Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Audio Recording Geraldine M. Litvak Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Location of Service: Camp Hood and San Antonio, Texas
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/44079
After World War II broke out in Europe in 1939, Indiana teenager Geri Fisher never questioned her grandmother as the woman severed ties with her relatives back in Germany, fearful that some were sympathetic to the Nazi cause. It was common for her grandmother to provide shelter and clothes on her farm to European Jewish refugees, whom Geri called "Aunt" and "Uncle." At 18, attending a business college in San Antonio, Texas, Geri started to understand the personal impact of the war on December 8, 1941, when she heard President Roosevelt's words, "We are at war." She participated in USO-sponsored "invitation-only Tea Dances" attended by military personnel from Randolph Field and other installations. Later, she obtained a high security clearance to be able to enter the base and entertain veterans returning from Europe suffering from battle fatigue.
Geraldine M. Litvak Collection
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Title
- Geraldine M. Litvak Collection
Names
- Lugar, Richard
- U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
- Ordner, Larry
- Litvak, Geraldine M.
Home State
- Indiana
Headings
- - Litvak, Geraldine M.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - KEYL-TV -- Personal Narratives
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Status
- civilian
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Location of Service: Camp Hood and San Antonio, Texas
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Military Status: civilian
- Service History Note: Mrs. Litvak was present during the 1951 Symposium on "The Physics and Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere", which was the precursor to the U.S. Space Program.
Materials
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2009-08-20; 2009-08-20)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-02-23)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [9 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1951)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/44079
Cite as
- Geraldine M. Litvak Collection (AFC/2001/001/44079), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- audio
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