Meyer and Evelyn Schiff correspondence

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 4848", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"4848", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Meyer and Evelyn Schiff correspondence"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1941-1945", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1941/1945"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"Collection consists of correspondence between Meyer Schiff, stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, and his wife Evelyn, in Brooklyn. Letters from Meyer discuss his activities and the conditions in Alaska and the Aleuts during the War. Also included are letters written by Meyer before the War, V-mail copies of The Aleut, and a quantity of letters from others"}

date_inclusive_start

1941

date_inclusive_end

1945

origination

{"value"=>"Schiff, Meyer", "type"=>"persname"}

keydate

1941

prefercite

{"value"=>"Meyer and Evelyn Schiff correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)

date_start

1941

date_end

1945

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