Guide to the Ralph B. Schwartz Letters to his Wife Gertrude Schwartz
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Stanford, California
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Call Number: SC0862
Creator:
Schwartz, Ralph B.
Title: Ralph B. Schwartz letters to his wife Gertrude Schwartz
Dates: 1943
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
Summary: These letters, written to his wife Gertrude Schwartz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, between July 23 and September 8, 1943, talk
about preparing for exams, other men in the ASTP program, contrast of life at Stanford to life at Army camp, visits to a veterans
hospitality house in Palo Alto, trip to San Francisco, and his daily life.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
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Ralph B. Schwartz Letters to his Wife Gertrude Schwartz (SC0862). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
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Biographical/Historical Sketch
Ralph B. Schwartz was in the Army Specialized Training Program at Stanford University in the summer of 1943.
These letters, written to his wife Gertrude Schwartz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, between July 23 and September 8, 1943, talk
about preparing for exams, other men in the ASTP program, contrast of life at Stanford to life at Army camp, visits to a veterans
hospitality house in Palo Alto, trip to San Francisco, and his daily life.
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
Myer, Ellen Schwartz
Schwartz, Ralph B.
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945--California--Stanford.
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Schools
Box 1
Letters 1943