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Collection: Harold Morrin Collection

Title: Harold Morrin Collection, Series 1 World War II Letters

Object ID: MG0358_S01

Date Range: 1943-1946

, Side 9 Scope and Content Note: Series 1 of the Harold Morrin Collection contains correspondence from Harold Morrin to his mother, Mrs. Hilda M. Morrin, in Millersville, during World War II. Harold enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and was discharge in 1946. In these letters, he writes about army life

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Collection: Harold Morrin Collection

Title: Harold Morrin Collection, Series 1 World War II Letters

Description: Series 1 of the Harold Morrin Collection contains correspondence from Harold Morrin to his mother, Mrs. Hilda M. Morrin, in Millersville, during World War II. Harold enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and was discharge in 1946. In these letters, he writes about army life; traveling in the United States, England, and France; and his social life.

Admin/Biographical History: Harold Morrin served in the U. S. Army during World War II, from 1943-1946. "He was a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and was active in the local civic community. He was the past president of the following: Lancaster County Philatelic Society, Lancaster County Bird Club, North Museum Associates and Lancaster Chapter of Administrative Management Society, Millersville Borough Council, and vice president of Lancaster County Boroughs Association. He was Past Director of the Tanger Arboretum, the Lancaster County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Lancaster County Elementary Envirothon. He also was past board member of the National Association of Accountants. Harold was active in Boy Scouts of America with Troop 45. In 1961, he was on the steering committee and board member of the Millersville Bicentennial."; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83211522/harold-b-morrin, accessed 22 December 2023.

System of Arrangement: Series 1 WWII Letters, 1943-1946; Series 2 Birding Records, 1962-2004; Series 3 Family Papers, 1879-2000

Date Range: 1943-1946

Creation Date: 1943-1946

Year Range From: 1943

Year Range To: 1946

Creator: Morrin, Harold B., 1923-2012

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 09

People: Morrin, Gerald W.; Morrin, Harold B.; Morrin, Hilda M. Erisman; Morrin, Ivan R.

Other Creators: Morrin, Hilda M. Erisman, 1899-1977

Subjects: Letters; Soldiers; Travel; United States. Army; United States. Army--Military life; World War, 1939-1945

Search Terms: Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland; Correspondence; England; Finding aids; Letters; Manuscript groups; Soldiers; Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas; United States Army; V-mail; World War II; WWII

Extent: 2 boxes, 28 folders, 1 cubic ft.

Object Name: Archive

Language: English

Object ID: MG0358_S01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Harold Morrin Collection, Series 2 Birding Records (MG0358_S02); Harold Morrin Collection, Series 3 Family Papers (MG0358_S03); World War II Collection (MG0067); Photograph Collection

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Series #, Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Collection may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2004.MG0358S01

Other Numbers: MG-358, Series 1

Classification: MG0358

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 22 December 2023.

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.045

Date Range: 1850/10/03

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Collection: James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 1 James Buchanan

Title: Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane

Description: Letter from James Buchanan to Harriet Lane saying he is happy that she is enjoying her travels in New York state and that Eskridge is home after being sick in Philadelphia. With envelope. Wheatland.

Date Range: 1850/10/03

Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Container: JBFP Part 1, Box 1

People: Buchanan, James; Johnston, Harriet Lane

Subjects: Personal correspondence; Letters; Travel; Health; New York (State)

Search Terms: Correspondence; Correspondence, Personal; Letters; Travel; Health; Harriet Lane Johnston; James Buchanan; Buchanan Collections; James Buchanan Presidential Library

Extent: 2 items, 6 pages to scan, 8 x 6.5 in. and 3.25 x 5.5 in.

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Parent Object ID: JBFP Part 1 Series 1

Object ID: JBFP 1.1.1.045

Associated Material: James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,; http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers; James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,; https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/; James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,; http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html; James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,; https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm

Related Item Notes: James Buchanan Family Papers; MG-96 James Buchanan Collection; Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm; Photograph collections; Curatorial collections; Wheatland Mansion

Notes: May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: JBMS1995.145a-b

Other Number: JBFP Part 1, Series 1, Subseries 1, Folder 45

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.

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