DENIS P. NUNAN PAPERS

World War II correspondence between Nunan and his mother, Mrs. Richard D. Rickard comprises the bulk of the collection. Additional correspondence includes wartime letters from Nunan to his sister-in-law, Mrs. M.G. Nunan, and post-war correspondence received by Denis Nunan. Other material includes copies of pencil sketches Nunan made while stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado and on Kiska Island. Three photograph albums contain snapshots documenting Nunan's training at numerous Army posts and his participation in the invasion and occupation of Kiska Island.

The series contains limited memorabilia from Nunan's service with the 10th Mountain Division. Also included are notebooks, journals and loose journal pages, which contain Nunan's notes and reflections about his military training. Copies of twenty-two pencil sketches, which Nunan made of Kiska Island and Camp Carson, Colorado complete the series.

The series primarily contains Nunan's wartime letters to his mother and to his sister-in-law. Additional material includes correspondence received by Nunan, biographical data, insurance papers and an obituary for Joe Harris.

Annotated maps document military operations on Kiska Island and in Italy. One additional map shows the Banff-Jasper highway in Saskatchewan, Canada. Also included is a souvenir brochure from Venice, Italy prepared by the Eighth Army and a scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings related to military operations in Italy.

Three photograph albums and several loose photographs comprise the series. Photographs include black and white snapshots, which document training at Camp Roberts, California; Fort Lewis, Washington; the Columbia Ice Fields; Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, California and Camp Hale, Colorado. Also included are snapshots documenting the occupation of Kiska Island in the Aleutians and non-combat scenes from the Italian Campaign.