Collection number: MC 176
Size: 1 box
(0.33 cu.ft.)
About the Roche Family
The Roche family – Annie Roche, widow of David Roche (died Sept. 6, 1932), and mother of John Michael, Elizabeth (born ca. 1920, died July 1990), and David Roche (born ca. 1926) – lived at 89 Fourth Street in Manchester, New Hampshire’s west side. From July 1941 until March 1943, when he was discharged and awarded a disability pension for a duodenal ulcer, John served as a private in the U.S. Army. David served in the U.S. Navy.
About the Roche Family Papers
The Roche Family collection consists of 113 letters written during the years 1942-1946 and a small number of photographs. Over half of the letters (71) are to Elizabeth Roche (referred to variously as “Betty,” “Liz,” or Elizabeth), mainly from former high school friends serving in the Armed Forces, or from family relatives. Twenty-seven (27) of the letters are from David Roche to his mother, Annie. Mrs. Margaret Wagner, whose son Thomas, is one of the correspondents, also lived at 89 Fourth Street in the unit adjacent to the Roches.
Many of the letters, and especially those to Elizabeth Roche, bear a flavor probably typical of letters home from new recruits: they are breezy and nostalgic for the recent past, mentioning times and places shared in common, such as “the square,” a neighborhood in Manchester.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Roche Family Papers, 1933-1946, MC 176, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase, Charles Applebaum, Watchung, New Jersey, Nov 21, 2000 (Accession number: 2000.31)
Collection Contents
Series 1: Letters, 1916-1944
Subseries A: To Elizabeth Roche
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Subseries B: From Elizabeth Roche
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Subseries C: To Mrs. Annie Roche (Mother)
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Subseries D: Miscellaneous
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Series 2: Official correspondence, 1942-1945
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
Anne Roche:
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Series 3: Items, 1942-1945
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Series 4: Photographs, 1933-1943
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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