Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Boewe, Charles E. (Second World War correspondence)
2017.309.w.r
View entire collection guide
Search this collection
Table of contents
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Charles E. Boewe Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Boewe, Charles Ernest
source:
Burnett, Abby
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.309.w.r
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(9 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1942 November 20 - 1946 April 25
Abstract: This collection contains letters, photographs, and realia from Pvt. Charles E. Boewe, USA during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 37
Container: 7-15
Container: 1-9
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Abby Burnett
This collection is arranged to original order of creator by location and date.
- Series 1, Fort Sheridan, Illinois correspondence
- Series 2, Fort McClellan/University of Alabama correspondence
- Series 3, Manhattan College correspondence
- Series 4, Syracuse University correspondence
- Series 5, Station Hospital correspondence
- Series 6, Medical School, Brooklyn correspondence
- Series 7, Photographs
- Series 8, "The Town on the Squares: Portrait of a Vanishing World" Book Excerpt
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Charles Ernest Boewe Second World War correspondence (2017.309.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains 157 correspondence and 6 photographs from Private Charles Ernest Boewe, United States Army to his
parents during the Second World War. This correspondence follows Boewe as he was stationed at a few Forts, colleges, and hospitals
during the duration of the war. Boewe detailed basic training in immense detail before he was accepted to become a part of
the Army Specialized Training Program or ASTP that allowed him to stay in the US and go to college under the Army. In this
program he studied to be an engineer and then a doctor in several colleges in New York. During this time, Boewe continues
to detail everything to his college courses, the shows and movies he saw in New York City, and his day to day life. This collection
contains several letters of interest including his detailing of army training, his run in with Frank Sinatra, and his experiences
of VJ day in Times Square. Although Boewe is somewhat haughty, arrogant, and cold, this part of his personality brings forth
interesting insight into his surroundings. Boewe lets his opinions be openly known on many topics such as race, religion,
love, the war, and the army, allowing a more concise insight into the thinking of the era. This collection was organized
by Boewe's wife Mary and the collection will retain the order she arranged it in despite some numerical date errors. The donor
has made many notes in collection which specify the date of the letter. These notes are made in black ink and in brackets[]
or come with the acronym PM, which most likely means post mark. The collection contains only a few envelopes, very few letters
come with actual envelope. Most the donor marked as samples but the meaning of this is unknown at this time.
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. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War II
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
World War (1939-1945) -- Hospitals
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
Clothing and dress -- World War, 1939-1945
Burnett, Abby