Title: World War II Letters
Inclusive Dates: 1943-1944

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 140

Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

This collection consists of 196 letters written by a Milwaukee native and private (later corporal) in the United States Army during World War II. Addressed to his wife, the soldier's correspondence begins in May 1943 during his basic training, continues through his deployment to Great Britain and removal to military hospital in New York. The correspondence concludes with a letter from an Iowan medical facility, where he was reunited with his wife. The letters describe army life and conditions, the soldier's longing for his wife and home, the wife's activities in Milwaukee, and the husband's venereal disease.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0140

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Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Charles E. Broughton Papers. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BA.

• Mieczyslaw Friedel Papers. Milwaukee Small Collection 114.

• Roland H. Kiel Memoir. Milwaukee Small Collection 191.

• Marian Silveus Papers. UWM Manuscript Collection 60.

Access Restrictions

To protect the privacy of the writer and his family, the UWM Libraries, Archives Department provides access only to photocopies in which personal names are masked. There are no access restrictions on these photocopies, and this part of the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The UWM Libraries purchased this collection from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Books and Manuscripts in 1998. No accession number was assigned upon receipt of the collection.

Processing Information

Sharon McQueen processed the collection at the Archives in 1999.

Box   1 Folder   1-4	Correspondence, 1943 Physical Description: Redacted photocopies
Box   1 Folder   5-14	Correspondence, 1944 Physical Description: Redacted photocopies
Box   1 Folder   15	Correspondence, undated Physical Description: Redacted photocopies
Box   2	Correspondence, 1943-1944, undated Access Restrictions: Restricted