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Emil George Berg fonds
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Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence written by Emil George Berg to his wife and son, sympathy letters to Ida Berg after her husband's death, and some correspondence written to George. Series contains three files: Correspondence from George, Sympathy letters, and Miscellaneous correspondence.

Correspondence from George

File contains correspondence from George to his wife Ida and to his son Ingval, all written in Norwegian. The item that has "Taken from a German prisoner" on the back was likely not written by George, and it is unknown how it arrived in his possession.

Emil George Berg fonds

  • SCM-RG-0089
  • Fonds
  • 1916-[199-?]

Fonds consists of material relating to Emil George Berg, known as George, including his military career and his death. Fonds contains four series: History, Military, Correspondence, and Newspaper clippings.

History

Series consists of the marriage certificate of Emil George Berg and Ida Karoline (misspelled Caroline) Andresen as well as a typed history of Emil George Berg, which was possibly copied from another source.

Military

Series contains records relating to Emil George Berg's military experience during the First World War, including notification of his medal and his discharge certificate, as well as correspondence written to Ida Berg during the Second World War. Also includes a print of a photograph from Camp Hughes, Manitoba, in 1916 and a photograph of George mounted on a larger background that has the words "For King and Empire" and "United Empire" on it around the Union Jack and Canadian flag. A header, which has been cut off from its original place, includes his name, battalion, and enlistment place and date.

Miscellaneous correspondence

File includes a letter about Emil George Berg's mortgage and a reply to George from the Norwegian America Line Agency, Inc., about a film he wanted to borrow.

Newspaper clippings

File includes newspaper clippings about Emil George Berg or that mention him, including the marriage announcement for George and Ida.

Sympathy letters

File includes letters of sympathy written to Ida Berg after the death of her husband on May 14, 1939. Letters are handwritten and typed. Also includes the death announcement and the funeral address of the late George Berg on May 17, 1939, likely delivered by Rev. E. S. Leaker.