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

1941, January - 1945, June

1945, July - 1952, undated

W.A.C. Materials

Army order, warrant officer application, 1943-1946

Diary and personal notes, 1943-1944

Duty notes, undated

W.A.C. gossip sheets and newsletters, 1944-1945

“Who's Who in the Birmingham Subdistrict,” 1945?

W.A.C. recruitment materials, undated

Photographs

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.

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

A-C

D-E

F-J

K-L

M-N

Madison

Buildings

Events

Parks

University of Wisconsin

Miscellaneous views

O-P

R-U

W-Z

American Legion

Miscellaneous events

Wisconsin State Board of Health

Wisconsin-miscellaneous views

Wisconsin-churches

Miscellaneous home interiors