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Edith Lincoln Leonard collection

Edith Lincoln Leonard (1900-1989) was a teacher at Tredyffrin Easttown High School. During World War II she received and preserved letters from her former students. With the except of one letter dated July 23, 1916 from L.P. Wood to J.B. Leonard with comments on Naval action at the close of World...

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Main Author: Leonard, Edith Lincoln (Creator)
Collection:Edith Lincoln Leonard Collection
Collection Number:2113
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
World War, 1939-1945 > Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945.
Online Access:Link to finding aid
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100 1 |a Leonard, Edith Lincoln  |e creator 
245 1 |a Edith Lincoln Leonard collection  |f 1916 - 1945 
300 |a 0.25 Linear feet  |f ; 1 box 
506 |a The collection is open for research. 
520 |a Edith Lincoln Leonard (1900-1989) was a teacher at Tredyffrin Easttown High School. During World War II she received and preserved letters from her former students. With the except of one letter dated July 23, 1916 from L.P. Wood to J.B. Leonard with comments on Naval action at the close of World War I and some miscellaneous items, the bulk of this collection focuses on World War II. The correspondents include Phil Huffman, Alan Grout, Dick Thomas, J.P. Danton, George Dawson Perry, and Warner Bunden. The letters discuss life in the service from training camp through to the end of the men's service. Some topics include censorship, active duty in the Army, Naval Air Combat Intelligence, West Coast and Pacific assignments, the Zoot Suit Riots, Marine and Navy life. 
524 8 |a Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Edith Lincoln Leonard collection (Collection 2113), Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 
541 1 |a Gift of Edith Lincoln Leonard, 1983. Accession number 83.71. 
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: A Soldier Called Keith (typescript), 1944-1945 (Am .19105) Jasper Bentley World War II scrapbooks, 1939-1944 (Collection 3869) Frank Gordon Bradley World War II correspondence, 1942-1945 (Collection 3548) Frank Connolly papers and World War II letters, 1939, 1943-1946 (Collection 4310) John Dawson World War II letters, 1943-1944 (Collection 3782) William Keebler papers, 1939-1945 (Collection 2166) Albert Lerner papers, 1918-1969 (Collection 1974) McCracken and Sonet World War II correspondence, 1942-1943 (Collection 3940) Edward A. Psulkowski letters, 1939-1968 (Collection 3123) Scrapbooks on merchant marines during World War II, 1942-1945 (Collection 3320)  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a World War, 1939-1945--Correspondence.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a World War, 1939-1945. 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Edith Lincoln Leonard Collection  |l 2113 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/l/Leonard2113.html 

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