed March 18, 2024.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a World War I era letter from Norfolk, Virginia, dated May 7, 1918. The letter is from Lynne L. Rust to his future wife Bernice Thies of Sioux City, Iowa. Rust was stationed on the USS Montana from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and discusses his experiences in the war and Navy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Norfolk (Va.)
• World War, 1914-1918

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).