William Fridsma Collection
Scope and Contents
The William Fridsma Collection is comprised of a folder of letters written to home while in the military during World War II.
Dates
- created: 1945-1947
- Other: Majority of material found in 1945-1947
- Other: Date acquired: 05/03/2019
Creator
- Fridsma, William (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research in Heritage Hall. Materials do not circulate.
Biographical or Historical Information
William Fridsma was born in either 1928 or 1927 in Midland Park, New Jersey. After graduating high school, he moved to Bellflower, California where he worked in the Post Office until he went into the army in 1945. Most of his army career was as a postal clerk in Attu, Alaska.
Note written by
Full Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet
Full Extent
One box other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The William Fridsma Collection is comprised of a folder of letters written to home while in the military during World War II.
Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brenda Veen
Method of Acquisition
Donation
Subject
- Fridsma, William (Person)
- Title
- William Fridsma Collection Finding Aid
- Author
- Laurie Haan
- Date
- 12/04/2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Repository
Hekman Library
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids MI 49546 US
616-526-6913
crcarchives@calvin.edu