World War II Letters.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

World War II letters, 1943-1944.

UWM Manuscript Collection 140

.6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

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.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: To protect the privacy of the writer and his family, the UWM 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. However, 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).

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

World War II Letters, 1943-1944. UWM Manuscript Collection 140. University Manuscript Collection. Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Broughton, Charles E., 1873-1956. Papers. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BA)

Friedel, Mieczyslaw, ca. 1897- . Papers. (Milwaukee Small Collection 114)

Kiel, Roland H. Memoir. (Milwaukee Small Collection 191)

Silveus, Marian, 1904-1958. Papers. (UWM Manuscript Collection 60)

ACQUISITION: 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: Sharon McQueen processed the collection at the Archives in 1999.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

Military hospitals--History--20th century.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
Soldiers--Family relationships--Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945--Health aspects.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 140	BOX	FOLDER
Correspondence, 1943 [Photocopies]	1	1-4
Correspondence, 1944 [Photocopies]	1	5-14
Correspondence, undated [Photocopies]	1	15
Correspondence, 1943-1944, undated [RESTRICTED: Original manuscripts]	2