Descriptive Summary
Blackmon, Daniel Otto,
1896-1991
Daniel Otto Blackmon
Papers,
1907-1991 and undated
These are the papers
of Texas war veteran Daniel O. Blackmon.
S202.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
1 box (1.0 linear
foot)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Daniel Otto Blackmon was born in 1896 in Bald Prairie, Robertson
County, Texas. He lived in Lamesa, Texas after serving in the U.S. Army during
World War I. Daniel was a member of the 142nd Infantry, 36th Division and
camped at Camp Bowie near Fort Worth, Texas. He was a member of the Selective
Service Board during the 1920s and worked for the U.S. Postal Service. He
corresponded with his future wife Earle Elizabeth Barrett (1898-1976) during
the war and they married in 1920. He died in 1991 in Lamesa. They had one
daughter Lucille Blackmon Everett and her husband was Jack Everett.
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains correspondence, some legal papers,
genealogy, printed materials, scrapbook material, and memorabilia. Of interest
are the personal letters dated 1918 written by Daniel O. Blackmon to his future
wife Earle Elizabeth Barrett during his time of military enlistment during
World War I. Other correspondence deal with his duties with the Selective
Service System and his daughter Lucille Blackmon Everett, especially her
European trip in 1973. Also of interest are the brochures and travel guides
from the Texas Centennial of 1936, Chicago World’s Fair of 1933, and the New
York World’s Fair of 1939. This collection also includes several items from
Norton Fuller, a friend he met in the military. Mr. Fuller had left the items
in Blackmon’s possession over the years. They contain souvenir post cards
bought in France, 1918.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence,
Research Material, Printed Material, Scrapbook Material, Memorabilia, and the
Norton Fuller Collection.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Blackmon, Daniel Otto,
1896-1991
Blackmon, Daniel Otto-
--Archives
Blackmon, Daniel Otto-
--Correspondence
Blackmon, Daniel Otto-
--Manuscripts
Blackmon, Earle Elizabeth, 1898-1976
Fuller, Norton
Subjects
U. S. War letters, 1918
World War I – military experiences
U. S. Army - 142nd Infantry, 36th Division
Camp Bowie (Fort Worth, Texas)
American Expeditionary Force
Collection accession #(s):
2003-0186-B, 2004-0022-B
Gifts, 2003-2004
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, February 2004.
Preferred Citation
Daniel Otto Blackmon Papers, 1907-1991 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Daniel O. Blackmon Photo Collection
- Daniel O. Blackmon Artifact Collection on World War II
- Daniel O. Blackmon Framed Items on World War II
Collection Inventory
Correspondence
1
1
Between Daniel Otto Blackmon and Earle E. Barrett,
1918
1
2
Selective Service System,
1924-1946
1
3
Vacation Trips to Europe,
1973-1974
Legal Material
1
4
Discharge papers, marriage certificate, and death
certificate,
1918-1991
Research Material
1
5
Lucille Blackmon Everett’s Genealogy,
1985
1
6
Robertson County, Texas,
1953-1985
Printed Material
1
7
News clippings on Daniel Blackmon,
1918-1991
1
8
The 142nd Infantry 36th Division,
History of, 1917-1919, book by Chaplain C. H. Barnes,
1922
1
9
Maps,
1986 and
undated
1
10
Selective Service in
Wartime book,
1942
Scrapbook Material
1
11
Details from video tape,
1990s
1
12
Post cards and Birthday cards,
1918-1930 and
undated
1
13
Selective Service, Postal Service, and County Board
Certificates,
1920-1967
1
14
Texas Centennial and Greater Texas and Pan American
Exposition,
1936-1937
1
15
European and Canadian Trips Brochures and Postcards,
1973 and undated
1
16
Chicago World’s Fair,
1933
1
17
New York World’s Fair,
1939
1
18
Travel Guides to Eastern U.S. and miscellaneous,
undated
1
19
Travel Guides to Western U. S.,
undated
Memorabilia
1
20
Declaration of Independence facsimile copy,
undated
1
21
Framed post card sent to Daniel O. Blackmon’s mother,
1918
1
22
U.S. Postal Service pin,
undated
Norton Fuller Collection
1
23
Family Photos,
undated
1
24
Military items and Souvenir post cards,
1918-1919
1
25
Post cards and miscellaneous,
1907-1922
1
26
Novelty ring from France,
ca. 1918