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Series II: Computer Files | |||||||||||||
BOX FD22 | Computer File, 2003 | ||||||||||||
1 computer disc | |||||||||||||
ID: AFC2001/001/33917 CF01 | |||||||||||||
CF01: Electronic copy of interview transcript (print version is MS16). | |||||||||||||
Series III: Manuscripts | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1077/1-2 | Civilian Papers, undated | ||||||||||||
2 folders | |||||||||||||
MS01: Baptism record, school report cards, Veterans Administration life insurance paperwork, high school yearbook. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1077/3 | Clippings, undated | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS02: Clippings about units veteran served with, includes articles from Minneapolis newspapers about veteran's capture as a prisoner of war (POW) and eventual return. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1077/4-9 | Correspondence, 1943-1955 | ||||||||||||
6 folders | |||||||||||||
MS03: Letters from the veteran to his family. Topics covered include: veteran's reaction to "washing out" of flight school (06/02/1943); veteran thanking his father for the gift of a hand-crafted knife he later used after being shot down; expressions of veteran's strong religious feelings; letters home from Stalag Luft III prison camp. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1078/1-13 | Correspondence, 1943-1955 | ||||||||||||
13 folders | |||||||||||||
MS03 continued | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1079/1 | Correspondence, 1943-1955 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS03 continued | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1079/2-3 | Correspondence, 1939-1945 | ||||||||||||
2 folders | |||||||||||||
MS04: Letters to the veteran from his family written while he was a prisoner in Stalag Luft III prison camp. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1079/4-5 | Correspondence, 1942-1945 | ||||||||||||
2 folders | |||||||||||||
MS05: Letters to the veteran from friends. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1079/6-7 | Correspondence, 1944 | ||||||||||||
2 folders | |||||||||||||
MS06: Letters between veteran's family and the families of other POW/MIA soldiers. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/1 | Correspondence, 1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS06 continued | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/2 | Correspondence, 1943-1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS07: Official military letters to veteran. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/3 | Correspondence, 1944-1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS08: Letters from the veteran's friends to his family. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/4 | Creative Works, June 1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS09: "I Was There," story about veteran's wartime experiences written by his mother, Verna Kovar, while he was on leave after being liberated from prison camp; includes a brief foreword by veteran. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/5 | Creative Works, undated | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS10: Copy of a pencil drawing of veteran. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/6 | Diaries and journals, 1944 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS11: Veteran's diary 07/23/1944 - 08/17/1944. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/7 | Military Papers, 1943-1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS12: Includes invitation to bombardier training graduation ceremony, list of names, personal affairs checklists, official personnel documents, training and expense reports. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/8 | Mixed Manuscripts, undated | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS13: POW/MIA related papers including newsletters, official information sent to family members, instructions on how to send packages to prisoners, information about local gatherings for families of POW/MIA soldiers. See also Oversize. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/7 | Periodicals, 1943-1955 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS14: Various personal papers including Stamford Flying School newsletter, church mailing from First Congregational Church in Hardin, Montana. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ288/1 | Periodicals, May 29, 1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS14: "Roosevelt Standard," Roosevelt High School newspaper. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1080/10-11 | Regimental/unit histories, undated | ||||||||||||
2 folders | |||||||||||||
MS15: Brochure on San Angelo Army Air Field Bombardier School; Silhouette Handbook of US Army Air Forces Airplanes. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1081/1-2 | Regimental/unit histories, undated | ||||||||||||
2 folders | |||||||||||||
MS15: "The Shack," 43-15 DR and 44-1 DR, training yearbook. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1081/3 | Transcript, November 13, 2003 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS16: Transcript of interview SR01. | |||||||||||||
Series IV: Photographs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER MSS1081/4 | Original photographic prints, 1940-1953 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
PH01-PH59: Images of Kovar and his crew, friends, published photographs with captions, family photographs. | |||||||||||||
Oversize Material | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/1 | Correspondence, 1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS03: Letters written while the veteran was a prisoner of war (POW). | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/2 | Correspondence, 1944-1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS04: Letters to the veteran from his family written while he was a prisoner in Stalag Luft III prison camp. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/3 | Correspondence, 1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS05: Letters to the veteran from friends. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/4 | Correspondence, 1944 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS06: Letters between veteran's family and the families of other POW/MIA soldiers. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ6/1 | Creative Works, undated | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS10: Original pencil drawing of veteran, artist unknown. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/5 | Military Papers, 1943-1945 | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS12: Includes invitation to bombardier training graduation ceremony, list of names, personal affairs checklists, official personnel documents, training and expense reports. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER OVZ286/6 | Mixed Manuscripts, undated | ||||||||||||
1 folder | |||||||||||||
MS13: POW/MIA related papers including newsletters, official information sent to family members, instructions on how to send packages to prisoners, information about local gatherings for families of POW/MIA soldiers. |