Guide to the Papers of Ethel Thomas Herold M1991
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
August 2015
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Access to Collection
Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing 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.
Preferred Citation
[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
box 1, folder 1
Experiences of Ethel Thomas Herold During World War II in the Philippines as told for Charles Vial and recorded by William
Herold
box 1, folder 2
Camp Holmes, Ethel Herold
box 1, folder 3
Ethel Herold Correspondence
1946-2001
box 1, folder 4
Herold Outgoing Correspondence
2000-2001
box 1, folder 5
Elmer Herold Correspondence and various articles
1947
box 1, folder 6
Incoming Correspondence
1946-1949
box 1, folder 7
Correspondence from Ethel Herold to Betsy
1950
box 1, folder 8
Correspondence from Ethel Herold to Betsy
1951
box 1, folder 9
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1952
box 1, folder 10
Correspondence from Ethel Herold to Betsy and Karl Heimki
1953
box 1, folder 11
Correspondence from Ethel Herold to Betsy and Karl Heimki
1954
box 1, folder 13
Correspondence from Ethel Herold to Betsy and Karl Heimke
1956
box 1, folder 14
Correspondence from Ethel Herold to Betsy
1957
box 2, folder 2
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1959
box 2, folder 5
Correspondence from Ethel Thomas
1962
box 2, folder 6
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1963
box 2, folder 7
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1964
box 2, folder 9
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1966
box 2, folder 10
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1967
box 2, folder 11
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1968
box 2, folder 14
Correspondence, Miscellaneous
1963-1974
box 2, folder 15
Correspondence from Ethel Herold
1980-1982
box 3, folders 3-5
World War II Diary December 8, 1941 - May 9, 1945
1941-1945
box 3, folder 7
Jim Halsema's Reconstituted Diary Jan. 4, 1943 - Nov. 21, 1943
1943
box 4, folders 2-4
Foley, Betty Fundraiser for Charities
1997-08-14
box 4, folders 5-11, box 5, folder 1
Overland Parks, Kansas
1972-09-29
box 5, folder 2
Bulletin of the American Historical Collection
box 5, folder 3
Bureau of Education Student's Note Book
box 5, folders 4-5
Ethel letters, Etc.
1949-1970
flat-box 6, volume 2
Lawrence College of Wisconsin
