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Ms-097: Robert B. Fortenbaugh Papers, Christine M. Ameduri Nov 2008

Ms-097: Robert B. Fortenbaugh Papers, Christine M. Ameduri

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This collection consists mainly of material related to his professional careers as a Lutheran minister and professor of history. Other than the two photo/scrapbooks, there are few materials related to his personal and family life. One scrapbook contains mostly ephemera collected while a student at Gettysburg College, (1909 – 1913), and the second one contains material documenting his work as a minister in Syracuse, NY, between 1916 and 1920. Both scrapbooks contain numerous family and personal photos.

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Ms-098: Eisenhower Letters To Col. & Mrs. Sam White, Catherine Q. Perry Oct 2008

Ms-098: Eisenhower Letters To Col. & Mrs. Sam White, Catherine Q. Perry

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This collection includes twenty four letters from Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower to Col. and Mrs. Sam White during the years, 1955-1974. They primarily contain expressions of thanks for correspondence and gifts from the Whites, as well as news about the Eisenhower family and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s health. With the exception of two handwritten letters from Mamie, all are typed and signed. Most of Mamie’s letters contain additional handwritten notes. One letter was typed and signed on behalf of Mamie Eisenhower by her secretary, Mary Jane McCaffree.

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Ms-095: John Wright Collection, Kayla Lenkner Aug 2008

Ms-095: John Wright Collection, Kayla Lenkner

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This collection consist of letters and postcards received by John Wright between June 1917 and December 1919. Most of the correspondence is addressed to John Wright or the Knoxville Journal, however, some letters are addressed to other people who presumably passed the letters along to Wright for publication in the paper. The collection contains a mixture of letters from soldiers, sailors, cavalry men and officers.

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Ms-094: Letters Of John Duttera, World War Ii, Kayla Lenkner Apr 2008

Ms-094: Letters Of John Duttera, World War Ii, Kayla Lenkner

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This collection consists primarily of correspondence received by Ruth Feiser during World War II from John Duttera, Joseph E. Atland, and others.

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