urn:taro:ttu.sw.00251 American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Department): An Inventory of Their Records, 1929-2002 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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February 15, 2005 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Abel Ramirez, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, February 2005. Finding aid written in English. Inventory for the American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Department) Records, 1929-2002 and undated Abel Ramirez Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, 2005 Descriptive Summary American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Department) American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Department) Records, 1929-2002 and undated The collection consists of the grave records of American Ex-Prisoners of War. S1387.2 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 2 boxes (1.3 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

The American Ex-Prisoners of War (AEPOW) is a national organization for American citizens captured during any war. The organization includes over 300 chapter and state departments with over 30,000 members. It was established on April 14, 1942 as The Bataan Relief Organization but was renamed in 1949. The Texas Chapters of the AEPOW has chosen the SWC/SCL as their official repository.

 Scope and Contents

This collection contains information gathered on prisoner of war grave locations compiled by the American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Department). It also includes a file on the WAAC Hunter and Henry P. Shotland’s crew, the Goliad massacre of James W. Fannin’s command, and a booklet entitled History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion by L. C. McCollum (1929).

 Organization

The collection is organized into two series- printed material and research material.

 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 (Organizations) American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc. Subjects Prisoners of War World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives

Collection accession #(s): 2005-0018-B

Gift, 2005.

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2005

 Preferred Citation

American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Dept.) Records, 1929-2002 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:

American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Dept.) Records, 1945-2002 and undated American Ex-Prisoners of War (Texas Dept.) Records, 1940-1999 and undated Allen G. Smith, Sr., oral history interview [VHS format] Collection Inventory Research Files 1 1 Index of Deceased Prisoners of War, undated 1 2 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, A-C, 1988-1993 1 3 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, D-F, 1988-1993 1 4 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, G-J, 1988-1993 1 5 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, M, 1988-1993 1 6 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, K-R, 1988-1993 1 7 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, S-Z, 1988-1993 1 8 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, Miscellaneous, 1988-2002 2 1 Prisoners of War Grave Locations, Miscellaneous, 1986-1990 2 2 Texas Forgotten Heroes, Goliad County Historical Commission, 1986 2 3 The WAAC Hunter and Henry P. Shotland’s Crew, undated Printed Material 2 4 History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion by L. C. “Buck Private” McCollum, 1929 2 5 The Texas Military Forces Museum brochure, 1998