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2017.720.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Roger B. Highland Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Highland, Roger (Roger Highland)
source:
Highland, Lynn (R. Lynn Highland)
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.720.w.r
Physical Description:
.32 Linear feet
(22 folders)
Date (bulk): 1943 - 1945
Date (bulk): 1994 - 1995
Date: 1990
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and photographs from T/5 Roger B. Highland, USA during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 49
Container: 1-21
Container: 1-21
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Roger Highland WWII Letters & Memorabilia, donated by Lynn Highland.
This collection is arranged by material type, author and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from Roger to his mother
- Series 2, Correspondence from Roger to Esther
- Series 3, Correspondence - Roger to Lynn Highland
- Series 4, Correspondence between Roger and Tony Schrand
- Series 5, Correspondence from Esther Highland to Lucy Highland
- Series 6, Correspondence from Alan Highland Lucy Highland
- Series 7, Maps
- Series 8, Memorabilia
- Series 9, Military citations
- Series 10, Military documents
- Series 11, Medals
- Series 12, Currency and stamps
- Series 13, Book - A Short History of the 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), 1945
- Series 14, Book - New Testament of Bible
- Series 15, Photographs - France, Germany, Czechoslovakia
- Series 16, Photographs - Buchenwald concentration camp
- Series 17, Photographs of German swords
- Series 18, Newspapers
A biography of Technician Fifth Grade Roger B. Highland, United States Army (1916 - 2003) is included in the collection's
donor file. A short obituary is at http://www.theindependent.com/obituaries/today-s-obituaries/article_69ebe7ee-5df1-5a6f-a935-2454ade97c20.html.
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An obituary for Esther Highland can be found at http://www.giallfaiths.com/obituaries/Esther-Highland/#!/Obituary
- [Item title, Box number, Folder number], Roger Highland Second World War correspondence (2017.720.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains correspondence from T/5 Roger B. Highland, USA to his mother and to his wife during the Second World
War. Also, included are many of his photographs from during this time. There is also correspondence from post Second World
War, the 1990s, from Tony Schrand, who was an army buddy, to Roger Highland. There is also a correspondence from Roger Highland
to his son written in 1990 about his time in the Second World War. Highland served with the 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
in France, Germany and Czechoslovakia. His job was principally with radio communications. The collection contains photographs
taken in Germany, Fance and Czechoslovakia, and images of the concentration camp Buchenwald. The collection also contains
military discharge papers, medals, citations, newspapers, and a history of the 38th Calvary.
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)
World War (1939-1945) -- Germany
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Photography
Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Concentration camps -- Germany
Highland, Lynn (R. Lynn Highland)