Lee L. Snyder Papers

Collection

Identifier: M2033

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence from the relatives of the soldiers commanded by Snyder who had been killed at the Lake Garda tragedy (1945); notes from field artillery school (n.d.).

Dates

1942-1946

Creator

Snyder, Lee L.,Jr.,1920-1990. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Lee L. Snyder Jr. was born in Sherburne, Minn. in 1920 and enlisted in the Army at Anoka, Minn. in 1941. At the time of his enlistment he was unmarried, had attended four years of high school and had been a member of the Minnesota National Guard. Snyder joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colo. where he was assigned to the Headquarters of the 605th Field Artillery Battalion, but he also served with Companies C and B of the 605th. Snyder transferred to Camp Swift, Tex. before being sent to Italy. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant and received that Bronze Star medal for his actions during the Apennines and Po Valley campaigns in 1945. Snyder died in Ephrata, Wash. in 1990.

Extent

1 envelope

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source unknown.

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Linking Entry Complexity Note

Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.

Subjects

Camp Hale (Colo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Camp Swift (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Snyder, Lee L., Jr., 1920-1990 -- Archives.
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 605th.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings