Carl Laskey Letters
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three letters written by Carl Laskey of the U.S. Navy while aboard the USS Pickaway in the Pacific during the Korean War. Two of the letters are addressed to the Harner family in Lancaster, Ohio. The other is addressed to his wife, Anne, in San Diego, California. Laskey wrote about life at sea, as the Pickaway traveled past Japan to bring troops to Korea. The letters are handwritten and are included with their original envelopes. An addition to the collection is another letter from Laskey to his wife, Anne. In it he talks about life on board the USS PICAWAY and his duties as assigned.
Dates
- Creation: 1951
Creator
- Laskey, Carl (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Mss. Acc. 2014.240 was received by Special Collections on 12/19/2014. Acc. 2016.044 was received by Special Collections on 3/10/2016.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally described by Tim Eklund, Special Collections staff, in February 2015.
- Title
- Guide to the Carl Laskey Letters
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist.
- Date
- 2015-07-30
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository