Lewis P. Schindler Letters, 1943 - 1944
File — Box: 4253.003, Folder: 001
Scope and Contents
All letters are written to a Mr. Lanier Merritt of Nashville, Tennessee, a friend of Mr. Schindler. The letters discuss the landscape near Camp Cooke, California, including the Sierra Nevada and Catalina Island. He discusses daily exercises, playing music, and his travel from Camp Cooke, California to Clerical school in Toledo, Ohio. He discusses the possibility of returning home and what he misses. He is on special duty at Camp Bowie, in charge of a depot of weapons. Some letters are written on Army stationery.
Dates
- 1943 - 1944
Creator
- Schindler, Lewis P. (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Formerly MSS.2122
Processing Information
Processed by Jamie Burke, August 2008.
Creator
- Schindler, Lewis P. (Person)
- Letter from Lewis Schindler, Camp Santa Anita, Arcadia, California, to Lanier Merritt, Nashville, Tennessee, March 6, 1943
- Letter from Lewis Schindler, Camp Cooke, Lompoc, California, to Lanier Merritt, Nashville, Tennessee, July 19, 1943
- Letter from Lewis Schindler, Toledo, Ohio, to Lanier Merritt, Nashville, Tennessee, January 2, 1944
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository