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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2017655243
Collection material in English and Portuguese.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Arranged in two series: Manuscripts and Photographs.
Accessioned, 2002.
Duplication of collection materials may be restricted.
Collection is open for research; access restrictions apply. To request collection materials, please contact the Veterans History Project at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/vhp.contact
Charles Edmund Worth Collection (AFC/2001/001/2387), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Charles Edmund Worth was born September 30, 1895, in Tampa, Florida, to Mrs. Helen Worth. Worth graduated as valedictorian from Washington and Lee University in 1916, shortly before the United States became involved in World War I.
Worth enlisted in the United States Navy in November 1917, and was first stationed aboard the USS
Worth was discharged in June 1919, with the rank of Chief Yeoman, and returned home to Tampa. Intending to pursue law prior to joining the Navy, Worth went on to become a Tampa Municipal Judge from 1921 to 1925, a Representative to the Florida Legislature from 1933-1934, President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association in 1937, and President of the Tampa Board of Realtors in 1949. Worth passed away on March 14, 1975, in Tampa, Florida.
The collection includes clippings, correspondence, military papers, photographs, and creative works relating to Charles Edmund Worth’s service in the United States Navy in Brazil, and the United States during World War I. The bulk of the collection features letters written by Worth to his mother, during his year stationed in Brazil, as well as personal essays on his observations of Brazil.
MS04: Article in
MS01: Approximately 50 original handwritten and typewritten letters and Western Union telegrams from Worth to his mother during his service in Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco, Brazil, at the American Embassy and the Cable Censorship Office. Topics include patriotism for the war effort directed at his mother's fears about the war (7/16/1918), the important role of the U.S. in the war (8/30/1918), the return of servicemen back home (2/7/1919), as well as the delivery of mail to Brazil, the weather of the country, and Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (3/06/1919).
MS01: Page 2 of Worth's letter dated 4/21/1918.
MS02: Portuguese-English translations of Brazilian news articles featuring Worth. Translations were sent by Worth to his mother (3/30/1918); Essays and reflections on Brazil, its culture, and its people, written by Worth and sent to his mother (6/20/1918). Topics inlcude social conditions such as alcohol consumption, racial relations in the country, and class.
MS03: Certificate of Identification for Charles Edmund Worth, includes original fingerprints, original photograph, and original seal of the Department of the United States Navy; Notice regarding compulsory allotments issued by the Navy.
MS05: 6 poems written by sailors during this time period; 2 postcards, one from Bridgetown, Barbados, and one from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Worth to his mother Mrs. Helen Worth; Booklet entitled
MS05: Brazilian poster entitled "O Espirito dos Estados Unidos," date unknown, in Portuguese.
PH01-PH26: Photos feature Cable Censorship Office, American Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, many include veteran. PH06, PH07, PH23 feature veteran alone.