Box 2
Container
Contains 4 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, 1943 - 1949
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 100, Series 1
Scope and Contents
Material is composed entirely of personal correspondence, primarily between Whalen and his mother. Whalen also writes to other family members, friends, and past acquaintances. The correspondence contains letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a still-intact rose petal.
Dates:
1943 - 1949
Naval Service, 1943 - 1946
Series — Box: 2
Identifier: MSP 100, Series 2
Scope and Contents
Materials related to Whalen’s time in the service, including hymns, reports, newsletters, and war crimes legal proceedings documents. Items include newsletters and documentation regarding Saipan in 1945.
Dates:
1943 - 1946
Purdue University, 1955 - 1991
Series — Box: 2
Identifier: MSP 100, Series 3
Scope and Contents
Items relating to Whalen’s time as a faculty member and director of the Purdue University Press. Documents include memoranda, budget reports, staff reports, and publication information.
Dates:
1955 - 1991
William Whalen papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 100
Scope and Contents
The William Whalen papers includes personal correspondence and materials created during Whalen’s service during and after World War II, as well as a small number of assorted documents related to his time as director of the Purdue University Press.
Dates:
1943 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1947