Harold John Hartlieb Papers, ca. 1945

Gift, Luann Hartlieb, 2014.

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Harold John Hartlieb Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Elizabeth McKinley, 2014.

Harold John Hartlieb was born in Illinois in 1916 to John and Lena Hartlieb, natives of Austria. He was the eldest son and middle child of five children: Tillie (b. 1910), Josephine (b. 1913), Harold (b. 1916), Norman (b. 1921), and Catherine (b. 1932). In 1941, Harold married Juanita Fields. The couple had two children, Luann and Harold, Jr. In April of 1945, Harold, Sr. enlisted in the army and spent most of his time stationed at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas, from where he often wrote home to his family.

Correspondence and military documents from Harold John Hartlieb’s service during World War II. The majority of letters are from Hartlieb to his wife, Nita, and two children, Luann and Harold, Jr. Also included are greeting cards sent to Harold for various holidays, including his birthday and Father’s Day; a letter from his two younger siblings, Norman and Catherine; a Certificate of Fitness; and a pamphlet titled “I am a Doughboy.”

• NamesHartlieb, Harold John
• Subject
  • Chicago
  • Family Papers
  • Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Correspondence