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Collection contains copies of military papers, personal papers, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, cover of bible (1944-1945), Camp Swift memoir (1944).

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Includes news clippings and notes for an article from The Independent Family Living, "A Veterans story: Martin Bockelmann, World War II Veteran."

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1943 to 1999. Max Peters' World War II letters to his sweetheart and future wife, Laurnell Stevens, make up the bulk of the collection. Scrapbook pages and limited photographs also document various 10th Mountain Division veterans' activities from the 1960s to the 1990s. Material is arranged chronologically. SERIES 1 CORRESPONDENCE 1943-1999 BOX 1 Letters written by Max Peters to his sweetheart and wife, Laurnell Stevens,...

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Collection contains copies of Gross' letters (1945), emigration documents (1942), and personal property certificate (1945).

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Collection contains original monthly reports from Clute to the commander of the 87th Infantry Regiment describing Red Cross services provided to the regiment from December 1944-June 1945 (12 pages); original and photocopies of original correspondence from Clute to his family from January-May 1945 (45 pages).

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Photographs from Camp Hale and Italy, as well as information booklet from Camp Hale

Scope and Contents Morrell discusses how he became a skier at an early age, becoming a teacher at age 16. He volunteered for the army at age 18 in January of 1943 and was sent to Camp Hale. At Hale he became a ski instructor and a rock-climbing instructor. Later he served in West Virginia where he taught rock climbing and survival. He transferred to Camp Swift on July 4, 1944. From there he went to Naples and eventually to Pisa. He served as a stretcher-bearer during the fighting, often transporting stretchers...

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Collection contains copies of correspondence (1940s, 1995, 1997-1999), photographs (1942-1943, n.d.) of training at Camp Hale, Colo., Fort Drum ceremony, mules, and training in the Columbia Ice Fields, Canada.

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Collection contains research for her book: Soldiers of the mountain, the story of the 10th Mountain Division of World War II (2005); Dillon Snell memoir: Italy, 1944-45; correspondence; notes; articles; clippings. Photographs: 70 color transparencies (copies) primarily Italian campaign (1945), 4 color snapshots of Camp Hale (ca. 1944) and 11 black and white snapshots of Camp Hale (ca. 1944).

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Discusses his background and skiing. At age 25 he started skiing seriously, entering tournaments, and winning a championship. He was drafted into the Army in June of 1941 and was stationed at Fort Lewis where he was assigned to teach officers how to ski. He taught men to ski at Camp Hale and in Michigan. He was an instructor for his entire time in the army and was discharged in December of 1945.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Correspondence relating to the formation and early activities of the Military Mountaineering Advisory Group, which was established in the fall of 1982 by the National Association's of the 10th Mountain Division's Executive Committee to promote the continued training of mountain troops within the current military establishment, comprises the bulk of the collection. Military Mountaineering Advisory Group reference materials, limited photographs and family papers also form a portion of the...

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Includes 17 photographs of Italy, group shot of men drinking, Camp Hale, unit photos and reunions.

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Ray Jarnstrom's Memoir "Music at Camp Hale" 190th Army Ground Force Band.

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Collection contains photocopies of personal and death related correspondence; military forms regarding personal effects and burial (1943-1945).

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Collection contains memoirs of Raymond W. Bishop and his wife, Madeline J. (Michaud) Bishop (1920-2010) regarding their lives and Raymond Bishop's time with the 10th Mountain Division (1920-1945); compact disc with digital scans of photographs taken by Bishop in Italy (1940-1945).

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Color slides from Italy in Spring 1945, Italian currency, a religious card from the Vail Reunion of 1983, and correspondence between Hugh W. Evans, Reamer A. Bolz, and Denver Public Library staff member Barbara Walton.

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Collection contains photographs of Colo. Ski Hall of Fame ceremony, statue at Fort Drum, NY, and Camp Hale, Colo. (1944, 1999, 2013), personal papers (1976), military records (1940s), ephemera, and magazine article (2010).

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1942 to 1998. Copies and transcriptions of letters sent by Ellis to his mother form the bulk of the collection. Included with the letters are copies of military orders and other materials that were enclosed with the original letters. A transcription of Ellis' war diary is also included. Book reviews of Ellis' 1996 memoir See Naples and Die and an article critical of fellow 10th Mountain Division veteran and presidential...

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Collection contains biographical information and correspondence.

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Collection contains military records, booklets and insignia, correspondence to and from family members, and photographs from training and time spent in Italy.

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Collection contains scrapbook with newspaper clippings (ca.1945), photographs, picture post cards; email correspondence (re: acquisition of material through Ebay and fund raising efforts); photo album contains approximately 170 photographs and McFarren's commission as 1st Lieutenant.and graduation program (1944); additional loose photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and separation papers.

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Discusses working with engineering firms that were constructing ski lifts and working on the lifts at Camp Hale (a training camp for the 10th Mountain Division). He talks about various other projects and discusses the regulations that were established in the 1960s.

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Collection contains military documents, photographs, ephemera, and a scrapbook relating to Barth's service with the 10th Mountain Division in WWII.

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Collection contains three memoirs written by Robert M. Black: memoir written to his son regarding his experiences at Camp Hale, Camp Swift and Italy (n.d.), memoir about the "D" series at Camp Hale (n.d.), reunion article published by the Baton Rouge Advocate (1999).

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Collection contains a 13 page typescript of Boyd's memoir about his time with the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale and Camp Swift: "War Diary of a Mountain Engineer" (1998).

SCOPE AND CONTENT The collection spans 1937 to 1946. It includes limited personal and military papers as well as numerous black and white photographs. SERIES 1 MILITARY SERVICE 1937-1945 BOX 1 Limited personal and military papers document Reynold's service with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Limited memorabilia is also included. SERIES 2 PHOTOGRAPHS 1942-1946 BOX 1 Black and white photographs...

Scope and Contents Discusses quitting college to learn to ski, about learning about the ski troops after Pearl Harbor, and about reporting to duty in June with the 87th Infantry Regiment at Fort Lewis. Sent to Camp Hale when it had just opened and had high altitude training as a rifleman. Talks about arriving in Naples and being injured from a shell impact on Belvedere. Discusses Po River and the flat land fighting, then moving north, capturing German troops and the fight at Lake Garda. Talks about the support...

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Includes 10th Mountain Division War Memorial (booklet, 1959, with annotations, notes), 10th Infantry Division, [ca. 1944] (booklet, with annotations), Attack (booklet, Company 85-G attack on Hill 909 and Hill 762), Silk table cloth, with eagle design, lettered "Camp Hale, Colorado," and photograph album (52 pages of photographs, Camp Hale, Colorado; Camp Swift, Texas; Italy, various reunions). Also includes memorabilia, rosters, newspaper clippings (1943-2002).

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The collection consists mainly of photographs taken by Leszko, but also includes slides, diary pages, separation papers, and newsletters. The photographs have been kept in the original subject groupings arranged by Leszko.

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Collection contains biographical information, obituary (2013), photographs and slides (1943-2000), newsletters, reunion rosters, correspondence, clippings, ephemera.