V-Mail Letter from Herbert Wilken, Written by his Wife Ethel (Zolz) Wilken to Alfred W. Wilken, 1943

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Name/Title

V-Mail Letter from Herbert Wilken, Written by his Wife Ethel (Zolz) Wilken to Alfred W. Wilken, 1943

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.4

Scope and Content

V-Mail letter listed as from Herbert Wilken to his brother Alfred Wilken, dated 01/03/1943. However, the letter is written by a woman, apparently Herb’s wife Ethel (Zotz) Wilken. She states to have been offered a substitute teaching position in English and Library at Central School, but refused it as homemaking is a full-time job and despite Herb’s mild encouragement to take it. She describes family life.

Collection

William H. Wilken Collection

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wilken, Alfred William, Wilken, Ethel (Zotz), Wilken, Herbert

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