World War II, 1942 - 1945
Dates
- Creation: 1942 - 1945
Scope and Contents
Contains family photographs, including those featuring the Alper's daughter Rika as well as earlier generations of the Alper and Machanic families dating back to the late 1800s, Alper's photographs from his military service in Italy, Switzerland, Southern France, Morocco, and Tunisia, and smaller amount of professional photographs.
Creator
- From the Collection: Alper, Benedict Solomon, 1905- (Person)
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research. Audio recordings on cassette have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Audio recordings on reel are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
Extent
From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (17 containers)
From the Collection: 10 Gigabytes (13 files with approximately 5.5 hours of audio)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
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