Frank J. Fuchs Letters, 1942-1945
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Summary Information
Title: Frank J. Fuchs Letters
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1945

Creator:
  • Fuchs, Frank J.
Call Number: La Crosse Mss CQ

Quantity: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)

Repository:
Housed at the Special Collections & Area Research Center, Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Letters written to La Crosse (Wis.) resident Frank Fuchs from fellow members of La Crosse Aerie 1254, Fraternal Order of Eagles, serving in the U.S. armed forces during World War II, and other documents.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-lx00cq
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Scope and Content Note

Mr. Fuchs was a member of La Crosse Aerie 1254, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and these are the letters written to him from fellow Eagles serving in the armed forces during World War II. The collection of several hundred letters runs from February 1942 through September 1945. The early letters are written from U. S. bases and focus on the thoughts, concerns, and daily lives of typical World War II soldiers. After late 1944 and into 1945, the bulk of the letters are written from overseas locations in Europe, China, Burma, India, and the Pacific although they still tend to deal with the more mundane aspects of a soldier's life, rarely discussing combat experiences. The collection also includes an Eagles roster, and an alphabetized address list of correspondents as well as three letters written by Mr. Fuchs but returned as undeliverable.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by Allen Newberry, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1997.


Processing Information

Processed by Mark H. Berner and Kyle Krause, March, 2000.


Contents List
La Crosse Mss CQ
Box   1
Folder   1
Letters returned to Fuchs, 1944 December-1945 April
Correspondence received
Box   1
Folder   2-14
1942 January-1943 December
Box   2
Folder   1-8
1944 January-1945 September
Box   2
Folder   9
Address cards
Box   2
Folder   10
Eagles in Service roster