Gifford Boies Doxsee letter : to Ada Zouche German
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6311
Scope and content
Signed autograph letter to Ada Zouche German describing Doxsee's experiences in World War II, including his enlistment, training, participation in the Battle of the Bulge, his capture by the German Army, his time in prisoner of war camps, and his service in Dresden work camps, with particular reference to the fire bombing of that city, and his forced labor in Schlachthof Funf, or Slaughterhouse Five, in the company of the novelist Kurt Vonnegut.
Dates
- 1981, Jan. 10
Creator
- Doxsee, Gifford Boies. (Person)
- Vonnegut, Kurt. (Person)
- German, Ada Zouche. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Professor Emeritus of History, Ohio University; Prisoner of war, World War II. Cornell University Class of 1948.
Extent
28 pages. (28 pages.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)