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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dfe86b7f-db43-4f73-9d42-1aed65ffe8f1
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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.
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    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce42630d-eada-495c-8c78-c4d4e40b0d4d
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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
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56871370c-4ce4-47fd-880d-0f8dea46373e
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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
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acadb6ab-7a56-49a4-983c-9fbb592203c0
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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
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ab60f754-4c2b-45c1-9a99-34462a6d5ad6
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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 View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    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
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Local and regional
    Military
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.39.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a956923d-1004-4158-a5b6-9d2b7ab06e0f
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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 View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    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
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Men
    Military
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.39.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56df6b9d9-4ee4-481e-8290-f613332ef871
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