Rolland Plattner Letters, 1944 - 1945

File — Box: 4253.004, Folder: 022

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 41 letters and two newsletters sent from Rolland Plattner to Harold Regnier while the former served a tour of duty in the Pacific during the last two years of World War II. Plattner's letters mainly discussed daily life in various Army camps in Hawaii, New Guinea, and the Philippines. He also inquired about life in Clifton, Illinois. Two letters (4/10/44 and 9/14/44) were censored, and eighteen were sent using the V-mail service. Copies of the newsletters the Daily Guinea Pig and the Flying Dinosaur were included in one of Plattner's letters.

Dates

1944 - 1945

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.