Showing Collections: 1 - 3 of 3
Mrs. Ruth Van Haaften Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1624
Abstract
The collection is composed of photographs, artifacts, and documents from Edward Clarence Van Haaften who was a Kalamazoo resident and veteran of both World Wars I and II. The collection ranges in date from 1917 to 1945.
Dates:
1917-1945
The Forman Family Letters
File
Identifier: RH-A-3452
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of newspaper articles, correspondence between Jack and Alta, and other miscellaneous correspondence. The items date from February 1945 to March 1946.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1945-1946
Zerbe Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-2330
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters documenting Thomas Zerbe and Walter Boylan’s service in the United States Navy during World War Two. Correspondence between Charlotte Zerbe, previously Charlotte Boylan, and her brother Walter Boylan who served in the US Navy during World War II. Walter Boyland was stationed temporarily at Western Michigan University during 1943 for training. Also includes are five other letters by Boylan.
Dates:
1939-1954