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A. Frederick Gerstell Collection of Military Materials

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC286
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers
Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English and German
Date:
1936-1961 (inclusive)
Creator:
Gerstell, A. Frederick
Abstract:
A. Frederick Gerstell is a member of the Princeton University Class of 1960. The collection is composed of mostly World War II-era correspondence, photographs, and ephemera collected by Gerstell.

Gerstell

A. Frederick Gerstell is a member of the Princeton University Class of 1960.

The collection is composed of mostly World War II-era correspondence, photographs, and ephemera collected by A. Frederick Gerstell. Much of the collection includes materials created by well-known U.S. military officials such as Mark W. Clark, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Chester W. Nimitz, George S. Patton, and others. There are also materials created by British officers and by Nazi Party leader Heinrich Himmler.

The order in which these materials came to Princeton has been maintained.

This collection was donated by A. Frederick Gerstell in 2016. The accession number associated with this donation is ML.2016.010.

This collection was processed by Rachel Van Unen in 2016 at the time of accessioning. Materials were placed into archival housing and described in a finding aid.

No materials were separated from this collection.

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Publisher
Public Policy Papers
Finding Aid Date
2016
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Collection Inventory

Mark W. Clark Letter and Photograph, 1945 May. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Dwight D. Eisenhower Letter to Stella Johnson, 1948 July 16. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Heinrich Himmler Memoranda, 1936 June 6. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Courtney H. Hodges Efficiency Report on Omar Bradley, 1942 February 11. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Curtis E. LeMay Letter to Loew's Incorporated, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, 1951 March 20. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Douglas MacArthur Letters, Photographs, and Autographed Postcard, 1944 September 27. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

George C. Marshall Letter and Note, 1944 July 12. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Louis and Edwina Mountbatten Letters, 1940 December 11. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Bernard Law Montgomery Letter, Report, Photograph, and Autographed Envelope, 1944 August 14. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Chester William Nimitz Letters, 1951 January 25. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

George S. Patton, Jr. Letter, Autographed Menu, and Photographs, 1943 August 19. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Iwo Jima Photograph Inscribed by Joe Rosenthal, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Harry S. Truman Letter to David Morgan, 1947 November 19. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Photograph of Omar Bradley, Dwight Eisenhower, and Winston Churchill, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

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