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Inventory of the Blizzard Family Papers, 1861-1868 Blizzard Family Papers, Mss. Acc. 2007.28

Inventory of the Blizzard Family Papers, 1861-1868

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Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.28


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Processed by: Special Collections Staff

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2007.28
Title:
Blizzard Family Papers 1930-1949 1942-1945
Quantity:
211.00
Creator:
Blizzard, Arlie Raymond, 1909-1966 Blizzard, Arthur Roy, 1918-1992 Blizzard, William Russell, 1912-2000
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English
Abstract:
Correspondence, papers, and a photograph concerning three Franklin, West Virginia brothers who served in the United States military during the Second World War. Collection consists of nearly 200 letters of outgoing correspondence penned by three brothers, Arlie, Arthur, and W. Russell Blizzard to their mother and sisters in Franklin, West Virginia. Most correspondence concerns training, work, and soldier life on military bases in the United States during World War II. Also included is Arlie Blizzard's visit to Japan and Korea in late 1945. Collection also contains a few pre and post-war letters and school papers.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Blizzard Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from eBay on 04/01/2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Zach Jones in 2007.

Biographical Note

Arlie Raymond Blizzard (17 Sept. 1909 - 20 Oct. 1966) of Franklin, West Virginia and son of Granville Harris (1874-1934) and Sarah Jane Dahmer Blizzard, enlisted in the United States Army in 1940. In mid 1942, as First Sergeant, he was assigned to Camp Forrest, Tennessee. In the fall of 1942 he moved to army bases in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. In 1943 he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant and was assigned to various bases in the western United States; including bases in Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Throughout 1944 and early 1945 he was stationed in Hawaii. He spent July and August 1945 in the Pacific, part of it at Okinawa, Japan, and later at a base in Korea. As a Captain, in late December 1945 Blizzard was honorably discharged and returned home to West Virginia. Blizzard died at Rockingham, Virginia in 1966.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, papers, and a photograph concerning three Franklin, West Virginia brothers who served in the United States military during the Second World War. Collection consists of nearly 200 letters of outgoing correspondence penned by three brothers, Arlie, Arthur, and W. Russell Blizzard to their mother and sisters in Franklin, West Virginia. Most correspondence concerns training, work, and soldier life on military bases in the United States during World War II. Also included is Arlie Blizzard's visit to Japan and Korea in late 1945. Collection also contains a few pre and post-war letters and school papers.

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Certificates
  • Correspondence
  • Photographs

    • Topical Term:

  • World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Front
  • World War, 1939-1945.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Blizzard, Arlie Raymond, 1909-1966
  • Blizzard, Arthur Roy, 1918-1992
  • Blizzard, William Russell, 1912-2000
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Detailed Description of the Collection

Arlie R. Blizzard, 1935-1947
Series 1: Arlie R. Blizzard
  • Box 1
    • Box 1 Folder 1
      Outgoing correspondence, 1 item, 1935,
    • Box 1 Folder 2
      Outgoing correspondence, 19 items, 1942,
    • Box 1 Folder 3
      Outgoing correspondence, 22 items, 1943,
    • Box 1 Folder 4
      Outgoing correspondence, 17 items, 1944,
    • Box 1 Folder 5
      Outgoing correspondence, 25 items, 1945,
    • Box 1 Folder 6
      Outgoing correspondence, 1 item, circa 1942-1945,
    • Box 1 Folder 7
      Photograph of Arlie Blizzard at Okinawa, Japan, 1 item, 1945,
    • Box 1 Folder 8
      US Army company arm-patch, 1 item, circa 1942-1945,
    • Box 1 Folder 9
      Outgoing correspondence, 3 items, 1947,
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Arthur R. and W. Russell Blizzard, 1930-1946
Series 2: Arthur R. and W. Russell Blizzard
  • Box 2
    • Box 2 Folder 1
      Outgoing correspondence of A. Blizzard, 11 items, 1942,
    • Box 2 Folder 2
      Outgoing correspondence of A. Blizzard, 14 items, 1943,
    • Box 2 Folder 3
      Outgoing correspondence of A. Blizzard, 11 items, 1944,
    • Box 2 Folder 4
      Outgoing correspondence of A. Blizzard, 10 items, 1945,
    • Box 2 Folder 5
      Outgoing correspondence of A. Blizzard, 10 items, 1946-1949,
    • Box 2 Folder 6
      A. Blizzard's Shepherd State Teachers College yearbook, and a Presbyterian Church Kingdom Highways youth organization yearbook, 1939,
    • Box 2 Folder 7
      Outgoing correspondence of W. R. Blizzard, 15 items, 1942,
    • Box 2 Folder 8
      Outgoing correspondence of W. R. Blizzard, 13 items, 1943,
    • Box 2 Folder 9
      Outgoing correspondence of W. R. Blizzard, 17 items, 1944,
    • Box 2 Folder 10
      Outgoing correspondence of W. R. Blizzard, 14 items, 1945,
    • Box: 2 Folder: 11
      Incoming correspondence of W. R. Blizzard, 1 item, 1946,
    • Box 2 Folder 12
      High school report card of W. R. Blizzard, 1 item, 1930,
    • Box 2 Folder 13
      Incoming correspondence to the Blizzard family, 3 items, 1942-1945,
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