James Kimmel Letters, 1943/1944

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

James Kimmel Letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Summary

Extent:
1.50 Linear Feet
Creator:
Kimmel, James, (1921-1944)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

James Kimmel Letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

PFC James Kimmel (1921-1944) letters to and from him during World War II. Kimmel was killed in action in Italy while serving with the Army in the 157th Infantry. Collection includes hundreds of of letters, eight v-mail letters, and five letters witten by Janet Bosler, Kimmel's sweetheart, that were returned and marked "deceased." The collection also includes newspaper clippings that reported Kimmel's death, a church service bulletin for his memorial, and letters of condolence to Bosler from soldiers who served with Kimmel when he died. Later, Janet Bosler married Edgar Greene, Jr. in 1968. The collection includes correspondence regarding their marriage and also earlier correspondence from her mother, Mrs. Louise Thomas Bosler.

Arrangement:

Chronological order.