Herold (Ethel Thomas) papers, 1896-2001

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Summary

Title:
Ethel Thomas Herold papers
Dates:
1896-2001
Creators:
Herold, Elmer and Herold, Ethel Thomas
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, interview transcripts, and other material related to Ethel Thomas Herold and Elmer Herold, who lived and taught in the Philippines for 37 years beginning in 1922. For three of those years the Herolds were held in Japanese internment camp called Camp Holmes during World War II. They witnessed the Philippines change from being a colony to an independent nation. There is also material concerning Betty Halsema Foley and Jim Halsema, the latter a journalist with the Herolds in the internment camp.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet 5 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Ethel Thomas Herold papers (M1991). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers include correspondence (from both Ethel and Elmer), a transcript of Ethel's experiences during World War II as told to Charles Vial, Ethel's World War II diary, and material relating to Betty Halsema Foley and Jim Halsema, the latter a journalist with the Herolds in the internment camp (Camp Holmes). In addition there are four volumes of The Ariel, 1915-1918, a yearbook published by the junior class of Lawrence College (Appleton, Wisconsin).

Biographical / historical:

Ethel Thomas Herold grew up in small-town Wisconsin, married her college sweet-heart, Elmer, and both followed her brother to teach in the Philippines in 1922. There, with but a couple of brief interruptions, she spent the next thirty-seven years, including three in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. They witnessed the Philippines change from being a colony to an independent nation.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given by Betsy Herold Heimke to Stanford University, Special Collections in 2013.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-02-27 11:18:40 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Ethel Thomas Herold papers (M1991). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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