Rowland Sever Dodge World War I Letters

University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Published in 2017

Collection Overview

Title:	Rowland Sever Dodge World War I Letters
Date range:	1917-1929, (bulk 1917-1919)
Creator:	Dodge, Rowland Sever, 1895-1918
Extent:	2 box(es) (2 linear feet)
Abstract:	The WWI letters of Rowland Sever Dodge contains correspondence, photographs, certificates and realia regarding Dodge’s deployment to France in 1918.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number:	Ms. 247

Scope & content

The WWI letters of Rowland Sever Dodge contains correspondence, photographs, certificates and realia regarding Dodge’s deployment to France in 1918. Records also include correspondence from time he was enrolled at the Rhode Island State College (RISC).

Arrangement

The records are arranged into the following series:

• 1. Subject File
• 2. Realia

Biographical Note

Rowland Sever Dodge was born February 6, 1895 and raised in the city of Pawtucket, RI. He entered Rhode Island State College on September 15, 1914 and left the school after completing his junior year in May, 1917. Dodge entered the United States Army in June, 1917 and was deployed to Europe later that year after graduating from the Second Plattsburg Officers’ Training Camp.

Dodge served as a Lieutenant in the 101st Infantry, 26th Division. In October of the following year, while recovering from illness he learned that his Division would be part of a major advance into enemy territory. He released himself from the hospital and joined his Company to lead reconnoitering missions behind enemy lines. He was killed by rifle fire on October 28, 1918, fourteen days before the end of the war.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit.
Use of the materials:	Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.
Preferred citation:	Research Collection of the Rowland Sever Dodge World War I Letters, Mss. Gr. 247, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.
Contact information:	University Archives and Special Collections 15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI 02881-2011 Tel: 401-874-4632 email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	The records were kept by Dodge’s niece Ruth Nancy (Rankine) Regan before being transferred to the University of Rhode Island in 2017.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Mark Dionne
Encoding:	Finding aid encoded by Mark Dionne, 2017.
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

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