Harold A. Seiler Papers

Collection

Identifier: WH2215

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 64 original letters written by Seiler to his mother, Lydia Seiler (August 12, 1918-May 24, 1919); notice of induction (August 4, 1918); honorable discharge (July 12, 1919); invitation to Welcome Home Reception and Dance (June 24, 1919); photographs (1919, ca.1921); ephemera; transcription of letters: Harold's Doughboy Letters edited by Paul McReil.

Dates

1918-1987
Majority of material found in 1918-1921

Creator

Seiler, Harold A.,1897- (Person)
Seiler, Harold C., (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Transcript of correspondence should be used for research. The collection is open for research.

Copyright

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Biographical / Historical

Harold A. Seiler was born in Kalamazoo, Mich. in 1897 and enlisted in the in the Army on August 4, 1918 at Littleton, Colo. Seiler served with the 405th Telegraph Battalion in Europe from August 1918 to May 1919.