Title:: Tom Sunkiskis World War II Collection 1935-1945

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.

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:

Tom Sunkiskis World War II Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.66
Creator:
arrangement
Abstract:
Artificial collection of correspondence; 1935, 1939-1945; primarily of soldiers serving in the US Armed Forces during World War II, but also a few letters written by American civilians living in the USA during this period and one folder with 33 letters from various German soldiers to Marie Luise Matsko of Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany (written in German). Collected by Tom Sunkiskis, this two-box collection contains correspondence from a variety of authors serving in all branches of the US military excluding the Coast Guard. Correspondence has been sorted by author and/or recipient and a brief description of the correspondence dialogue is provided. Some letters contain photographs.
Language:
The papers are in: EnglishGerman
Preferred citation:

Tom Sunkiskis World War II Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Artificial collection of correspondence; 1935, 1939-1945; primarily of soldiers serving in the US Armed Forces during World War II, but also a few letters written by American civilians living in the USA during this period and one folder with 33 letters from various German soldiers to Marie Luise Matsko of Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany (written in German). Collected by Tom Sunkiskis, this two-box collection contains correspondence from a variety of authors serving in all branches of the US military excluding the Coast Guard. Correspondence has been sorted by author and/or recipient and a brief description of the correspondence dialogue is provided. Some letters contain photographs.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Tom Sunkiskis on 00/00/2007.