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Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975 Collection of WWII letters of Omer H. Kelpe, Army Air Corps.[Decimalized .001-.698.06]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01 Author/Creator: Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1905-1954 Pagination: 792 items Order a Copy

Collection of letters primarily between Omer H. Kelpe and his wife Virginia Kelpe between 1942 and 1946 while he served in the Air Force at Randolph Field in Texas. He mainly wrote about his day to day life and of how much he loved her. There are many letters that have been fragment due to censors cutting out sections that are about topics not to be discussed. This collection contains; 665 letters, 56 newspaper clippings, 14 envelopes, 13 documents, 9 postcards, 8 stamps, 7 receipts, 6 photographs, 3 telegrams, 3 pamphlets, 2 greeting cards, 2 notes, 2 advertisements, 1 business card and 1 poem.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Andy, fl. 1943
Ballew, W.V., fl. 1938
Baner, William, fl. 1946
Brown, Scott, fl. 1944
Buersmeyer, Sylvanus R. fl. 1918-1945
Caniff, Milton, (1907-1988)
Carruth, Paul, fl. 1944
Colyer, D.J., fl. 1946
D'Alesio, fl. 1944
Edson, Peter, fl. 1944
Garel, Leo, fl. 1944
Gilbert, H.N., fl. 1943
Gollomb, Joseph, fl. 1945
Hannah, fl. 1933
Jed, fl. 1946
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Jon, fl. 1945
June, fl. 1946
Keate, Jeff, fl. 1944
Keller, Reamer, fl. 1944
Kelpe, Bob, fl. 1903-1946
Kelpe, Dexter Elmer, 1902-1963
Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975
Kelpe, Walda, fl. 1944
Ketchem, Hank, fl. 1944
King, Bill, fl. 1944
Knernschield, Nick, fl. 1945
Latham, L.L., fl. 1934
Laux, Mrs., fl. 1934
Lyon, Elizabeth, fl. 1945
Margaret, fl. 1934
Mary, fl. 1934
McDill, Walter Leon, fl. 1945
McKinney, Earl H., fl. 1925-1945
Moore, R.D., fl. 1946
Patterson, Herbert, fl. 1945
Pearson, Drew, fl. 1944
Phelps, J.C., Mrs., fl. 1946
Phelps, Kit, fl. 1945
Phelps, Mae, fl. 1946
Red, Hopkins, fl. 1933
Roth, Salo, fl. 1944
Schmidt, Theodore M., fl. 1946
Scott, fl. 1934
Scott, Mrs. fl. 1934
Sheridan, Lula, fl. 1943
St. George, Helen, fl. 1954
Strobel, Chester Everett, 1913-1945
Vita, fl. 1946
Waldo, fl. 1946
Whitting, Pat, fl. 1934
Yowell, Jack, fl. 1933-1934

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