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E. Preble Motley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2166

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a copy of Motley's memoir: Memoirs of Six Months by E. P. Motley.

Dates

  • 1990-1991

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Edward Preble Motley, Jr. was born on May 28, 1931 in Boston, Mass. He attended St. Mark's School and Harvard University before joining the Army on July 17, 1942 at Boston. Motley joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he a member of Company C and Headquarters Company of the 605th Field Artillery Battlalion. He later joined Company B of the 605th and served at Camp Swift, Tex. and in Italy. Motley received a Bronze Star Medal for his actions at Riva Ridge on February 20, 1945 and was wounded in action at Mount Terminale on March 3, 1945. He died in Yolo, Calif. on September 26, 1973.

Extent

1 envelope

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Bill Boddington, 1990.

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Linking Entry Complexity Note

Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository

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