CANTINE FAMILY:

Two photocopied booklets containing transcripts of World War II letters (Oct. 28, 1944-Nov. 4, 1945) written by Cantine family members and a few portraits. The letters were selected by LaMont Eastvold and Charlotte Prentice from a weekly family newsletter entitled, "Cantine Corn Consuming Corporation Chronicle," which was originally distributed during the war by Virginia Aarthun of St. Paul, Minnesota and is also included in the collection.

The majority of the letters were written by cousins in the military who were stationed abroad. Wallace Kramer, Jack Cantine, and Lauritz Aarthun served in Europe and wrote of their respective experiences in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. Jergen Aarthun, Donald Aarthun, and George Orrben served in the Pacific and their letters describe experiences during the invasion of the Philippines and the battle of Okinawa. There are also a few selections related to family members who were stationed in the U.S. including Scott G. and Peter C. Kramer

Photographs and photocopies of other genealogical materials are also included.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cantine family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession Numbers: 15,256; 16,285.

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Frank P. Hennessy, May 1998; Jennifer Huebscher, April 2011.

Catalog ID number: 001734711

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A collection of Henry Gabriel Kramer's World War I letters, entitled Letters home, World War I, is also in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

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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 -- France.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines.

World War, 1939-1945 -- England.

Persons:

Aarthun, Donald.

Aarthun, Lauritz.

Aarthun, Jergen.

Aarthun, Virginia.

Cantine, Jack.

Eastvold, LaMont.

Kramer, Scott G.

Kramer, Peter C.

Kramer, Wallace.

Prentice, Charlotte.

Document Types:

Newsletters.

Photographs.

Title:

Cantine Corn Consuming Corporate Chronicle.

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