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Guide to the Ralph B. Schwartz Letters to his Wife Gertrude Schwartz
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  • Overview
  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical/Historical Sketch
  • Description of the Collection
  • Access Terms

  • Overview

    Call Number: SC0862
    Creator: Schwartz, Ralph B.
    Title: Ralph B. Schwartz letters to his wife Gertrude Schwartz
    Dates: 1943
    Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet
    Summary: These letters, written to his wife Gertrude Schwartz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, between July 23 and September 8, 1943, talk about preparing for exams, other men in the ASTP program, contrast of life at Stanford to life at Army camp, visits to a veterans hospitality house in Palo Alto, trip to San Francisco, and his daily life.
    Language(s): The materials are in English.
    Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Green Library
    557 Escondido Mall
    Stanford, CA 94305-6064
    Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
    Phone: (650) 725-1022
    URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

    Administrative Information

    Information about Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Ownership & Copyright

    All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
    Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Cite As

    Ralph B. Schwartz Letters to his Wife Gertrude Schwartz (SC0862). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biographical/Historical Sketch

    Ralph B. Schwartz was in the Army Specialized Training Program at Stanford University in the summer of 1943.

    Description of the Collection

    These letters, written to his wife Gertrude Schwartz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, between July 23 and September 8, 1943, talk about preparing for exams, other men in the ASTP program, contrast of life at Stanford to life at Army camp, visits to a veterans hospitality house in Palo Alto, trip to San Francisco, and his daily life.

    Access Terms

    Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
    Myer, Ellen Schwartz
    Schwartz, Ralph B.
    Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
    World War, 1939-1945--California--Stanford.
    World War, 1939-1945--War work--Schools