Leon S. Adler papers, 1943-1993

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Summary

Creator:
Adler, Leon S. (Leon Sidney), 1912-1990
Abstract:
Collection comprises letters, military service and medical records, two photograph albums, and printed items maintained by Leon S. Adler, along with a scrapbook maintained stateside by Roslyn "Posy" Adler between 1943 and 1945 to record Leon's naval service, from his training and teaching at Ft. Schuyler, N.Y., to his service as part of the fleet which occupied Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, following the war. Includes two printed items, a copy of the book U.S.S. Biloxi published around 1945, and a CRAM'S WAR ATLAS, dating between 1941-1945, along with a U.S. Service flag from World War II.
Extent:
5.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11056

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises letters, military service and medical records, two photograph albums, and printed items maintained by Leon S. Adler, along with a scrapbook maintained stateside by Roslyn "Posy" Adler between 1943 and 1945 to record Leon's naval service, from his training and teaching at Ft. Schuyler, N.Y., to his service as part of the fleet which occupied Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, following the war. Includes two printed items, a copy of the book U.S.S. Biloxi published around 1945, and a CRAM'S WAR ATLAS, dating between 1941-1945, along with a U.S. Service flag from World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Leon S. Adler was the son of Marcus Mordechai Valentine Adler and Jeanette B Sternberger and was born in Lebanon, Ind., in 1912. He married Roslyn Woolf, known to the family as "Posy," in 1937; the couple had two children. He was a successful manager of retail clothing stores. Adler became a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves during World War II, eventually serving as a Communications and Public Information officer from Feb. 1945-Dec. 1945 aboard the U.S.S. Biloxi. He was among the first U.S. occupation forces that arrived in Hiroshima and Nagasaki following the dropping of the atomic bombs, and his photographic and written documentation was uncensored.

Acquisition information:
The Leon S. Adler Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, September 2015

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2014-0202

Physical facet:
105 items
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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[Identification of item], Leon S. Adler Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.