Guide to A WSU Cougar Gets Busy Living: John Andrew Bartruff Comes Through the Great War, Typescript 2020
Cage 5130

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Jewell, James Robbins.
Title
A WSU Cougar Gets Busy Living: John Andrew Bartruff Comes Through the Great War, Typescript
ID
Cage 5130
Date [inclusive]
2020
Extent
0.1 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Folder
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
A biographical paper about the war experiences of John Andrew Bartruff, a WSC graduate who served with the 161st Infantry during World War I.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

A WSU Cougar Gets Busy Living: John Andrew Bartruff Comes Through the Great War, Typescript, 2020 (Cage 5130)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Dr. James Jewell is a professor of History at Northern Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene; his focus is military history. His paper was written partially as an exemplar for his History 290 course on writing within history.

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Scope and Content

This is one 16 page typescript primarily documenting the World War I experiences of WSC graduate John Andrew Bartruff (1896-1981) with the 161st Infantry, and also touching on his life outside the war.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2020

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply. The paper may not be reproduced for publication in any form during the author’s lifetime without his written consent.

Acquisition Information

The author, Dr. James Jewell, donated this paper to the Washington State University Libraries on May 13th, 2020; it was processed without an accession number.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O’English in June of 2020.

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Related Materials

Related Material

In May of 2020, John Andrew Bartruff’s granddaughter donated several of his war-related books to the archives, where they were individually cataloged. These include "600 days' service : a history of the 361st infantry regiment of the United States Army", the two volume "Forward-March!", and the five volume "Source records of the great war".

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University -- Biography.

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Bartruff, John A., 1896-1981.
  • Jewell, James Robbins -- Records and correspondence.

Subject(s)

  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Biography.
  • Soldiers -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Biography.
  • Military

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