Finding Aid for the Sally Sigel Second World War correspondence 2018.153.w.r
Andrew Harman
Center for American War Letters Archives
10/29/2018
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Sally Sigel Second World War correspondence
source:
Braverman, Michelle
Creator:
Polder, John M., Technician Fifth Grade
Creator:
Zenz, Joseph A.
Creator:
Nease, Emma Jean
Identifier/Call Number: 2018.153.w.r
Physical Description:
0.025 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1943 January 3 - 1945 October 16
Abstract: This collection contains four correspondence to Sally Sigel from various authors during and shortly after the Second World
War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 5
Container: 13
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Michelle Braverman
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Sally Sigel Second World War correspondence (2018.153.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains four letters written to Sally Sigel by various authors during and shortly after the Second World
War. The letters were written from acquaintances while oversees, including Technician Fifth Grade John M. Polder, United States
Army Air Force, Joseph A. Zenz, a technical observer for the War Department, and Emma Nease of the American Red Cross. The
collection also includes three blank photo postcards sent along with Emma's correspondence.
T/5 Polder wrote in January 1943 from the Nashville Army Air Center - Army Air Force Classification Center in Tennessee where
he was continuing training and education to become either a pilot, a navigator, or a bombardier.
Joseph Zenz wrote in July 1945 describing the hotel accomodations in France after the war while serving the war department
as a civilian. He mentions frequently being saluted by enlisted men and officers and how awkward that can be. He also describes
the celebration of Bastille Day, the first in five years, and how the French are like "children" because they get so excited,
even using large amounts of coal for the lights even though it is a finite and precious commodity shortly after the war.
Emma Jean "the doughnut queen" Nease wrote in August and October 1945 describing the great time she is having in France, and
later Bremen, Germany as a member of the American Red Cross and the Red Cross Clubmobiles. She works serving coffee and lunch
to servicemen but mostly enjoys the dancing, movies, travelling, and window shopping. She enjoys the freedom to travel and
get the GIs to take her anywhere, including a trip to Cannes and a flight in a C-47 over Mont Blanc. She also describes the
processing of redeployed troops for occupation and the the "RAMPs," or "Released Allied Military Prisoners."
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Women
World War (1914-1918) -- Germany
World War (1914-1918) -- France
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
United States -- American Red Cross
American Red Cross -- Clubmobiles
Prisoners of war
World War (1939-1945) -- Prisoners and prisons
United States -- Army -- Air Forces
Braverman, Michelle
Sigel, Sally