Contains Joseph T. Mengel, Jr.’s personal correspondence, dating from early letters home from camp in the 1930s through his schooling and career. The majority of correspondence is written by Mengel to his parents. This portion of the collection also includes journals, daily planners, and Mengel’s stamp collection.
Folder 1: Late 1930s – early 1940s
Folder 2: Navy Department Bureau of Ships, 1946
Folder 3: Ashville School for Boys, 1946-1950
Folder 4: Archaeology Field Camp, Point of Pines, Arizona, 1952
Folder 5: University of Southern Mississippi Field Camp, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1953
Folder 6: Graduate School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1954-1956
Folder 7: Oliver Iron Division, Ishpeming, Michigan, 1955
Folder 8: Armed Forces Recruiting, 1956
Folder 9: Mobil Oil Company, Billings, Montana, 1956-1958
Folder 10: Ph.D. Program, Madison, Wisconsin, 1959-1962
Folder 11: Europe Trips, 1965 and 1967
Folder 12: Superior, Wisconsin, 1961-1979
Folder 13: 1980s – 1990s
Folder 14: Undated
Folder 15: Journal, Jan. – June 1990
Folder 16: Daily Planners, 1991-1994
Folder 17: Personal Notes, 2000s
Folder 1: Stamp Collection (1)
Folder 2: Stamp Collection (2)
Folder 3: Stamp Collection (3)
Physical Description: .75 linear feet (1.5 AB)
Processed by: Shana Aue and Laura Jacobs