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Box 2

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Booklet "The Fighting First", 1945

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Spiro Peterson papers is comprised of two gifts, one from Peterson's brother and the other from his widow. The first gift (folders 1-3) is composed of letters written to his brother during World War Two covering the months of August 1944 through December 1945. The second gift (folders 4-12) is composed of lettes t his parents, mid-1943 through December 1945, as well as letters to other recipients, including a few letters to Peterson from his mother, along wih other war-era and...
Dates: 1945

Book "History of the 745th Tank Battalion", 1945

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

"History of 745th Tank Battalion" Book Several photocopies from other texts on the 745th Tank Battalion.

Dates: 1945

Memorabilia, 1943 - 1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Collection includes news clippings, letters, patches, dog tages, immunization records, discharge papers, selective service card, and an address given at a memorial service.

Dates: 1943 - 1946

Photographs, 1945

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Collection of 21 photographs sent by Peterson from Rothenburg Germany Small snapshot of a soldier in uniform presumed to be Peterson Some photographs are annotated on rverse 10 of the 21 are dated June 25th, 1945

Dates: 1945

Obituary and Memorial Service Materials, 1992

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Collection includes presumed photocopies of obituary, Memorial service handouts and biographical sheet Photogaphs of Peterson, c. 1982

Dates: 1992

Correspondence about the collection, 1994-07-21 - 1995-05-16

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Jeffery Kaimowitx, Curator, Watkinson Library and Peterson's family about the material.

Dates: 1994-07-21 - 1995-05-16