Author

Finding aid prepared by Katie L.B. Henningsen

Title

Robert Beeman papers

Date

1944-1946

Repository

University of Kentucky Special Collections

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

2011MS012 : [identification of item], Robert Beeman papers, 1944-1946, University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Extent

0.01 Cubic feet

42 items

Biography/History

No information found.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of forty-two letters and photographs sent by Robert Beeman to his family. They include detailed and graphic accounts of his experiences aboard the USS Corry (DD 463) and the USS Compton (DD 705).

Subjects

• Beeman, Ruth Coates
• World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
• World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
• World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

Collection Inventory