Inventory of the Brzezicki Family Letters 1968-1972 Brzezicki Family Letters Mss. Acc. 2007.40

Inventory of the Brzezicki Family Letters 1968-1972

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.40


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2007.40
Title:
Brzezicki Family Letters 1968-1972
Quantity:
160.00
Creator:
Brzezicki, Daniel T., 1949-1972 Brzezicki family Brzezicki, Martine Erney Brzezicki, Michael Place, Kathleen Brzezicki arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English
Abstract:
Letters, 1968-1972, of the Brzezicki family of Quakerstown, Pennsylvania, including 71 of Daniel Brzezicki's letters home during his time in the Marine Corps (1968-1970). Daniel's letters begin with his training at Parris Island, South Carolina starting in May 1968, and continue through his service. He spent most of his service years at Camp Pendleton, California, and then, beginning roughly in March of 1969, at an I-Corps ammo dump approximately 10 miles north of Da Nang in Vietnam. The collection also contains six letters from Daniel's brother Michael in the Navy (1970-1972), six letters from their sister Katie B. Place in Lawton, Oklahoma, (1968-1969), 75 condolence cards from various people to the Brzezicki family upon Daniel's death in 1972, and miscellaneous items.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Brzezicki Family Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Jack Fiorini during summer 2007.

Biographical Note

Daniel Brzezicki was born at Quakerstown, PA in 1949 the son of Theodore J. and Martine Erney Brzezicki. Daniel served in the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. He died in May 1972.

Scope and Contents

Letters, 1968-1972, of the Brzezicki family of Quakerstown, Pennsylvania, including 71 of Daniel Brzezicki's letters home during his time in the Marine Corps (1968-1970). Daniel's letters begin with his training at Parris Island, South Carolina starting in May 1968, and continue through his service. He spent most of his service years at Camp Pendleton, California, and then, beginning roughly in March of 1969, at an I-Corps ammo dump approximately 10 miles north of Da Nang in Vietnam. The collection also contains six letters from Daniel's brother Michael in the Navy (1970-1972), six letters from their sister Katie B. Place in Lawton, Oklahoma, (1968-1969), 75 condolence cards from various people to the Brzezicki family upon Daniel's death in 1972, and miscellaneous items.

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Topical Term:

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Brzezicki, Daniel T., 1949-1972
  • Brzezicki, Martine Erney
  • Brzezicki, Michael
  • Place, Kathleen Brzezicki