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Herold (Ethel Thomas) papers
M1991
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Ethel Thomas Herold papers
creator:
Herold, Elmer
creator:
Herold, Ethel Thomas
Identifier/Call Number: M1991
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear Feet
5 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes
Date (inclusive): 1896-2001
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.
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).
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.
This collection was given by Betsy Herold Heimke to Stanford University, Special Collections in 2013.
Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
[identification of item], Ethel Thomas Herold papers (M1991). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946 -- Personal narratives.
Women -- Philippines.
Diaries.
Philippines -- History -- 1946-1986 -- Sources.
Americans -- Philippines -- Sources.
Herold, Elmer
Lawrence College (Appleton, Wis.)
Foley, Betty Halsema
Halsema, James J.
Herold, Ethel Thomas
Holmes Internment Camp (Baguio, Philippines)
Vial, Charles