Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/93060">ms890</eadid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>William Kendall Dingledine World War I Collection <num>MS890</num></titleproper> <subtitle>1917-1976, 5.21 linear feet</subtitle> <author>Processed by Katie Lawrence</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <p> <date>2018 November 2</date> </p> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline> <addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline> </address> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2019-09-25 11:33:36 -0400</date>.</creation> <langusage>eng</langusage> <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules> </profiledesc> <revisiondesc> <change> <date>2019 August</date> <item>Revised by Finley Turner</item> </change> </revisiondesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <unittitle>William Kendall Dingledine World War I Collection</unittitle> <unitid>MS890</unitid> <physdesc altrender="whole"> <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">5.21 Linear Feet</extent> <extent altrender="carrier">2 oversize boxes, 1 half-document box</extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1917/1976" type="inclusive">1917-1976, undated</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_7b23394e258ee4c6ba33c8febc8b6162">William Kendall Dingledine was an ambulance driver in S.S.U. 516 during World War I. He was recruited from the University of Virginia and served in France 1917-1919 alongside the French Army, receiving a "croix de guerre". This collection includes recollections of the war written by Dingledine and Sergeant George F. Brasfield, along with other papers pertaining to his service and awards. His wartime scrapbook and a U.S. Army uniform are also included.</abstract> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_87937a789a90e3e37c61167ba9d32d4d"> <head>Biographical Note</head> <p>William Kendall Dingledine grew up in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. In 1917, he was recruited from UVA to enlist in the United States Army as an ambulance driver. He was a World War I private first class in Section 516 of the U.S. Ambulance Service, referred to as S.S.U. 516. He served in France alongside the French Army from 1917 to 1919, when he was honorably discharged at the war's end. He received the French "croix de guerre" for his bravery. After his discharge, he worked at an advertising firm in New York until 1963, when he and his wife retired to Charlottesville.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_e04bb95eb86dec529d3fb87ccd41a92c"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>These records document the work of ambulance drivers in World War I, with contributions written by William Kendall Dingledine, driver of ambulance 14 in S.S.U. 516, and George F. Brasfield, a sergeant of S.S.U 516. Other papers include Dingledine's military discharge form, an award certificate, and an obituary. Dingledine's scrapbook from the war (1917-1919) and a U.S. Army uniform are included.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_7d058871f5f00b52645f180e9fa53c7e"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>William Kendall Dingledine World War I Collection (MS890), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_f4c34d3ea40d4fe39e92a8c512bba7c6"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>This collection is open for use.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_c4970cf8d9de09db9a718ea8fd4be02d"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p> </userestrict> <arrangement id="aspace_05adaa895488213170ff3a2f7eca601b"> <head>Arrangement</head> <p>This collection is organized into two series: 1. Writings and papers, and 2. Artifacts</p> </arrangement> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref19_t41" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Artifacts</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1917/1919" type="inclusive">circa 1917-1919</unitdate> </did> <c id="aspace_ref9_p5k" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>"S.S.U. 516 in World War One" scrapbook</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1917/1965" type="inclusive">1917-1919, 1965</unitdate> <container id="aspace_93f996290f5f6567bb766178487530b9" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref10_led" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>U.S. Army uniform</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1917/1919" type="inclusive">circa 1917-1919</unitdate> <container id="aspace_d36c441280eb6a86b59ab575cb2546fc" label="Realia" type="box">3</container> </did> </c> </c> <c id="aspace_ref1_osh" level="series"> <did> <unittitle>Writings and papers</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1919/1976" type="inclusive">1919-1976, undated</unitdate> </did> <c id="aspace_ref3_puu" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Dingledine, William K., army discharge form</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1919/1919" type="inclusive">1919 April 23</unitdate> <container id="aspace_0c0d0e28247cc9e457e91625af5eb80e" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_004806c4ce602a2c181614b3fc247239" parent="aspace_0c0d0e28247cc9e457e91625af5eb80e" type="folder">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref4_nrr" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Dingledine, William K., "A PFC in the Driver's Seat, World War One as Seen from a Model T Ambulance: Authentic Letters Written Home"</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1967/1967" type="inclusive">1967</unitdate> <container id="aspace_aea46ed53b2f0c8b401e14e620f3b00f" label="Text" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_a0a894616cda7dcabfede6ef98bec687" parent="aspace_aea46ed53b2f0c8b401e14e620f3b00f" type="folder">2-4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref7_2zn" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Brasfield, George F., World War I recollections</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1968/1968" type="inclusive">1968</unitdate> <container id="aspace_0c4432139cde820490ed3bb91e7874e0" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_fa6ec2e7e325a19eb0d3e0c8597e3642" parent="aspace_0c4432139cde820490ed3bb91e7874e0" type="folder">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref8_mlt" level="file"> <did> <unittitle>Dingledine, William K., obituaries and awards</unittitle> <unitdate normal="1976/1976" type="inclusive">1976 June, undated</unitdate> <container id="aspace_ec7b64789c8d4b64b6baa7d5801f1de1" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container> <container id="aspace_baeed7148569b17923503e74499d3c91" parent="aspace_ec7b64789c8d4b64b6baa7d5801f1de1" type="folder">6</container> </did> </c> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>