Identity area
Reference code
US PNMHS I-67
Title
Freeman Kauffmann WWII letters
Date(s)
- 1944-1945 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
One 5-in box with 4 folders, one containing summary/background material and a CD copy of the letters, and 3 each containing two packets of letters in their original envelopes. Total over 200 letters.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Collection donated 2021-7-27
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Kauffman, son of Freeman and Elizabeth Kauffman
Content and structure area
Scope and content
200+ letters written by Freeman Kauffman to his wife Elizabeth Kinman Kauffman while he served in the US Army in World War II. A 10-page summary by his son John Kauffman describes the letters and provides background. A compact disc containing the text of the collection is included.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Kauffman, Freeman John, 1917-1997 (Subject)
- Kauffman, Elizabeth Caroline Kinman, 1923-2011 (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Collection donated 2021-7-27. Catalog entry 2021-9-22 by Stephen W. Turner
Language(s)
- English