Walter L. Galson papers, 1943-1995 [manuscript].

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Walter L. Galson papers, 1943-1995 [manuscript].

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The collection includes Galsonʹs correspondence (1946-1989); interview (1998); personal papers (1975-1983); alumni association rosters (1950-1984); photo albums: Kiska Island Campaign June-December 1943 (three albums); Amphibious Task Force Nine: A Picture Story of Kiska Island (Aleutians), Mountain and Winter Warfare Training, Mt. Rainier and Ft. Lewis, Wash., Camp Hale, Colo. 1941-1943 (one album); U.S. Army Mountain and Winter Warfare Training: United States, Italy, Japan, Korea, Austria (one album); This was Italy: 10th Mountain Division in Combat, January-May 1945 (three albums); and scrapbooks (1946-1985); ski photograph (1946).

1 linear ft. (1 box), 4 oversize boxes, 7 oversize photo boxes

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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