]> stringer_h_and_s Helen and Sydney Stringer Correspondence An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University MRC &su_name; &su_address; 9 Jan 2017 Michele Combs 9 Jan 2017 English 2019 Jun 24 - processed (DSA) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Stringer, Helen. Helen and Sydney Stringer Correspondence 1943-19891943-1945 2.25 linear ft. World War II correspondence between Helen Stringer and her husband Sydney, a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, stationed in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany. 4795913 English Biographical History

Helen Dann Stringer (1909-2007) was a 1931 graduate of Syracuse University, and also graduated from Yale University School of Nursing in 1934. An active member of such organizations as Planned Parenthood and League of Women Voters among others, she also volunteered with her husband on medical relief operations in Malaysia, Vietnam, Tunisia, and Haiti. A published author later in life, she chronicled the life of her grandmother in Millie M.D.: The Story of a Nineteenth Century Woman, 1846-1927 (1992), and published her and her husband's World War II correspondence in Letters of Love and War: A World War II Correspondence (1998).

Dr. Sydney Walter Stringer (1908? - 1978) was a graduate of Cornell University (1929) and of Yale University School of Medicine (1933). During World War II, as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he was stationed in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany between 1944 and 1945. After World War II, he returned to his gynecology practice which he had started in 1936, and continued there until 1973. He also further served the Army as a medical officer at the Army Reserve Hospital and the Army Reserve Training Center in Liverpool, NY. After retiring, he was known in his later years as a cello player and collector of rare orchids.

[Some information adapted from Helen Dann Stringer's obituary, Syracuse.com]

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Helen and Sydney Stringer Correspondence contains letters written between Helen Dann Stringer and Sydney W. Stringer during Sydney's deployment in Europe in World War II, as well as items written from their children to Sydney, and an edited transcription of the letters from March, 1944 - July, 1945.

Arrangement of the Collection

Arranged alphabetically by type, with correspondence arranged chronologically.

Subject and Genre Headings Military historyNew York State Science and medicineStringer, Helen Dann. Stringer, Sydney Walter. United States. -- Army. -- Medical Corps. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945. World War, 1939-1945 -- New York -- Syracuse. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. Correspondence. Transcriptions (documents) Pins (jewelry) Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Helen and Sydney Stringer Correspondence, &su_name;

Acquisition Information

Gift of Helen Stringer, 1990.

Inventory Correspondence Children to Sydney 1 1944, undated Helen and Sydney 1 1943, Jun, Oct; 1944, Jan, Mar-Aug 14 folders Helen and Sydney 2 1944, Sep-Dec 12 folders Helen and Sydney 3 1944 empty envelopes Helen and Sydney 3 1945, Jan 1-Apr 13 10 folders Helen and Sydney 4 1945, Apr 14-Jul 30 11 folders includes empty envelopes Helen and Sydney 4 undated includes fragments 2 folders Memorabilia Miscellaneous 4 undated eagle insignia pin and later note by Helen Printed Material Prisms 5 1989

This volume contains an abridged transcription by Helen Stringer of Helen and Sydney's correspondence, Mar 23, 1944 - Jul 12, 1945. The title page is inscribed "To the George Arents Research Library," and signed by Helen Stringer, Jan 23, 1990.