Barkemeyer Family letters
Overview
39 letters, 1913-1919, written to Grace Barkemeyer of Halstead, Harvey County, Kansas, by immediate family members in California and elsewhere. The majority of the letters (1913-1915) were wrttien by Grace's sister Carrie, a nurse at various hospitals in California, including the German Hospital in San Francisco. These are lengthy letters and describe the rigors of a nurse's life. In 1915, Carrie decided to return to Kansas and pursue private nursing. Other letters include those written to Grace and her mother from their brother and son John, who served in the U.S. Army during World War I and was stationed at various camps in Texas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Florida. In general, these unusually detailed letters offer interesting insights into a 2nd/3rd generation German-American family from Kansas.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1919
Creator
- Barkemeyer family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
4 folders
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P625
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Carmen Valentino
- Title
- Guide to the Barkemeyer Family Collection
- Subtitle
- Barkemeyer Family letters
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by ha/mab, 2005; Finding aid encoded by ha/mab, 2005
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5972696276
- Preferred citation
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Barkemeyer Family Collection , Kansas Collection, RH MS P625, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository