William Keebler papers
Collection 2166
1939-1945(0.4 Linear feet 0.4 linear feet, 1 box (140 items))
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Keebler, William, 1920-1963
- Title
- William Keebler papers
- ID
- 2166
- Date
- 1939-1945
- Extent
- 0.4 Linear feet 0.4 linear feet, 1 box (140 items)
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Susan M. Kearney.
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection consists primarily of correspondence from William Keebler to his father, William F. Keebler during his six-years in the U.S. Army from 1939-1945. The letters describe life in various stateside Army posts including a short period in the Pacific theater during 1945. Addionally, he mentions family matters including his relationship with his sister Thelma. Early in his Army career, his duties were mostly clerical, but he earned a Bronze Star for his participation in the Pacific towards the end of his 6-year Army career. He was discharged from the 10th Army with a rank of Private First Class on 9 October 1945.
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], William Keebler papers (Collection 2166), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2022.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keebler, 1986.
Accession number A1986.27.
Related Materials
Related materials
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Frank Connolly papers and World War II letters, 1939, 1943-1946 (Collection 4310)
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Edith Lincoln Leonard collection, 1916-1945 (Collection 2113)
Albert Lerner papers, 1918-1969 (Collection 1974)
McCracken and Sonet World War II correspondence, 1942-1943 (Collection 3940)
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Scrapbooks on merchant marines during World War II, 1942-1945 (Collection 3320)
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- World War, 1939-1945--Daily occurrences.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
Collection Inventory
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Letters from William Keebler to his father 1939 |
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Letters and postcards from William Keebler to his father April-December 1940 |
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Letters from William Keebler to his father 1941 |
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Letters from William Keebler to his father 1942 |
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Letters from William Keebler to his father January-July 1943 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Letters from William Keebler to his father August-December 1943 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Letters from William Keebler to his father One letter to William Keebler from James Hotz 1944, 2 February 1944 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Letters from William Keebler to his father 1945 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Miscellaneous correspondence to William Keebler 1943-1945, n.d. |
1 | 9 | ||
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Miscellaneous papers including discharge papers 1939-1945 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Photographs and postcards n.d. |
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