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Mrs. Ruth Van Haaften Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1624
 

Mrs. Ruth Van Haaften Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1624

Lieutenant Colonel Edward C. Van Haaften papers, 1917-1946, include letters by Edward C. Van Haaften during his World War I Army service, as an electrician, 102nd Aero Squad, American Expeditionary Forces; French motor repair manual; a letter written after active duty in World War II; numerous photographs from both World War I and World War II.

Dates
Creation: 1917-1945
Extent
6 boxes : The collection amounts to 2.35 cubic feet
Related Names
Van Haaften, Ruth, 1896-1990
Van Haaften, Edward C., 1894-1967
United States. Army. Air Service. Aero Squadron, 102nd
Language of Materials
English
Language of Materials
English

French postcard booklet

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Language of Materials
English

French postcard booklet

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Language of Materials
English

French postcard booklet

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Language of Materials
English

French postcard booklet

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Language of Materials
English

French postcard booklet

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Language of Materials
English

Cookbook

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Language of Materials
English

Miscellaneous papers

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Language of Materials
English

Letters, 1946

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1946
Language of Materials
English

Letters, 1917-1919

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1917-1919
Language of Materials
English

Pictures, mostly World War II

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1

Negatives

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 2

Basket containing fabrics

 Item — Box: 5, Object: 3

German Telephone

 Item — Box: 6