Albert H. Meinke, Jr. Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a manuscript copy of Meinke's book: Mountain troops and medics, wartime stories of a frontline surgeon in the U.S. Ski Troops (ca.1990s).
Dates
- circa 1990a
Creator
- Meinke, Albert H.,1919- (Person)
- Meinke, Albert H., 1919- (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Use
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 permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The imply 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
Albert H. Meinke, Jr. was born in Detriot, Michigan on September 26, 1919 and entered the Army as a 1st Lieutenant on August 2, 1944. He had received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1943. Following military medical training, Meinke was assigned to the 10th Mountain Division and participated during the Division's combat operations in Italy where he received two Bronze Star Medals. He wrote a book about his wartime experiences: Mountain Troops and Medics, wWartime Stories of a Frontline Surgeon in the U.S. Ski Troops (1993) and also authored another book: Hospital History and Medical Practice in My Small Town (2003). Meinke died in March 2009 in Kewadin, Mich.
Extent
.5 box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Albert H. Meinke, Jr; Unknown.
Bibliography
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Camp Hale (Colo.) -- Archival resources. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Swift (Tex.) -- Archival resources. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Meinke, Albert H., 1919- -- Archives.
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army -- Surgeons -- Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Albert H. Meinke, Jr. Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- March 27, 2020
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
