Name/Title
LetterEntry/Object ID
2006.62.18H25Scope and Content
Letter to Grace Shogren from Joseph Thor, May 10th, 1919.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
2006.62Source or Donor
Reichmuth, MaureenAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Maureen ReichmuthLexicon
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Families, Correspondence, Armed forcesSearch Terms
Swedish Americans, World War I (1914-1918), Military, Sets of lettersArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1916 - 1929
