Fred and Brenda Stonerock Getz
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of letters, transcripts, cookbooks, a scrapbook, Comstock Centennial Books and a postcard. The letters range in date from 1936 to 1945.
The scrapbook contains a brief account of Earl Stonerock's time as a POW, and The scrapbook, made by Dorothy, gives a brief account of his son, Boyd's, service and the service of other relatives.
Brenda created the transcripts of the letters.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1936-1945
Biographical / Historical
Earl Stonerock (1914-2004) was grew up in Comstock, Michigan. His father, Fred Stonerock, worked as a fireman. Earl was the youngest of six children and completed his first year of high school before beginning work at the Rex Paper Co. Earl married Dorothy M. Belden on August 21, 1937. Two years later they had their first child, Boyd, in 1939. On April 4, 1944 Earl entered the service. On December 21, 1944 Pfc. Stonerock was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge. He was liberated May 8, 1945 and was hospitalized for 9 days before returning to France.
In November 25, 1945, Earl was honorably discharged. Four years later Earl and Dorothy had their daughter Brenda. In 1961 Boyd joined the Navy.
Brenda Stonerock married Fred Getz and the couple resided in Comstock, Michigan.
Extent
1 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
The collection amounts to 1 Cubic Foot and is composed of letters, transcripts, cookbooks, a scrapbook, a postcard and Comstock Centennial Books. The documents range in size from 4in X 5in to 12in X 2in. Overall the documents are in good condition. Many of the letters have torn and ragged edges.
Some of the letters are difficult to read due to pencil and ink smudges. However there are transcripts for a majority of the letters. The scrapbook is in fair condition. Some of the pages are ragged. Many of the newspaper clippings have yellowed. The photos are in good condition. The cookbooks are in good condition as are the Comstock Centennial Books. The Centennial books have notes written inside.
Provenance
Brenda and her husband Fred Getz provided some of the collection, including the post card, recipes and Comstock Bicentennial information.
- Title
- Fred and Brenda Stonerock Getz Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Maria Smith
- Date
- 1936-1945
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu