Your browser does not support JavaScript and this application utilizes JavaScript to build content and provide links to additional information. You should either enable JavaScript in your browser settings or use a browser that supports JavaScript in order to take full advantage of this application.
Skip navigation
Excelsior: New York State Library/Archives/Museum Catalog
User ID:
PIN:
Navigation Menu
Contextual Navigation Menu
Go Back
New Search
Change Display
Kept
Logout
record 1 of 1 for search
"SC23198"
Change Display
Item Details
Find more by this author
Find more on these topics
Nearby items on shelf
Item Information
Catalog Record
Bibliographic Information
Title
Papers, 1950-1955
Author
Perkins family.
Pages:
8
Item info:
1 copy available at Manuscripts and Special Collections.
Holdings
Change Display
Manuscripts and Special Collections
Copy
Material
Location
SC23198
1
MANUSCRIPT
N (nocirc)
MARC Record
Papers, 1950-1955
Perkins family.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)668080165
Local call number:
SC23198
Author:
Perkins family.
Title:
Papers, 1950-1955.
Quantity:
8 boxes (2.50 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Correspondence arranged chronologically by correspondent.
Historical/biog note:
James J. Perkins practiced dentistry in Watervliet for a number of years. He had two sons, James A. and William, who served in the armed forces during the 1950s.
Review:
The collection consists mostly of letters James A. and William Perkins sent to their parents, Dr. James J. and Marion Perkins, while serving in the armed forces from 1950 to 1955. Their letters do not go into great detail about specific tasks and duties of military service, but do offer a glimpse of military life at the time. In particular, James Perkins wrote about his experiences of being posted near the front lines during the Korean War. His letters also indicate he served in the Air Police Squadron, and was generally involved in law enforcement activities while stationed in Korea and various domestic posts. William Perkins, who entered service later, was an assistant in a military dental clinic at Leipheim, Germany. He would generally write about his personal and social life, and his aspirations to pursue a career in dentistry like his father. The letters of both brothers also contained a considerable amount of news and discussion about family and friends.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid availble in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc23198.htm
Subject:
Korean War, 1950-1953 Personal narratives, American.
Subject:
Soldiers--United States Correspondence.
Geographic terms:
Watervliet (N.Y.)--History--Sources.
Personal author:
Perkins, James A.
Personal author:
Perkins, William.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc23198.htm
Continue search in
Google
Library Info
Using the New York State Library
Hours
Contact Us
Ask a Librarian
Contextual Navigation Menu
Go Back
New Search
Change Display
Kept
Logout