[Letter from Charles M. Kirkpatrick to Cecelia McKie - May 18, 1943] Metadata

Metadata describes a digital item, providing (if known) such information as creator, publisher, contents, size, relationship to other resources, and more. Metadata may also contain "preservation" components that help us to maintain the integrity of digital files over time.

Available Formats

Dublin Core: XML Dublin Core: JSON Dublin Core: Text Dublin Core: RDF/XML UNTL: XML Access METS: XML

Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Charles M. Kirkpatrick to Cecelia McKie - May 18, 1943]
  • Series Title Cecelia McKie Scrapbook Collection

Creator

  • Author: Kirkpatrick, Charles M.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Correspondent: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Compiler: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1943-05-18

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter sent from Charles M. Kirkpatrick to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from his son, Harlan G. Kirkpatrick, and stating they had received other messages from him. They had been informed by the Navy Department that he was a prisoner of the Japanese on May 12. He also mentions that his son had been on the U.S.S. Houston. Letter is printed on Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company stationery. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from C. M. Kirkpatrick, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, New York, New York. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
  • Physical Description: [1] p. ; 29 cm. + 1 envelope : ill. ; 11 x 24 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal correspondence
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: prisoners of war
  • Keyword: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
  • Keyword: Radio Tokyo
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - California - Sacramento County - Sacramento
  • Place Name: United States - Pennsylvania - Montgomery County - Ardmore
  • Place Name: United States - New York - New York City
  • Place Name: Philippines - National Capital Region - Manila
  • Coverage Date: 1943-05-10
  • Coverage Date: 1943-05-12
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Relation

  • Is Part Of: [Cecelia McKie Scrapbook], ark:/67531/metapth1628681/
  • References: [Letter from Cecelia McKie to Charles M. Kirkpatrick - May 10, 1943], ark:/67531/metapth1632427/

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 2016.189.111-112
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1632428

Note

  • Display Note: The Cecelia McKie Scrapbook was generously donated to the museum by the American Ex-Prisoners of War (www.axpow.org), of which McKie was an honorary member.
Back to Top of Screen