974 WFCHS

Scope and Content: This collection contains materials from the years Irvin Neville served in WWI in the 80^th Division. Includes photographs, papers, and various other items. (1 box) Last updated 12/03.

Biographical/Historical: Mr. Neville was born in Mount Storm, Grant County, WV on July 31, 1895. He enlisted on September 17, 1917, and was discharged from Camp Lee, Virginia. After WWI, he worked in Clarke County, VA. Irvin Neville died on March 31, 1975 and was buried at Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, VA.

Cite As: Irvin Neville Collection, 974 WFCHS, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

Box 1

Address Books – 2 items, manuscript

Camp Lee – 3 items
Individual Pay Record Book, attached to cover – leave slip, June 4, 1919
Calling card for Irvin L. Neville
Book – [Life at Camp Lee] 1918

Discharge from the United States Army – 2 leaves, manuscript on printed form (photocopy), includes unit emblem from uniform

News Articles – WWI

Souvenir Items from France
Postcards – 13 items – Foreign (Nice, Menton and Paris), 1 item – Richmond, VA
Pamphlet – Monte Carlo
Booklets – 3 items: French/English Dictionary; Lagoff’s Guide of the Riviera, Nice; Tourist Guide Book to Paris, France

Wallet, 1 item

Items found in Wallet
Business card, Membership card, [money], ticket stub, insignia – 5 items
Calling cards – 5 items, printed with handwritten notes
Photographs – 3 items
Registration Coupon issued by Paris Provost Marshall’s office – 1 item
U.S. Army passes – 5 items, manuscript on printed form
Draft Registration Certificate – June 1917, 1 item

Items found in Wallet
Business card, Membership card, [money], ticket stub, insignia ? 5 items
Calling cards ? 5 items, printed with handwritten notes
Photographs ? 3 items
Registration Coupon issued by Paris Provost Marshall?s office ? 1 item
U.S. Army passes ? 5 items, manuscript on printed form
Draft Registration Certificate ? June 1917, 1 item