Guide to the Russell J. Klages Papers and Photographs 1942-1946
1942-1946
Metadata Details
- Title
- Russell J. Klages papers and photographs 1942-1946
- Creator
- Subject
- Klages, Russell J, World War, 1939-1945
- Description
- The Russell J. Klages papers and photographs consist of correspondence, family mementos and photographs. The papers mostly concern the World War II military service of Mr. Klages through routine correspondence to his sister, Ethel Klages Cristiano, as well as formal military notices of his death in the Pacific. The collection also contains the personal bible of Mr. Klages, notice of a posthumous Purple Heart Award and photographs of Mr. Klages, his sister and brother-in-law., Russell J. Klages papers and photographs, 1942-1946, MSS 842, Thomas Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center, Cataloging of this collection was funded by a Basic Processing grant from NHPRC., Katherine Venezia Gift 2011 2011.0181, Russell J. Klages was a Pittsburgh resident who served as a private in the South Pacific during World War II. He toured in the South Pacific from 1942 until he was killed in action in the Philippines. Klages was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star., Gift of Katherine Venezia., Processed MSS 0842 9/2012 C. Lough, Collection level finding aid available.
- Publisher
- Contributor
- Klages, Russell J., Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
- Date
- 1942-1946
- Type
- Collection, Text
- Format
- Identifier
- oclc: 817994828, pitt: US-QQS-mss842
- Source
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=hswpead;cc=hswpead;rgn=main;view=text;didno=US-QQS-mss842, pdcp_noharvest
- Coverage
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/