Summary
Located outside of Winona, Texas, near Tyler, Texas in Smith County, Camp Fannin Army Training Camp was in operation from 1943-1946. The Camp Fannin Cultural Resources Collection contains artifacts, subject files, and a draft Cultural Resources Report.
Biographical Note
Located outside of Winona, Texas, near Tyler, Texas in Smith County, Camp Fannin Army Training Camp was in operation from 1943-1946. Primarily a WWII Infantry Replacement Training Center and prisoner of war camp, the camp also served as an Air Corps Replacement Center and a separation center for discharged soldiers.
In 2012 under the administration of the Veterans Land Board and the Texas General Land Office, the Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veterans Home opened on a portion of the old Camp Fannin site known as the cantonment area. Also known as the Tyler Veterans Home, the home incorporates a family-style design with ten cottages. As an archaeological dig would have uncovered few if any historic items, Bob D. Skiles, R.P.A., GLO/VLB Staff Archaeologist conducted an archival research project and wrote a Cultural Resources Report in lieu of an archaeological dig and report.
As described in the Cultural Resources Report, Skiles gathered materials from various archival repositories and libraries and kept digital copies for his subject files. Artifacts were generally purchased from eBay.
Scope and Content
In 2012 under the administration of the Veterans Land Board and the Texas General Land Office, the Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veterans Home opened on a portion of the old Camp Fannin site known as the cantonment area. Also known as the Tyler Veterans Home, the home incorporates a family-style design with ten cottages. As an archaeological dig would have uncovered few if any historic items, Bob D. Skiles, R.P.A., GLO/VLB Staff Archaeologist conducted an archival research project and wrote a Cultural Resources Report in lieu of an archaeological dig and report.
As described in the Cultural Resources Report, Skiles gathered materials from various archival repositories and libraries and kept digital copies for his subject files. Artifacts were generally purchased from eBay.
The Camp Fannin Cultural Resources Collection contains artifacts, subject files, and a draft Cultural Resources Report. Artifacts and documents include a pin, an aerial photograph, correspondence, booklets, newsletters, a pennant, pillow shams, a bridge cloth, and panoramic photographs.
Subject files include copies of articles, books, reports, manuals, photographs, maps, aerial photographs, oral history interviews, and moving images.
Materials were collected in 2009-2010. The artifacts and documents are WWII-era, and subject files include resources from the WWI-era forward; however, the majority of materials date from 1943-1946.
Date
Subject files include copies of articles, books, reports, manuals, photographs, maps, aerial photographs, oral history interviews, and moving images.
Materials were collected in 2009-2010. The artifacts and documents are WWII-era, and subject files include resources from the WWI-era forward; however, the majority of materials date from 1943-1946.
1917-2012; Bulk, 1943-1945
Extent
12.70 Linear feet (1 document box, 6 oversized boxes)
Language
English
Arrangement
These records are organized into two series:
Artifacts and Documents, 1934-1945 (28 items)
Subject Files 1917-1919, 1934-1958, 1972-1977, 1992-2010; bulk 1943-1945 (1540 digital files). The subject files comprise the appendices to the Cultural Resources Report. Appendices are labeled A-Q and V-Z; letters R,S,T, and U were skipped and appendices do not exist for these letters.
Preferred Citation
Artifacts and Documents, 1934-1945 (28 items)
Subject Files 1917-1919, 1934-1958, 1972-1977, 1992-2010; bulk 1943-1945 (1540 digital files). The subject files comprise the appendices to the Cultural Resources Report. Appendices are labeled A-Q and V-Z; letters R,S,T, and U were skipped and appendices do not exist for these letters.
Camp Fannin Cultural Resources Collection (AR.268). Archives and Records Program, Texas General Land Office, Austin.
Access Restrictions
Digital files exist on DVD and an internal server. They may be accessed on-site upon request.
Use Restrictions
Materials may be under copyright protection. US copyright law does allow for reproduction of materials under copyright for uses such as critique, criticism, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, locating copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form.
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