Title | Letter from Capt. O. C. McDavid to [Jack], regarding a customary hair shaving ritual used to celebrate crossing the equator |
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Date | February 1944 - March 1944 |
Description | This letter was typed by U.S. Army Captain O. C. McDavid to a friend named “Jack”, written in installments at sea between February and March 1944. The letter describes the hair-trimming ritual used to initiate troops as they crossed the equator. The first page contains an illustration depicting the forced head shaving and the resulting hairstyles of various military personnel. |
Donor | Gene McDavid |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 2011-008, Box 2, Folder 3 |
Original Collection | Captain O.C. McDavid World War II Letters |
Digital Collection | Captain O.C. McDavid World War II Letters |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/mcdav |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
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File Name | index.cpd |
Title | Page 1 |
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File Name | mcdav_201309_188_001.jpg |