University of Texas, Center for American History

A Guide to the Wiggs Newton Babb Papers



Descriptive Summary

Creator:Babb, Wiggs Newton
Title:Wiggs Newton Babb Papers
Dates:ca. 1919
Extent1 in.
Language Materials are in English.
RepositoryCenter for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents

Various papers relating to Texan Wiggs Newton Babb's service in World War I.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Wiggs Newton Babb Papers, ca. 1919, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.


Detailed Description of the Collection

 
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2.325/B41Wiggs Newton Babb Papers:
Form letter from Gen. John J. Pershing thanking Babb for his service in the war
Babb's draft board notification
Small bound volume Enoch Arden and Other Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Babb's life insurance policy
U.S. Army Song Book
Liberty Song Book
Red Cross prayer "ticket"
Commemorative ribbon
Bonhi Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas, High School, relating to war efforts on the home front, March 17, 1919