| Scope and content |
The Nathaniel Pettit Joy Collection (1913-1919 [Bulk: 1918-1919], undated) consists primarily of letters he and his wife Mary received from two New Jersey soldiers and two New Jersey sailors written to Nathaniel Pettit Joy and his wife Mary of Groveville, New Jersey. The soldiers, Raymond "Bud" Danley and William "Bill" Inman were privates in the Headquarters Company of the 309th Infantry Infantry, 78th Division of the American Expeditionary Force; they wrote from England, France and Fort Dix (New Jersey); the sailors were A. C. Griffiths sailor aboard the battleship USS ARIZONA in 1918-1919; and Cousin Edwin, who served aboard the USS SIBONEY, a hospital ship, 1918-1919; the collection also includes several miscellaneous items, including French postcards, photographs of unidentified soldiers and sailors, and a letter written from a Cpl. Walter P. Rogers, who was a guard at a Russian prisoner of war camp in Chemnitz, Germany early in 1919. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Nathaniel Pettit Joy Papers (Manuscript Collection #1191), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Purchased with Sara Batten Endowment funds from Dave Stewart of Between the Covers Rare Books in Gloucester City, N.J.. |
| Biographical note | Nathaniel Pettit Joy (born 1874) and his wife Mary were living in Groveville, Mercer County, New Jersey, during World War I and they received numerous letters from friends and a cousin from New Jersey who were soldiers or sailors serving in the war. Joy was a storekeeper and some of the correspondents were former employees of his. |
