Oliver Jack Kaneft Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0795

No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters from Kaneft to his girlfriend, Teddy Love, who later became his wife. Twelve of Kaneft's letters are sent from St. Louis, Missouri, and eighty-nine from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The letters describe a range of emotions that Kaneft experienced as a pilot trainee and trainer. Each letter contains many endearments for Teddy. Some letters include information on the difficulties of finding alcohol during training in a dry county. Also included are some of Kaneft's feelings about flight training, and his joy at flying. Accompanying the collection are three letters to Kaneft from his relatives, five letters from friends and pilots he trained, one postcard, and one invitation addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. 0. Jack Kaneft."

Dates

Creation: 1940 - 1943
Creation: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1943

Creator

Kaneft, Oliver Jack (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Oliver Jack Kaneft, a native of Chicago, Illinois, received training as a pilot in the United States Army and later became a flight instructor for WWII fighter pilots at the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection letters from O. Jack Kaneft to his girlfriend, Teddy Love, who later became his wife. Many of the letters were written while Kaneft was a flight instructor for WWII fighter pilots at the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.