Title: Luida and Lewis Sanders Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1941-1952, 1957-1991, 2000

Creators:

• Sanders, Luida E., 1917-
• Sanders, Lewis E., 1919-1968

Call Number: Mss 168; PH Mss 168; M78-189; M2004-010

Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 9 photographs; plus additions of 241 photographs, 50 negatives, and 1229 transparencies

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 of Luida Sanders and Lewis Sanders, a Wisconsin brother and sister, primarily concerning their Army service during World War II and the Korean War, including correspondence which provides information both on the Sanders’ family and friends, and on the procedures, regulations, social life, and daily activities of Army life; and materials resulting from Luida’s service in the W.A.C.s such as gossip sheets, diary, duty and personal notes, and orders. Also included is correspondence from Lewis to Luida and their mother, Ida, in 1950 as well as a biography compiled by Luida related to Lewis’ military service. Additionally there are photographs depicting Lewis Sanders with his comrades in Kunsan, Korea, personal photographs collected by Luida Sanders, and transparencies, primarily dating from the 1970s, documenting Madison and other cities in Wisconsin.

Language: English

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Luida and Lewis Sanders were Wisconsin natives, and the children of Charles and Ida Sanders. Luida was born in 1917 in Rhinelander, and Lewis was born in Antigo in 1919. Both completed a two year rural teaching course at Central State Teachers College, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and enlisted in the Army in World War II. Luida served in W.A.C. Detachments #1 and #3, and worked as a secretary, recruitment officer, and in a hospital. Lewis served in Company I, 63d Division in World War II, and was later recalled to service during the Korean conflict.

Luida taught in country schools in the Town of Poland, Brown County, and Wittenberg from 1939 to 1943. After completion of her term of army service (1943-1946), she received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1949, a Masters in public administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1960, and a Masters in health education in 1964 from the University of California at Berkeley. From 1949 to 1950, she taught at the Dudgeon School, Madison, Wisconsin, and in 1950 began to work for the State Board of Health in which she later (1956-66) served as Director of Health Education. From 1966 to her retirement in January 1975, she was Health Supervisor for the Department of Public Instruction.

After the Korean War, Lewis taught at a country school in Shawano County, and was the principal of a two-room school in Lake Tomahawk. He then worked as a machine operator for the Buckstaff Company of Oshkosh until his death in 1968.

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 3 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Mss 168): Original Collection, 1941-1952
• Part 2 (M78-189): Additions, undated
• Part 3 (M2004-010): Additions, 1957-1991

Acquisition Information

Original Collection presented by Luida Sanders, Madison, Wisconsin, December 13, 1965; Additions presented by Luida Sanders, 2001. Accession Number: M78-189, M2004-010

Processing Information

Original Collection processed by Susan Sharlin, October 20, 1975.

Mss 168	Part 1 (Mss 168, PH Mss 168): Original Collection, 1941-1952 Physical Description: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 9 photographs  Scope and Content Note The Luida and Lewis Sanders papers relate largely to the period of their Army service. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing between Luida, Lewis, their mother, and other family and friends. Earlier correspondence (1943-1945) relates largely to Luida, and later correspondence (1945-1951) includes letters to and from Lewis. The letters provide a great deal of information both on the Sanders family and friends and on Army life in general, such as procedures, regulations, social life, and daily activities. The majority of the collection pertains to Luida's experiences and thoughts. Additional information on Luida's experiences in the Army can be found in the W.A.C. materials in Box 2. Included there are her army orders, duty notes, recruitment materials, the gossip sheets she authored, and her diary, “A Year with the W.A.C.'s, August 1943-August 1944.” There are also nine photographs depicting Lewis with his comrades in Kunsan, Korea.
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   1-8	1941, January - 1945, June
Box   2 Folder   1-5	1945, July - 1952, undated
	W.A.C. Materials
Box   2 Folder   6	Army order, warrant officer application, 1943-1946
Box   2 Folder   7	Diary and personal notes, 1943-1944
Box   2 Folder   8	Duty notes, undated
Box   2 Folder   9	W.A.C. gossip sheets and newsletters, 1944-1945
Box   2 Folder   10	“Who's Who in the Birmingham Subdistrict,” 1945?
Box   2 Folder   11	W.A.C. recruitment materials, undated
PH Mss 168	Photographs
M78-189	Part 2 (M78-189): Additions, undated Physical Description: 241 photographs and 50 negatives in 1 archives box and 1 album  Scope and Content Note: Photographs collected by Luida Sanders and related primarily to her immediate family and friends, and her rural teaching career.	⇧
M2004-010	Part 3 (M2004-010): Additions, 1957-1991 Physical Description: 1229 transparencies (in 2 archives boxes)  Scope and Content Note: Transparencies showing scenes and events in Madison and other cities throughout Wisconsin. Madison events include the dedication of the State Street Mall, an art fair, and the inauguration of Governor Schreiber. Also included are images of women veterans, President Kennedy in Philadelphia, and images related to the Wisconsin State Board of Health. The bulk of the photographs were taken during the 1970s.	⇧
	Wisconsin communities
Box   1 Folder   1	A-C
Box   1 Folder   2	D-E
Box   1 Folder   3	F-J
Box   1 Folder   4	K-L
Box   1 Folder   5	M-N
	Madison
Box   1 Folder   6	Buildings
Box   1 Folder   7	Events
Box   1 Folder   8	Parks
Box   1 Folder   9	University of Wisconsin
Box   1 Folder   10	Miscellaneous views
Box   1 Folder   11	O-P
Box   1 Folder   12	R-U
Box   1 Folder   13	W-Z
Box   2 Folder   1	American Legion
Box   2 Folder   2	Miscellaneous events
Box   2 Folder   3	Wisconsin State Board of Health
Box   2 Folder   4	Wisconsin-miscellaneous views
Box   2 Folder   5	Wisconsin-churches
Box   2 Folder   6	Miscellaneous home interiors