Uncle Harry's Letters (1945 - 1955)

Archive

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Uncle Harry's Letters (1945 - 1955)

Entry/Object ID

1997.27.2.1

Scope and Content

Harry E. Dankoler's bulk correspondence with close to 500 friends. Through these mimeographed letters, he keeps his friends advised of his health, travels, philosophy, housing, family history, Door County Museum history, updates and reports, holiday greetings and his last message mailed at the time of his death. Physical Characteristics: ??? sheets, 8 1/2" x 11" and smaller, in 28 folders.

Collection

Door County Archives, Harry Dankoler

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

1997.27

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - Ex. Coll.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Correspondence, Dankoler

Archive Details

Creator

Dankoler, Harry E.

Archive Size/Extent

??? sheets in 28 folders

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1945 - 1955 Early Create Date: 1945 Date(s): 1945 - 1955 Date(s) Assembled: 1945 - 1955 Level of Description: Item System of Arrangement: Arranged in folders by letter number.

Location

Location

Container

Dankoler

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Condition Notes - 1997: Mimeographs and printed materials that are faded and very worn from much handling. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 16, 2001

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 6, 2026