Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

CARMICHAEL FAMILY
PAPERS, 1941-1954

Collection #:
M 0300

Table of Contents

Collection Information
Historical Sketch
Scope and Content Note
Box and Folder Listing
Cataloging Information

Processed By:
Paul Brockman
15 April 1996

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:

1 manuscript box, 11 folders.

COLLECTION DATES:

Inclusive, 1941-1954, bulk, 1942-1945.

PROVENANCE:

John Hanou, Annapolis, MD, 27 July 1995.

RESTRICTIONS:

None

 REPRODUCTION RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE FORMATS:

None

OTHER FINDING AIDS:

None

RELATED HOLDINGS:

Indiana Historical Society World War II Project (M 0652).

ACCESSION NUMBER:

1995.0639

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Carmichael family lived in Freetown, Jackson County, Indiana. Family members included father, Sherman, mother, Hazel, and three sons, Ralph, Carl, and Ray. All three sons served in the military during World War II. Ralph and Ray were in the Army serving in Europe and Carl was in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific.

Sources: Information in collection.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Ralph and Carl Carmichael while in the military during World War II to their parents and other family members in Freetown, Indiana, 1942-1945. Ralph served with the Army's Medical Battalion and writes from training camps in Mississippi and Tennessee and from assignments in England, France, and Germany. Carl Carmichael served with the Signal Company of the Army Air Corps and writes from training facilities in Illinois and Texas and from assignments in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Topics in both sets of letters include army life and conditions, war news and other current events, and discussion about home and family life. Carl Carmichael also sent seven photographs interfiled with his letters of 17 October 1944 and 19 February 1945 and three pieces of paper money issued by the Japanese during their occupation of the Philippines, interfiled with his letter of 18 January 1945.

The collection also contains one folder of postcards, greeting cards, and other general items regarding the Carmichael family, 1941-1954.

BOX AND FOLDER LISTING

BOX 1: Carmichael Family Papers, 1941-1954

FOLDER

CONTENTS

1

Ralph Carmichael Letters, Jan., 1942-March, 1943

2

Ralph Carmichael Letters, April, 1943-July, 1943

3

Ralph Carmichael Letters, Aug., 1943-Dec., 1943

4

Ralph Carmichael Letters, 1944

5

Ralph Carmichael Letters, Jan., 1945-April, 1945

6

Ralph Carmichael Letters, May, 1945-Oct., 1945

7

Carl Carmichael Letters, 1942

8

Carl Carmichael Letters, 1943

9

Carl Carmichael Letters, 1944

10

Carl Carmichael Letters, 1945

11

Greeting Cards and General Items, 1941-1954, and n.d.

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

  1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog
  2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
  3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
  4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

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