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Helen Rodgers Weber Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00211

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of incoming correspondence for Helen Rodgers Weber, with the bulk written over a few months in 1943. The letters are mostly authored by Helen's mother Lettie, father Clarence, and sister Jean. The content reflects on daily life in Indiana during WWII.

Helen, also known as Honan, marries Charles Anthony Weber in May 1943. The tight-knit family often addresses their letters to both Helen and Charles and sign each letter as a family unit.

Other authors include friends and extended family members, as well as a single letter written by Charles Weber. Charles, a pilot in the 9th A.A.F, was killed in England in 1944, less than a year after they married.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-1943
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1943

Creator

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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Biographical / Historical

Helen E. (Rodgers) Weber, 1918-2006, Evansville, Indiana, was a life-long teacher. Her husband, 1st Lt. Charles A. Weber, was killed in 1944 while serving in the Air Force as a pilot in England.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language

English

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Helen Rodgers-Weber Letters
Author
Karen King
Date
August 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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