Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, memoirs, clippings, newspapers, magazines, reports / studies, leaflets / brochures, maps / charts, oral histories, photos, ephemera, checkerboard (1990-1994), cartoons, statistics, rosters, battle death bibliography, chronology. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 99th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Richard Kaplan papers include a large collection dealing specifically with the Battle of the Bulge; soldiers reimiscences; a typescript titled, THE TRUE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE; interviews with veterans; "A Walk Through the Woods", material relating to a TV mini-series on the Battle of the Bulge; studies on specific subjects like - attitude of German soldiers; fear; weather; Belgian and Luxembourg civilians; friendly fire; long-term effects; nurses; wounded; Air Force support; and etc.
