William D. Scarlett Jr. World War II Postcards, 1943 July 21 - 1945 August 28

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

From the Collection:

Collection contains postcards that William D. Scarlett Jr. sent to his mother, Gladys Scarlett in Knoxville, Tennessee. Scarlett sent the postcards from Switzerland and France at the end of World War II, from May to August 1945.

Eight of the postcards depict landscape and city scenes from St. Moritz, Chur, and Zermatt, Switzerland, and Verdun, France, in black and white as well as color. Eleven of the postcards are from a series titled "The Allies in Paris." Each card has a handwritten note from William to his mother inscribed on the back.

Dates

1943 July 21 - 1945 August 28

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 24 hours is needed to retrieve these items for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections at special@utk.edu.