Ward F. Siegrist, World War II ration book
Collection — Folder: S1951
Identifier: S1951
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Ward Siegrist's World War II ration book no. 3 and includes 4 pages of unused ration stamps. No. 3 ration books were replacement books and were distributed in 1943 by the United States of America Office of Price Adminstration.
Dates
- 1943
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Ward F. Siegrist was born January 1, 1907 in Akron, Ohio to Howard and Esther Siegrist. He married Cecelia McDonald (1906-1984) on April 21, 1933. He and his wife moved to Indianapolis in the early 1970s and moved to Warsaw, Indiana in 1983. Mr. Siegrist passed away at the age of 81 on January 7, 1988.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Ward F. Siegrist.” Summit County, Ohio Marriage Records, 1840-1980. Accessed October 15, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
“Cecelia A. SiegristIndianapolis Star(IN), March 24, 1984.
“Ward F. Siegrist.” Times Union (Warsaw, IN), January 8, 1988.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Ward F. Siegrist.” Summit County, Ohio Marriage Records, 1840-1980. Accessed October 15, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
“Cecelia A. SiegristIndianapolis Star(IN), March 24, 1984.
“Ward F. Siegrist.” Times Union (Warsaw, IN), January 8, 1988.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains one ration book.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from John Randolph in 2018/08.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2018/10/15 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/10/15 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Ward F. Siegrist, World War II ration book
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
