Holt P. Faucette Papers, 1917-1918
(Manuscript Collection #142)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Holt P. Faucette Papers |
| Creator: | Faucette, Holt P. |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (1917-1918) consisting of correspondence, letters, comments, commentaries, complaint letters, and photographs. |
| Extent: | 0.108 Cubic feet, 14 items , consisting of correspondence and photographs. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
September 18, 1970, 14 items; Papers (1917-1918) consisting of correspondence. Gift of Mr. Timothy E. Katona, Falls Church, Virginia.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Holt P. Faucette Papers (#142), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mr. Timothy E. Katona
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Biographical / Historical Note
The correspondence consists of letters from Corporal Holt P. Faucette to his sister in Philadelphia and his mother in Grimesland, N.C.
Description
Faucette served in the American Expedition Force (A.E.F.) in France and the bulk of the correspondence was written from along the front lines in the summer and fall of 1918.
The only stateside letter was written from Camp Sevier, S.C. (October 1917), in which he comments on camp life, tells of stumbling into a quarantine area, and mentions visits to Greenville, S.C. In letters from France, Faucette mentions President Woodrow Wilson's statement on unconditional surrender and reflects on the routine life of an American soldier in the trenches. Faucette's unit moved from France into Luxembourg and took part in clean-up operations at the end of the war. Commentaries in the letters pertain to these activities, speculate on the accuracy of news accounts at home, and complain of the slowness of mail delivery. Photographs show Faucette and some of his Army friends in South Carolina.
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