Letter from Joel M. Halpern to Nettie and Carl Halpern

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Joel M. Halpern to Nettie and Carl Halpern
Description:
This letter gives more details about the visit to Banja Luka in Bosnia and visiting a modern apartment building. Again in Zagreb, they stayed with R.S.'s niece and her family who told stories of their time during the war. They also met an artist, took a bus trip through breathtaking mountain scenery and ended up in Jajce, where they again saw a market. Details of things being sold follows with special attention paid to the clothing. The train ride to Sarajevo was long and slow with excellent views of the scenery.
Creator:
Halpern, Joel Martin
Addressee:
Halpern, Carl, 1902-1986
Addressee:
Halpern, Nettie
Date:
March 31, 1954
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Field notes
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Series:
Series 5E. Yugoslavia: Serbia
Subjects:
Anthropology--Serbia
Ethnology--Serbia
Apartment houses--Serbia
Markets--Serbia
Landscapes--Serbia
Ethnic costume--Serbia
Railroads--Serbia
Places:
Serbia
Extent:
5 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs001-rb-fn-i0053
Terms of Use:
All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Serbia
Identifier:
mufs001-rb-fn-i0053