Overview of the Wilhelm Kerstan typescript : Letters of German families, 1941-1944

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Title: Wilhelm Kerstan typescript : Letters of German families, 1941-1944
Date (inclusive): 1983
Collection Number: 86064
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: German
Physical Description: 1 volume (20, 171 p.) (1 folder) (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Transcript of bulletins compiled by Wilhelm Kerstan, 1941-1944, consisting of news of the extended Kerstan family and related German families, and including excerpts from letters by various family members, relating to conditions in the German army and on the home front during World War II. Photocopy.
Creator: Kerstan, Wilhelm, 1901-1978
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wilhelm Kerstan typescript : Letters of German families, 1941-1944, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Originals

Original in possession of: Max E. Kerstan.

Biographical/Historical Note

Sergeant, German army; Baptist minister.

Scope and Content of Collection

Transcript of bulletins compiled by Wilhelm Kerstan, 1941-1944, consisting of news of the extended Kerstan family and related German families, and including excerpts from letters by various family members, relating to conditions in the German army and on the home front during World War II. Photocopy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany
Germany. Heer
Kerstan family