USS General H.W. Butner (AP-113)

The Lewis E. Wallace Papers contain various documents of Lewis E. Wallace from his service in World War II and enlistment into the U.S. Merchant Marines, including correspondence regarding his physical examination, an application with the War Shipping Administration, and booklets and documents directed at helping reintegrate soldiers into society post-war. It also features newspaper covers of the end of the Pacific War sent to his mother and a copied photo of Wallace.