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John Hayes White World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-072

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 78 photographs, 13 handwritten correspondence, Christmas Dinner Menu for Company "F" 2nd Battalion U.S. Engineers, Vancouver Barracks, Washington, one booklet, " The Second Division: Syllabi of the histories of regiments and separate organizations, Coblenzer Volkszeitung, Coblenz, Germany, [G.O 64] Ninth Infantry sheet, pg. 63 (loose sheet of paper).

Most of the photographs feature the 2nd Division Engineers, of which John Hayes White was a member, and were taken during WWI. The photograph subjects include WWI, the Philippines, Cuba, and portraits of White as a soldier and later, with his wife.

Dates

  • 1906 - 1921

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

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Biographical Sketch

John Hayes White (born 1876), who preferred to go by Hayes White, was a Quartermaster Sergeant with the 2nd Division Engineers during WWI. Early in his military career, White served with the Company H, 18th Infantry in 1900, and in 1906, was part of Company E, 27th Infantry. Sometime between 1906 and 1912, he joined the 2nd Engineers, becoming a Quartermaster Sergeant. An Oklahoma native, White spent his military career from 1900-1921 serving in Cuba, the United States, Mexico, the Philippines, and France, the latter of which he was stationed in during WWI. During the war, he was wounded in the face, suffering an injury to his eyebrow. He recuperated in a hospital in Paris. He later married, but had no children.

Extent

0.2 Linear feet (1 phonograph record storage box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into 3 series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Provenance

Gift of Barbara Tessmann, John Hayes White's great-great-niece.

Processing Information

Processed by Kelsey Sievers, December 2011, and Sarah Coates, January 2012.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
John Hayes White World War I Collection Collection Number 2011-072
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Coates
Date
January 2012
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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

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