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Francis Pierce Lathrop papers, circa 1940-1945.
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Title:
Francis Pierce Lathrop papers, circa 1940-1945Creator/Contributor:
Lathrop, Francis Pierce, 1916-2004, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Boggs, Lucy Lathrop, correspondent.Abstract:
Correspondence, envelopes, photographs, post cards, and ephemera of an ordnance officer serving in Europe during World War
II. Correspondence is addressed to his sister Lucy Lathrop Boggs of Berkeley, Calif. from a variety of locations, mostly overseas,
including England and Paris, France. Some correspondence is marked with censor stamps. Includes official War Dept. stationery
containing "V-Mail" [i.e. Victory Mail] letters. Photographs (14, b&w) include a portrait photograph of Lathrop in uniform,
a victory parade in Paris, France, and snapshots with other soldiers at Paris landmarks. Also includes insignia uniform patches
of the Royal Air Force, an unidentified wing unit, paratroopers, and commandos.
Date:
1940 (issued)Subject:
n-us--- -- e-fr---Lathrop, Francis Pierce -- 1916-2004 -- Archives
Lathrop, Francis Pierce -- 1916-2004 -- Correspondence
Lathrop, Francis Pierce -- 1916-2004 -- Portraits
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
Soldiers -- United States -- Portraits
Soldiers -- France -- Paris -- Portraits
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence
United States -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- Correspondence
United States -- Armed Forces -- Officers -- Portraits
Note:
Francis Pierce Lathrop papers, BANC MSS 2009/169, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
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Photographs.Physical Description:
print
1 box (0.2 linear feet)
Language:
English