COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Record
Identifier:
exwsPmr4_pg14_itm2_pc04
Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1918-03-14, World War I
Creator:
Pommer, Lydia?
Description:
Letter from sister Lydia Pommer? to musketeer Paul Pommer in Offenbach, Germany, dated March 14, 1918. The envelope is addressed to Paul Pommer, infantry regiment 117. The back of the envelope has "bei Winkler" in the upper right hand corner. In the letter, Pommer's sister discusses how pleased she is to receive his letter. She mentions a Mr. Uhlemann and Adolf Uhl, who hasn’t written in a while. She urges Pommer to continue writing, filling her in on his goings on. Working often, she explains the difficulties sending a package due how little time she has. She concludes with her heartfelt greetings.
Description:
Envelope; Postmark: 15.3.18; 4.75x3.75" (12x9.5 cm); Feld-Post; Offenbach; Postmark: 15.3.18; 4.75x3.75" (12x9.5 cm)
Date:
1918-03-14
Location:
Offenbach (Germany : Landkreis)
Time Period:
Nineteen tens
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence
People Identified:
Pommer, Lydia
Places Identified:
Offenbach am Main (Germany)
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German
People Identified:
Uhl, Adolf
Subject:
Personal correspondence
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Source:
Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier's scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library…
Provenance:
Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany.
Language:
ger
Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives
Access Rights:
No Known Copyright. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries.
File Format:
image/jp2
Digitization Date:
2020