Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Rube family
- Abstract:
- Includes correspondence from the seven Rube brothers and their family members during World War II. They write of their activities and experiences, both from Europe and the South Pacific and the home front.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear feet 1mb, 1half mb, and 1 flat
- Language:
- The materials are in English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes correspondence from six of the seven Rube brothers and their family members during World War II. They write of their activities and experiences, both from Europe and the South Pacific and the home front. Also included are 8 negatives, 1 set of dog tags, printed ephemera including newsclippings about the brothers, and one uniform jacket. The four Rube sisters, Anne, Katherine, Margie, and Emma, are featured as well as domestic issues the family faced while the brothers were overseas.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Rube brothers--David, Conrad, Scott, William, Henry, John, and Peter--were from Fresno, California and all served in World War II. According to one newspaper clipping found in the collection, the brothers believed they held a national record as the largest group of siblings serving in the same war at the same time. At the war's conclusion, all seven brothers were alive.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged series by author. Within each series the letters are arranged chronologically.
- Physical description:
- 162 letters, most with corresponding envelopes
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared according to Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) .
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022