Emil Straka collection, 1914-1929 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Collection Overview

Title: Emil Straka collection, 1914-1929

Predominant Dates:1914-1919

ID: 01/01/MSS00095

Primary Creator: Straka, Emil

Extent: 0.75 Cubic Feet

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into two series:

Series 1: Correspondence

Subseries 1: to Lillian Rose (arranged chronologically, all written by Emil Straka)

Subseries 2: to Family (arranged alphabetically, all written by Emil Straka)

Subseries 3: Other (arranged alphabetically). Only one letter in this subseries is written by Emil. Correspondents include Emil’s brother, Joseph, friends and/or relatives of Lillian, and correspondents whose relations are unknown.

Series 2: Photographs and Ephemera

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This is a collection of letters are written by a Emil Straka, a WWI American soldier.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Photographs and Ephemera],
[All]

Series 1: Correspondence

Sub-series 1: Emil Straka to Lillian Rose

Box 1

Folder 1: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, September 23-30, 1917
Folder 2: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, October 2-12, 1917
Folder 3: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, October 14-October 28, 1917: Includes 11 unwritten Camp Grant postcards.
Folder 4: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, November 6-28, 1917
Folder 5: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, December 2-27, 1917
Folder 6: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, January 11-31, 1918
Folder 7: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, February 7-18, 1918
Folder 8: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, March 7-29, 1918
Folder 9: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, April 2-30, 1918
Folder 10: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, May 9-18, 1918
Folder 11: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, June 21-27, 1918
Folder 12: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, August 18-September 21, 1918
Folder 13: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, October 9-29, 1918
Folder 14: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, November 17-30, 1918
Folder 15: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, January 11-March 31, 1919: Includes letter to Emil (“Dan”) from “K” (presumably Lillian).
Folder 16: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, April 8-May 27, 1919
Folder 17: Straka, Emil to Rose, Lillian, undated

Sub-series 2: Emil Straka to Family

Box 1

Folder 18: Straka, Emil to Sedina, Antoinette (“A,” cousin), July 21, 1918 [?]-March 1919
Folder 19: Straka, Emil to cousin Sedina, Emily (cousin), November 10, 1918-February 28, 1919
Folder 20: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), January 12, 1918: Envelope only
Folder 21: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), June 7-27, 1918
Folder 22: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), July 5-21, 1918
Folder 23: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), August 1-31, 1918
Folder 24: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), September 4-October 29, 1918
Folder 25: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), November 8-22, 1918
Folder 26: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), December 17, 1918
Folder 27: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), January 4-June 28, 1919
Folder 28: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank (father), undated

Box 2

Folder 1: Straka, Emil to Straka, Frank Jr. (brother), August 4, 1918
Folder 2: Straka, Emil to Straka, Katarina (mother), February 6-April 14, 1919: April 14, 1919 envelope addressed to Katarina Strika but included letters to Lillian Rose and Emily Sedina (cousin).

Sub-series 3: Other Correspondence

Folder 3: Johnny to Rose, Lillian (cousin), December 21, 1915
Folder 4: Lawson, W. to Kaderback, Josephine, July 14, 1914
Folder 5: Straka, Emil to Helen (relative or friend of Lillian), March 29, 1918
Folder 6: Straka, Joseph (brother of Emil) to Rose, Lillian, February 28, 1918
Folder 7: Straka, Joseph (brother of Emil) to Rose, Lillian, undated
Folder 8: Unknown to Kaderback, Josephine, February 3, 1915, undated: In unknown language

Series 2: Photographs and Ephemera

Box 2

Folder 9: National Army ribbon, undated
Folder 10: Photographs, January 1918, undated
Folder 11: Veterans of Foreign Affairs Pamphlets, 1919-1929

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