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Scrapbooks

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection includes two folders of correspondence (1945) from Brigadier General John L. Whitelaw to relatives in East Lansing, Michigan, when he was stationed in Germany during World War II. In his letters, Whitelaw describes the Ruhr Valley area and Berlin after the German surrender, and comments on the Russian soldiers, trains and the civilian food situation.

The collection also contains two scrapbooks. One (1883-1900) contains nineteenth-century pictorial advertisements, newspaper clippings, and early "Mutt and Jeff" comic strips. The second scrapbook is cloth and was compiled by Whitelaw as a child.

Dates

  • Creation: 1883 - 1945
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1883 - 1900

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (, 2 folders, 2 scrapbooks)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330