Raymond and Rosemary Keifner Graham papers

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 99, Placement: 01

Identifier: MSS 37

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs, correspondence, and other documents related to Raymond and Rosemary Keifner Graham's high school years, time at Purdue, and immediately after graduation. Also included are documents Raymond Graham kept with him while serving in the U.S. Army in North Africa and Sicily during World War II, such as photos of Rosemary, immunization records, and foreign bank notes.

Dates

Creation: 1938 - 1950

Creator

Graham, Raymond (1919-2008) (Person)
Graham, Rosemary Keifner (Person)

Access Information

Collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Copyright held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

Raymond Graham began a civil engineering degree at Purdue University in 1938 before dropping out for financial reasons. By 1942, Graham enlisted in the U.S. Army and served overseas during World War II in North Africa and Sicily as part of the 9th Infantry Division. After the war, he married Rosemary Keifner in 1946, and he completed his degree in civil engineering in 1949 at Purdue. He worked in various engineering positions in Indiana and died in 2008.

Rosemary Keifner received a degree in Home Economics from Purdue University. She met her future husband, Raymond Graham, during her first year at Purdue. They later married in 1946 after Graham returned from overseas during World War II. They had three children before Rosemary died of nephritis in 1955.