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 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

Browse by Series:

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