Guide to the Ralph B. Schwartz Letters to his Wife Gertrude Schwartz

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
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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

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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


Box 1

Letters 1943