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Finding Aid for the Albert and Frank Dietrich Letters, 1939-1998 (bulk 1943-1947)


MS-2755

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Todd R. Yarbrough, April 28, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Todd R. Yarbrough, May 1, 2006
Encoded by: Todd R. Yarbrough, May 1, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Albert and Frank Dietrich Letters

Date/Date Range :   1939-1998 (bulk 1943-1947)

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:
Collection consists of copies of letters to and from both Albert and Frank Dietrich detailing Frank's military service and Albert's stance as a conscientious objector during the years of 1943-1947. The letters detail their debates over many issues, including the war. There are also many letters written from Frank to his wife, Chris, spanning from 1944-1947.

Call number: MS-2755

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was donated by Scott Bennett on October 25, 2005
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Albert and Frank Dietrich Letters, MS-2755. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of one box.


Biography / History

Frank and Albert Dietrich were identical twins raised in Pittsburgh. Frank was drafted into the Army Air Forces and was shipped to the Philippines in 1945, and later prepared for the invasion of Japan. Albert was an outspoken pacifist who filed as conscientious objector status, spent two year building dams, saving farmland, and working on sanitation projects in the states of South Dakota, Iowa, and Florida. They kept in touch throughout the war by writing hundreds of letters to each other. Albert Dietrich died in 2002 in the state of Maine, where he was a social worker. Frank Dietrich resides in Colorado with his wife Christine (Chris).


Collection Scope and Content Note

Collection consists of copies of letters to and from both Albert and Frank Dietrich detailing Frank's military service (including time spent in the Phillipines and Japan) and Albert's stance as a conscientious objector during the years of 1943-1947. The letters detail their debates over many issues, including the war. There are also many letters written from Frank to his wife, Chris, spanning from 1944-1947.

Subject Terms

  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence..
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Albert Dietrich Biographical Information, undated
Box   1     Folder   2    
Albert Dietrich Reference Material, undated
Box   1     Folder   3    
Albert Dietrich, His efforts to be classified as a conscientious objector, 1943
Box   1     Folder   4    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1939
Box   1     Folder   5    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to and From Albert, 1940
Box   1     Folder   6    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1941
Box   1     Folder   7    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1942
Box   1     Folder   8    
Frank and Chris Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1943
Box   1     Folder   9    
Frank and Chris Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1944
Box   1     Folder   10    
Frank and Chris Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1945
Box   1     Folder   11    
Frank and Chris Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, 1946
Box   1     Folder   12    
Albert Dietrich, misc. Letters, 1943-1946
Box   1     Folder   13    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Albert, undated
Box   1     Folder   14    
Albert Dietrich, letters to parents, 1939-1941
Box   1     Folder   15    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence with Father, 1941-1943, 1945
Box   1     Folder   16    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to and from Chris (Wife), 1942-1946
Box   1     Folder   17    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1943-1944
Box   1     Folder   18    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1944 October-December

Box   1     Folder   19    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1945 January-May

Box   1     Folder   20    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1945 April

Box   1     Folder   21    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1945 June
Box   1     Folder   22    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1945 July
Box   1     Folder   23    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1945 August
Box   1     Folder   24    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris (Wife), 1945 September
Box   1     Folder   25    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris, 1945 October

Box   1     Folder   26    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris, 1945 November
Box   1     Folder   27    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris, 1945 December
Box   1     Folder   28    
Frank Dietrich, Correspondence to Chris, 1946-1947
Box   1     Folder   29    
Frank Dietrich, misc. Correspondence to and from Chris, 1988-1998