Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/7/138
John B. Gagnon
Papers, 1944-2001, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | John B. Gagnon |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1944-2001, n.d. |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 manuscript box) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/138 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | John B. Gagnon Papers, RS 21/7/138, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
John Burke Gagnon was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa in 1922 to Joseph F. and Mary Estelle Burke Gagnon. He graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1941 and attended junior college in Fort Dodge until he was drafted in December 1942. Gagnon served with the 409th Infantry Regiment in France, Germany and Austria and returned home in late 1945. After his war service, Gagnon attended Iowa State College (University) and earned a B.S. in Agronomy (1949). After graduation he began selling fertilizer in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In 1950, he married Phyllis Cadwell of Bakersfield, California. The couple had eleven children. Gagnon retired from his career in the poultry industry in 1991 and moved to Georgia with his wife. Phyllis passed away in 1999 and Gagnon died in 2000. |
Collection description
This collection consists primarily materials from Gagnon's service during World War II, including letters written home and letters from a German acquaintance after returning home. |
Organization
| The collection is arranged alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
"A generalized summary of my experiences over seas" (incomplete) |
n.d. |
1 |
2 |
Address book |
n.d. |
1 |
3 |
Biographical information (printed from CD-ROM) |
2001 |
1 |
4 |
CD-ROM: World War II letters of John B. Gagnon |
2001 |
1 |
5 |
Envelope (empty) |
n.d. |
1 |
6 |
Letter from Beth Chapman to Michael Gagnon explaining photocopies |
2001 |
1 |
7 |
Letters from Keller-Kühne |
1949-1950 |
1 |
8 |
Photocopies of pictures/postcards |
ca. 1949 |
1 |
9 |
Photographs/negatives (13 B&W) |
1945 |
1 |
10 |
Published booklet of Paris during wartime |
ca. 1945 |
1 |
11 |
Wartime field notes |
ca. 1944 |
1 |
12 |
World War II letters (book 1) |
Oct. 1944-March 1945 |
1 |
13 |
World War II letters (book 2) |
March-Oct. 1945 |