Letter from Barbara K. Halpern to Nettie and Carl Halpern

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Barbara K. Halpern to Nettie and Carl Halpern
Description:
Letter from Barbara Halpern to Joel's parents describing the contents of packages sent from India. In this letter, Barbara describes the various gifts that she and Joel packed for family members. She also mentions a trip that Joel made to a remote village called Muong Sai. This village was being helped by a team of Filipino Jaycees aid workers. Her menu for a dinner party with Ed and Rosemary Findlay is also mentioned.
Creator:
Halpern, Barbara
Addressee:
Halpern, Carl, 1902-1986
Addressee:
Halpern, Nettie
Date:
April 5, 1957
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 5H. Southeast Asia: Laos and Vietnam
Subjects:
Airplanes--Laos
Anthropology--Laos
Ethnology--Laos
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Laos
Cities and towns--Laos
Civil servants--Laos
Food--Laos
Food habits--Laos
Ethnic groups--Laos
Manners and customs--Laos
Material culture--Laos
Missionaries--Laos
Monasticism and religious orders--Laos
Social norms--Laos
Villages--Laos
Women--Laos
Laotians--Laos
Louangphrabang (Laos)--Description and travel
Halpern, Barbara Kerewsky
Halpern, Joel Martin
United States Operations Mission to Laos
Places:
Laos
Extent:
3 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs001-ls-fn-i019
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:
Laos
Identifier:
mufs001-ls-fn-i019