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Wafer, Alfred Paul (Second World War correspondence)
2017.055.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Alfred Paul Wafer Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Alfred Paul Wafer
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.055.w.r
Physical Description:
1 Linear feet
(1 carton)
Date (inclusive): 1942 November 5 - 1945 December 12
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Sgt. Alfred Paul Wafer, USA to his wife Elsie Ann Opolski Wafer during the Second
World War.
Physical Description: Several letters written in pencil in 1945 are faded and illegible.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 118
Container: 10-14
Container: 1-5
Container: WWII 119
Container: 1-6
Container: 6-11
Container: WWII 120
Container: 1-9
Container: 12-20
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carol Mitchell.
This collection is arranged by material type, author and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from Alfred to Elsie, 1942-1946
- Series 2, Correspondence from Catherine Wafer to Elsie Wafer, 1943-1944
- Series 3, Ephemera
- Series 4, Banner/flag
- Series 5, Photographs
- Series 6, Clippings
Access Information
Chapman does not hold the IP rights to this collection.[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Alfred P. Wafer Second World War correspondence (2017.055.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 primarily contains correspondence from Sergeant Alfred P. Wafer, United States Army to his wife Elsie in Dearborn,
Michigan during the Second World War. He writes from training camps in Colorado, California, and Louisiana as well as from
travel and combat in France and Germany. The collection also contains letters from his sister, Catherine, to Elsie; photographs;
several newspaper articles and ephemera.
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 (1939-1945)
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
United States -- Army -- European Theater of Operations
California -- Camp Roberts