Letter re: prisoner of warShow simple item record
| dc.creator | Ziegler, Lela | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-09T17:56:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-09T17:56:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1945-05-03 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47620 | |
| dc.description | Letter from Lela Ziegler to Amon G. Carter regarding her son, Orpha T. Ziegler, as a prisoner of war. | |
| dc.format.medium | 8x10.5 Paper | |
| dc.relation | Amon G. Carter Papers (MS 014) | |
| dc.rights | Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph | |
| dc.source | Box 149, POW X, Y, Z Misc 1943-1945 Folder, Item 045 | |
| dc.subject | Prisoners of war | |
| dc.subject | World War II | |
| dc.subject | Carter, Amon G., Jr. | |
| dc.title | Letter re: prisoner of war | |
| dc.type | Document | |
| dc.description.transcription | May 3 - 1945 Mr Amon G Carter Kind sir I read an article about your son in the Dallas news saying he had been liberated have you heard anything for sure I feel so anxious to learn about those boys as your boy and my son was in Stalag III A at the time on the 6th and 7th of Feb so I was hopeing they might still be together and we could get some word from or about them I will be glad to get any news that might tell us about these boys Truly Mrs Lela Ziegler Hooks Tex |
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Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.
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