Bleeka Ritch Kerr papers, 1878-1952 1913-1945.

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Bleeka Ritch Kerr papers, 1878-1952 1913-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489206610

Letters from soldiers to Bleeka Ritch during World War I and letters to Helen Johnston from soldiers during World War II. Includes financial accounts, deeds, and a piece of canvas from a World War I German airplane.

.5 cubic feet

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599721

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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