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Albert Parks documents (Jeff Parks' father)

 File — Box: 0388.07, Box: 07

Scope and Contents

???? Albert Parks (black and white 6 x 4” photograph in cardboard Frame - child with wagon) 1938 My Senior Days Elsie (Michigan) High School Class of 1938 Yearbook June 3, 1938, with two photographs: Class photograph And an individual photograph in the yearbook; envelope addressed to Mr. Albert R. Parks, 342 M.A.C. , East Lansing, Michigan with return address 151 East Maryland Street, Indianapolis post marked Jan 6 1942; another individual photo with assorted high school memorabilia and newspaper clippings, Certificate of accomplishment from the Curtis Vocational Division for outstanding selling ability 1941 certificate for Albert Raymond Parks as member of Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity initiated December 6. 1943 War Ration Book Four issued to Marilyn H. Fley (Mrs. A. R. Parks) 318 E. North St., Bethlehem, Pa. 1943? USO “Letter on a Record” from Albert Parks to his family digitized by Lehigh’s Digital Media Studio - recording reveals Only an incomprehensible conversation between two people, very Poor quality recording, original record has cracks. [During World War II, servicemen could enter a booth at USO clubs operated by the National Catholic Community Service and make an audio recording. The result was a two-sided, wax-coated cardboard disk, 6-½” in diameter and playable on a turntable at 78 r.p.m. that could be mailed back home.] Original record and CD disk. 1957 Elsie, Michigan Centennial 1857-1957 July 14-20: Booklet And pinned badge 1965-1985 Assorted photographs in studio album by Allen Studios (8 photos of both Albert and Marilyn Parks)

Dates

  • Creation: 1741 - 2021

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (20 boxes + 3 frames)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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