Evans Percy Peterman papers 1893-1938 (bulk 1914-1919)

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Evans Percy Peterman papers 1893-1938 (bulk 1914-1919)

MS 078


Collection Summary
Creator:	Peterman, Evans Percy.
Collection Name:	Evans Percy Peterman papers
Inclusive Dates:	1893-1938
Bulk Dates:	(bulk 1914-1919)
Physical Description:	.2 linear feet
Abstract:	Evans Percy Peterman was a Texas contractor and lieutenant in WWI; his father A.L. Peterman was a professor, salesman, and real estate agent in Texas, several Southeastern states, and Mexico. Chiefly miscellaneous financial papers and correspondence, from 1914 to 1919, related to the son, generally referred to as Percy Peterman in the documents.
Collection Number:	MS 078
Language:	Materials are in English.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Evans Percy Peterman was a Texas contractor and lieutenant in WWI; his father A.L. Peterman was a professor, salesman, and real estate agent in Texas, several Southeastern states, and Mexico.

Scope and Content Note

Chiefly miscellaneous financial papers and correspondence, from 1914 to 1919, related to the son, generally referred to as Percy Peterman in the documents. From 1914 to 1916, the materials concern his farm; his contracting business in Ysleta and nearby El Paso; and construction work at Fort Bliss. Letters and telegrams sent from 1917 to 1919 are mostly from him to his mother Lucy M. Peterman. He was with the 462nd Aero Squadron of the 3rd Army, A.E.F., and writes about being torpedoed on the ship Tuscania, his service in France, and being sent to Germany briefly after the war ended.

Also present are miscellaneous financial papers and correspondence, dated 1893 to 1907, that relate to his father, A.L. Peterman. Financial items include promissory notes, household receipts, and sales agreements for Webster dictionaries he sold. He wrote some of the letters to his wife Lucy from locations in Texas and Durango, Mexico; others concern the settlement of the estate of E.J. Maxey, his mother-in-law; and another group regards Lucy's attempt to publish his manuscript "Mountain Laurel: a Story of Life and Love, of Feuds and Politics in Kentucky."

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Peterman, A. Lytle.

Peterman, Lucy M.

Corporate Name(s)

Tuscania (Ship)

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.

Geographic Name(s)

El Paso (Tex.)

Fort Bliss (Tex.).

Subject(s)

World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Evans Percy Peterman papers (MS 078). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift, 1964.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.