MAURICE EDWARD FITZHARRIS AND FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Fitzharris, Maurice Edward, creator. | |
| Title: | Maurice Edward Fitzharris and family papers. | |
| Dates: | 1912-1995 (bulk 1930-1954). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, biographical materials, photographs, and the personnel file of Fitzharris, who served in the 8th Replacement Depot in North Africa and in support of the Fifth United States Army in Italy during World War II and with the Fifteenth Army Group in Austria after the war. Letters between Fitzharris and his wife Gertrude are included, as are letters from his parents. The collection also includes two scrapbooks (1938-1945) created by Gertrude containing greeting cards, clippings, photographs, programs and correspondence. | |
| Quantity: | 2.25 cubic feet (3 boxes, including 2 volumes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Maurice Edward Fitzharris was born October 16, 1912, in Butte, Montana, son of Maurice and Julia (Lehan) Fitzharris. He was raised in Minnesota and commissioned in the Officers Reserve Corps through St. Thomas Military Academy, served in the 8th Replacement Depot in North Africa and later in Italy in support of the Fifth United States Army. Post-war service included assignment with the Fifteenth Army Group in Vienna and Salzburg prior to his discharge in November 1946. He returned to Minneapolis and worked as an accountant. He died February 16, 1994, in Minneapolis. He married Gertrude I. McBride on October 26, 1940.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Maurice Edward Fitzharris and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,708
Processing Information:
Processed by: Leif Kopietz, May 2021.
Catalog ID number: 9989791740204294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 127.A.7.2 | 1 | Photographs. | |||||||||
| Including some from Algeria and Italy. | |||||||||||
| 201 file: | |||||||||||
| Official, 1933-approximately 1954. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Official military personnel folder. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous "Personal". | |||||||||||
| Materials related to, but apparently not filed with, the official file. | |||||||||||
| Post-retirement and pension, 1945-1995. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 148.K.15.1B | 2 | Biographical, 1912-1945. | |||||||||
| Trip diary, 1932. | |||||||||||
| To western and southern United States. | |||||||||||
| Trip diary, 1942-1943. | |||||||||||
| Within United States. Likely kept by Gertrude Fitzharris. | |||||||||||
| Brochures, menus, etc., from visit to Switzerland, 1945. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence: | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous correspondence, undated, 1930-1958. | |||||||||||
| Maurice to Gertrude, 1939, 1942-1945. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Gertrude to Maurice, 1943-1945. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| To Maurice from parents, 1943-1944. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 148.E.16.5B-1 | 3 | Gertrude Fitzharris scrapbooks, 1938-1945. 2 volumes. | |||||||||
| Includes greeting cards, clippings, occasional photographs, programs, and letters. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
- Families -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Persons:
- Fitzharris family.
- Fitzharris, Gertrude, author.
- Fitzharris, Maurice, Sr., author.
- Fitzharris, Julia Lehan, author.
- Organizations:
- United States. Army. Army, 5th, author.
- United States. Army. Army, 15th, author.
- United States. Army -- Personal narratives.
- United States. Army -- Military life.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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