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Title
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Finding Aid for the Osmond Family Correspondences
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Rights
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https://www.mymcpl.org/about/library-operations/copyright
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Type
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Text
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Collection
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Date
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1918-1946
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Contributor
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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3 folders
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Temporal Coverage
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20th century
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1910s
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1940s
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extracted text
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Osmond Family Correspondences
Descriptive Summary
Creators: Edward Coles, Paul Osmond
Dates: 1918-1946
Identification: MGC1234
Extent: .08 linear feet (3 folders)
Language: Materials in the collection are in English.
Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
Biographical Sketch
Edward Burton Coles was born on December 10, 1899 in California to parents George T.
Coles and Hilda Coles. Edward Coles lived in Santa Barbara and enlisted in the Navy in
June 1918. He died June 22, 1972.
Paul Willis “Bud” Osmond, Jr. was born August 2, 1923 to parents Paul Willis Osmond,
Sr. and Teresa Catherine Hashay Brown. Osmond served in World War II in India, and
wrote letters to his family of his experiences there, which are contained in this
collection. He married Isabella “Liz” Napoleon on August 24, 1957. Osmond died on
October 2, 2006.
Scope and Content
This collection primarily contains correspondences, which are sorted into two files. The
first file contains correspondences to and from Edward Coles, documenting his
experiences in the U.S. Navy near the end of World War I in 1918. Many of these letters
come from and were sent to family members located in California. The second file
contains correspondences to and from Paul Osmond, who describes his experiences in
India and Sri Lanka during and after World War II. The collection also contains a
notepad, which was presumably owned by Paul Osmond, who wrote further about
experiences in India during his time there in the military.
Restrictions
Access: This collection is open for research.
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Midwest Genealogy Center • midwestgenealogycenter.org • 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055 • 816.252.7228
Conditions governing reproduction and use: Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Administrative Information
Immediate source of acquisition: This collection was donated by Cora Connie Osmond,
2020.
Citation: The Osmond Family Correspondences (MGC1234), Midwest Genealogy
Center, Independence, Missouri
Processing Information: This collection was processed by John Mason, 2024.
Container List
Box 1
F 1: Edward Coles Correspondences, 1918-1919
F 2: Paul Osmond Correspondences, 1944-1946
F 3: Paul Osmond Notebook, c. 1944-46
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Midwest Genealogy Center • midwestgenealogycenter.org • 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055 • 816.252.7228
