Joe D. Unfred:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1932-2000, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Unfred, Joe D. | |
| Title: | Joe D. Unfred Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1932-2000 | |
| Abstract: | Collection of personal materials of Joe D. Unfred showing his World War II military experiences from his photo albums. | |
| Collection # | S 953.1 | |
| Quantity: | 7 boxes (7.5 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
Joe D. Unfred was raised in the Texas South Plains. He attended Texas Technological College in 1938 and served as a Captain in the U. S. Army in the Third Armored Division. The Division was the first to breach the Siegfried Line, the first to cross the German border, and capture the first German town. His military experiences were in the European Theatre during World War II. He acquired the Nazi memorabilia during his venture into Germany and brought it back to the U.S. While in the military he took many photographs of the day-to-day experiences of his fellow troops. Joe Unfred worked as a public relations manager for Gifford-Hill during the 1960s-1970s. He was born November 6, 1919 in Groesbeck and died July 13, 2001 in Lubbock, Texas.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mainly army issued technical and field manuals used by Joe Unfred while an officer in the U.S. Army serving during World War II. Also has a few of German books collected in Germany while he was in Europe. The collection has four photo albums and two scrapbook that contains photographs, news clippings, and other cherished mementos of Unfred's military service.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Unfred, Joe D., 1919-2001 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| United States. Army--History--20th century | ||
| United States. Army--Armored troops | ||
| Subjects | ||
| World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe--Personal narratives, American | ||
| World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe--Photographs | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Joe D. Unfred Papers, 1932-2000, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
2001-0159-B
Gifts, 2001
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, September 2001
Additional Sources
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Dugan, Haynes W. and Dan Peterson.Third Armored Division: Spearhead in the West.Turner Publishing Company, 1991. |
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Collection Inventory
Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Field Notes, 1940s | |||||||||||