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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- March 27, 1919
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 7/16 x 8 in. (26.5 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A letter handwritten in black ink on yellowed paper. The letter is dated March 27, 1919 and addressed to Lieutenant Oscar W. Price in Xenia, Ohio. Young is writing to Price to inform him he has been recommended as a Captain in the Liberian Frontier Force.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Place used
- Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Africa
- Correspondence
- Men
- Military
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- August 13, 1919
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 x 8 in. (17.8 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A typewritten letter in black ink on yellowed paper. The letter is dated August 13, 1919 and addressed to Mr. Oscar W. Price in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the letter, Young addresses the position with the Liberian Fontier Force mentioned in his previous letter and advises Price to take a position with the Trans-Siberian Railway Commission. The letter is signed by Charles Young.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Russia, Siberia, Asia
- Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Place used
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Africa
- Correspondence
- International affairs
- Labor
- Military
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- July 14, 1918
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- unfolded: 8 3/8 x 10 3/4
- folded: 8 3/8 x 5 3/8
- Description
- A handwritten letter in black ink on yellowed paper. The letter consists of two folded pages, with the front left side blank. The letter is dated July 14, 1918 and addressed [My dear Oscar]. In the letter, Young offers an explanation for his refusal to write a recommendation letter for Price, writing [I did this for your good, in order that everything that comes to you may be on your own merit].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Men
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Charles Young
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- ca. 1918
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm)
- Description
- A typewritten letter printed black ink on yellowed paper. Two wide tears leave center left, center right, and top right parts of the letter missing and the text mostly unreadable. Oscar is handwritten in black ink at the top and the letter is signed [Chas. Young] at the bottom, partially obsured by the missing parts of the letter.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Military
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- January 21, 1918
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 7 15/16
- Description
- A typewritten letter printed in black ink on yellowed paper. At the top is [Wilberforce, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1918]. The letter addressed to Sgt. Oscar W. Price at Camp Sherman, Ohio. The bottom half of the letter has been torn away. In the letter, Young advises Price on his military career and his romantic relationship.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Men
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Itinerary for Col. Charles Young's trip from Wilberforce, OH to Washington, DC
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- 1918
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (14.9 x 16.5 cm)
- Description
- Black typewritten text printed on yellowed paper, at the top is [ITINERARY OF COL. CHARLES YOUNG.] At the bottom is [Total number of miles 497. / Rest one day, trip 16 days. / Walked 15 min. out of each hr. / Average 31 miles.]
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- itineraries
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young
- Written by
- Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- August 14, 1918
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (27.3 x 18.6 cm)
- Description
- A typewritten letter printed in black ink on yellowed paper. At the top is [Wilberforce, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1918]. The letter is addressed to [Sergt. Oscar W. Price] at Camp Hancock, Georgia and signed [Chas. Young]. The letter concerns Young's decision not to give Price a recommendation, writing [You have the stuff in you and don't stand in need of any recommendatory letters]. Young also notes that he has enclosed an itinerary (2010.39.3) of his trip to Washington, DC, to lobby for his reinstatement to active duty.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain