Name/Title
John Lamson's notebookEntry/Object ID
2024.1007.196Scope and Content
Notebook with Lamson's day by day, many entries with time and place. Covers missing, unbound pages in center.Context
Battleship Texas ran aground on Block Island on September 28, 1917. She underwent repairs in New York Navy Yard and departed for Scapa Flow on January 30, 1918.
John Lamson was a MM1c on Battleship Texas from May 1917 to June 1919. Throughout his time on Texas, he sent a letter to his family at least once a week, often more. Longer stretches of absence are explained either by movement across the Atlantic, or with the Grand Fleet.Collection
Collection (John F. Lamson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
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Date(s) of Creation
May 1917 - Jun 1919
