Box 3117
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Bill and Margaret Haslauer Letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2005.007
Abstract
Primarily consists of holograph letters between Bill and Margaret Haslauer during their courtship and marriage. Bound typescript of the letters is also available.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1936-1988, Bulk [1936-1939, 1943-1945]
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
(Bound Typescript) Letters from Bill to Margaret, compiled by Margaret Haslauer, 1936 - 1945
Item — Box: 3117, Volume: 01
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, including letters, notes and cards, primarily between Bill and Margaret Haslauer, written during periods of separation in their courtship and early years of marriage. The majority of letters are from Bill to Margaret, but Margaret’s correspondence to Bill is also included. The major themes covered in the correspondence include: the 1937 flooding of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and the impact on Southern Illinois; military life; and domestic news. Bill’s letters provide...
Dates:
1936 - 1945