A Guide to the Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Peter Lukoff Papers

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries

Summary Information

Repository:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries
Creator:
Lukoff, Peter.
Title:
A Guide to the Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Peter Lukoff Papers
ID:
2005.0143
Date [inclusive]:
undated, 1944-1945
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
Language of the Material:
English
Text [Box]:
1
Text [Box]:
2
Abstract:
Peter Lukoff, Company C, 48th Armor Infantry Battalion, lived in Norwich, Connecticut. The bulk of the collection documents Lukoff's experiences from training in the United States (South Carolina) and his activities in France, Belgium, Germany and England from 1944-1945.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Connecticut Soldiers Collection, Peter LukoffPapers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

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Biography

Peter Lukoff, of Norwich, Connecticut, served in Company C, 48th Armor Infantry Battalion date from April 1944 through June 1945. Prior to his war service he was employed by the Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company, Thames Branch.

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Scope and Content

The bulk of the collection documents Lukoff's experiences from training in the United States ( South Carolina) and his activities in France, Belgium, Germany and England. Also included are letters and cards from his wife, Alma, and two children, Philip and Barbara. Lukoff was wounded in action at the Battle of the Bulge and separated from his unit for a short period of time.

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Arrangement

Series I: Correspondence ( undated, 1944-1945)

Series II: Other papers ( undated, 1944-1945)

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries September 2005

University of Connecticut Libraries405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1205860.486.2524archives@uconn.edu

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

The collection was purchased in 2001.

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

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Controlled Access Headings

  • Lukoff, Peter.
  • Connecticut
  • Correspondence
  • Financial Records
  • Norwich (Conn.)
  • Personal narratives
  • Soldiers
  • World War (1939-1945)

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Correspondence,, undated, 1944-1945

Title/DescriptionInstances
undated
Box 2: Folder 25
1944 April
Box 1: Folder 1
1944 May
Box 1: Folder 2
1944 June
Box 1: Folder 3
1944 July
Box 1: Folder 4
1944 September
Box 1: Folder 5
1944 October
Box 1: Folder 6
1944 November
Box 1: Folder 7
1944 December
Box 1: Folder 8
1945 January
Box 1: Folder 9
1945 February
Box 1: Folder 10
1945 March
Box 1: Folder 11
1945 April
Box 1: Folder 12
1945 May
Box 2: Folder 13
1945 June
Box 2: Folder 14
To Peter from Alma,, undated
Box 2: Folder 15
To Peter from Alma,, 194
Box 2: Folder 16
To Peter from Alma,, 1944 March
Box 2: Folder 17
To Peter from Alma,, 1944 May
Box 2: Folder 18
To Peter from Alma,, 1944 June
Box 2: Folder 19
Friends and Family,, undated
Box 2: Folder 20
Friends and Family,, 1944-1945
Box 2: Folder 21

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Series II: Other papers,, undated, 1944-1945

Title/DescriptionInstances
Ephemera,, undated
Box OS, 2: Folder 22
Financial records,, 1944-1945
Box 2: Folder 23
Military publications,, 1944
Box 2: Folder 24

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