Luida and Lewis Sanders papers, 1941-1952, 1957-1991, 2000.

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Luida and Lewis Sanders papers, 1941-1952, 1957-1991, 2000.

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Papers of Luida Sanders and Lewis Sanders, a Wisconsin brother and sister, primarily concerning their Army service during World War II and the Korean War, including correspondence which provides information both on the Sanders' family and friends, and on the procedures, regulations, social life, and daily activities of Army life; and materials resulting from Luida's service in the W.A.C.s such as gossip sheets, diary, duty and personal notes, and orders. Also included is correspondence from Lewis to Luida and their mother, Ida, in 1950 as well as a biography compiled by Luida related to Lewis' military service. Additionally there are photographs depicting Lewis Sanders with his comrades in Kunsan, Korea, personal photographs collected by Luida Sanders, and transparencies, primarily dating from the 1970s, documenting Madison and other cities in Wisconsin.

0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and9 photographs; plusadditions of 241 photographs,50 negatives, and1229 transparencies.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925786

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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