Letter

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Swedish American Museum

2006.62.18B3_PDF: A clickable PDF of a letter.
2006.62.18B3_PDF

A clickable PDF of a letter.

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2006.62.18B3

Scope and Content

Letter from David Thor to Grace Shogren, April 27, 1917.

Context

The Thor-Shogren archival collection contains military service documents, sympathy cards, and letters sent between Grace Shogren, David Thor, Joseph Thor, Elmer Thor, and other members of the family. David Thor was Grace Shogren’s first husband. He died in action on June 10th, 1918 and was temporarily buried in France until he was returned to the United States in 1921. Grace remarried his brother, Joseph Thor, in 1921. They attended Moreland Church in Oak Park, Illinois.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.62

Source or Donor

Reichmuth, Maureen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Maureen Reichmuth

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Families, Correspondence, Armed forces

Search Terms

Swedish Americans, World War I (1914-1918), Military, Sets of letters

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1916 - 1929