A Guide to the Joseph M. Hines Collection, 2017-0009
Compiled by Zachary Hottel
October 31, 2017
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia, USA
Title: Joseph M. Hines Collection
Date Range: 1941-1945
Collection Number: 2017-0009
Extent: 1 box, 11 folders
Language: English
Abstract: The Joseph M. Hines Collection consists of a series of letters sent from Joseph Martin Hines to his parents Duval and Mary Hines of Toms Brook Virginia. Hines served in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War and was deployed to the Pacific.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Joseph M. Hines Collection, 1941-1945, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Acquisition Information: Donated by Susan Hines, daughter of Joseph M. Hines.
Processing Information: These items were originally stored in a shoe box and wrapped in plastic Ziploc bags. During processing, they were sorted by dated and filed in chronological order. All items have been removed from their original envelopes which were retained with the letters. A single information sheet providing details on the life of Joseph M. Hines is also included in the collection but was not considered when calculating the date range.
Biographical/ Historical Note
Joseph Martin Hines was born in Toms Brook Virginia on December 1, 1923. His parents were Mary Thelma Borden and Duval “Du” Hines. Duval ran a general store in Toms Brook.
Joseph Hines attended Toms Brook High School and graduated in 1941. He was a member of the school band, in which he played the clarinet, and of St. Peters Lutheran Church where he sand in the choir. In 1941 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He trained at Parris Island in South Carolina in 1942. Later that year he was transferred to San Diego and later Hawaii. In 1944 he was part of the invasion force that landed at Iwo Jima.
After the war he lived in Arlington Virginia and married Ruby Beaver. He died in 1969.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically. Each series of letters was artificially created during processing.
Scope and Content
The Joseph M. Hines collection consists of approximately 1 linear feet of material. This includes 11 folders containing letters, primarily written to his parents Duval “Du” and Mary Hines of Toms Brook Virginia.
Bibliography
Stickley, Judy Coffman. Someone You Knew: A Necrology, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1869-1989. Volume I. Shenandoah Room, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA. 647.
Folder 1.11: Joseph Hines Biographical Information, April 25 2017. Joseph M. Hines Collection, 1941-1945, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Inventory
Box 1: 38758101393907 Stack 8, Shelf 6
Folder 1.1: Letter from Joseph Hines, New River North Carolina, to Mary Hines, December 15, 1941
Folder 1.2: Letters to Duval and Mary Hines from Joseph Hines, Parris Island South Carolina, December
1941-December 1942
Folder 1.3: Letters, John Hines USMC to Duval and Mary Hines, December 1942
Folder 1.4: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval and Mary Hines, January-July 1943
Folder 1.5: Letters, John Hines USMC to Duval and Mary Hines, February –April 1943
Folder 1.6: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval Hines and Mary Hines, August- December
1943
Folder 1.7: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval Hines and Mary Hines, 1944
Folder 1.8: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines to Duval Hines and Mary Hines, January-March 1945
Folder 1.9: Letters from Joseph Martin Hines USMC to Duval and Mary Hines, May-October 1945
Folder 1.10: Joseph Hines Biographical Information, April 25, 2017
Folder 1.11: Troop Mess Ticket, J.M. Hines USMC, Undated