Title: Lawrence Gram Papers Relating to World War II
Inclusive Dates: 1942-1945

Creator:

• Gram, Lawrence C.

Call Number: M2013-115

Quantity: 1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, 1942-1945, of Lawrence Gram, consisting of five volumes concerning World War II containing letters, news clippings, and Gram's war records compiled and written by Gram and his family in West Allis, Wisconsin. Letters included in the volumes are written between Gram; his wife Isabel; children, Lawrence Jr. and Judy; and his father. Gram's letters to his wife and father discuss his training in mapping and aircraft identification, recreational activities, and his living arrangements. Gram's letters to his children encourage them in their education and future achievement while their letters in return relate their school activities and home life.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2013115

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Gram served as an intelligence officer with the United States Eighth Air Force in England. His early intelligence training began in September 1942 at Miami Beach, Florida, and later Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: M2013-115

M2013-115 Box   1 Folder   1-3	Volume 1, 1942 July-1943 June
Box   1 Folder   4-6	Volume 2, 1943 July-December
Box   2 Folder   1-2	Volume 3, 1944 January-June
Box   2 Folder   3-4	Volume 4, 1944 July-December
Box   3 Folder   1	Volume 4, 1944 July-December (continued)
Box   3 Folder   2-4	Volume 5, 1945 January-June