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Finding Aid for the Eric Ted Carlson Personal Papers, 1944-1947
MS-3498
Collection Processed by:
Katrina Burch on October 11-16, 2010
Finding Aid Written by:
Katrina Burch, October 16, 2010
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION:
Origination/Creator: Burch, Katrina
Title of Collection: Eric Ted Carlson Personal Papers
Date of Collection: 1944 - 1947
Physical Description: 1.0 linear foot.
Identification: MS-3498
Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library,
Knoxville, TN
Abstract: Personal papers and official documents from the life of Eric Ted Carlson
from 1944 through 1947. Documents consist of correspondence with family, friends, and officials; army records, education, and work records. The documents cover Mr. Carlson’s college education, experience in the army, his career, and finally his personal life.
RIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS:
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Copyright: The copyright interests in this collection remain with the
creator. For more information, contact the Special
Collections Library.
Acquisition Method: Purchased from a private manuscripts dealer on January 4, 2006.
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORY NOTE:
Eric Ted Carlson was educated at Iowa State College in Ames Iowa in 1944 (earliest known date attended). He then transferred to Wesleyan University in Connecticut and graduated from the Honors College with High Distinction in Chemistry in 1944. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At the same time, in the spring of 1944, Mr. Carlson received notice that he could be selected for the army.
On July 18, 1944, Mr. Carlson was ordered to report to the court house to report for duty to serve the Army. In August of that same year, Mr. Carlson was given inactive status. He went to Michigan where he worked at the Chrysler Corporation. He worked as a Lab Engineer until fall of 1945 when he was put on active duty. He was called to Illinois and sent to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri for basic training. From there he was sent to Oak Ridge Tennessee where he worked in the Manhattan district. Finally, he was assigned to the Monsanto Chemical Company in Dayton Ohio. He requested (and was granted) discharge from the Army in 1946. His final ranking was a technician fourth grade.
After his discharge, Mr. Carlson went to work at the Monsanto Chemical Company in Dayton, Ohio in 1946. While working there, Mr. Carlson became one of the editors of the Dayton Scientist, which is a bulletin for the Dayton Association of Scientists.
Mr. Carlson applied to graduate school in 1946 and was accepted by Columbia and was, at the end of this collection, waiting to hear on an offer from Cornell.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE:
Personal papers and official documents from the life of Eric Ted Carlson
from 1944 through 1947. Documents consist of correspondence with family, friends, and officials; army records, education, and work records. The documents cover Mr. Carlson’s college education, experience in the army, his career, and finally his personal life.
Series I consists of records written by the Army while Mr. Carlson was serving. In this
series are records of Mr. Carlson’s life in the army as well as commissary card and pass
to go different places in Oak Ridge Tennessee.
The bulk of the documents are in the correspondence (Series II) and the majority of that
being letters Mr. Carlson sent to his parents. The rest of the series consists of letters to
Mr. Carlson from his parents and correspondence to him from other people.
Series III consists of official documents and letters from his education such as his ID card
from college, letters for graduation, and from other officials in college. The other part of
the series contains items relating to Mr. Carlson’s work.
CONTAINER LIST:
Series I: Army Records 1944 - 1946
Series II: Correspondence
Subseries A: From Parents 1944 - 1947
Subseries B: To Parents 1944 – 1946
Subseries C: Other 1944 - 1945
Series III: Official Documents
Subseries A: Education 1944
Subseries B: Work 1944 - 1946
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