Erwin Goldenstein, WWII Military Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is comprised of approximately 100 letters that were written by Goldenstein to his wife, Valda, in Burr, Nebraska. Many of them are v-mail copies.
Dates
- 1943-1944
Creator
- Goldenstein, Erwin H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Erwin H. Goldenstein served in a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attended officer school at Fort Ord in California starting in January 1944. He married Valda Marie Panko on May 25, 1942. The couple had one daughter, Diana Faye Goldenstein, born January 1944, in Burr, Nebraska. Later the family lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Goldenstein attended the University and received a Ph.D. in secondary education in 1950. He taught history and philosophy of education in the Teachers College. Among other roles, he served as director of the Training Teachers of Teachers (TTT) project and participated in the American Association of Univerity Professors (AAUP).
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
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