Conner-Stein family papers, 1935-1994.

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Conner-Stein family papers, 1935-1994.

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Collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, and obituaries. A large part of the collection includes World War II letters from John Verser Conner, Jr. to his parents, John and Mary Conner. In these letters, J.V. Conner, Jr. discusses his experiences in Army Air Corps flight school and then as a fighter pilot in 1944. Also included is correspondence from Luther R. Stein announcing his retirement from Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company as well as several of Stein's obituaries. Photos of the Stein family were transferred to The Filson's photographic collection.

.66 cubic feet.

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United States. Army Air Forces

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