Dewar family papers
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of 22 letters from Sgt. Donald M. Dewar, stationed with the United States Air Force in the Netherlands East Indies, to his mother, Jennie (Mrs. Neil A.) Dewar and sister Marion in Flint, Michigan, in 1944 and 1945. These letters reflect the day-to-day life of the military bases fairly remote from the actual fighting, and contain no references to actual warfare.
The balance of the correspondence consists of letters, notes, and cards from Mrs. Dewar's friends and acquaintances, both in Michigan and other states. Some of these appear to be fellow members of the Flint chapter of the Women's Auxillary of the United Spanish War Veterans (see collection c.501).
Five newspaper clippings complete the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1922 - 1948
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1944 - 1948
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (, 6 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Melvin E. Banner, 1975-12-22.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Subject
- United Spanish War Veterans. National Auxiliary (Organization)
- Title
- Dewar Family Papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- June 1976
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu