Winifred S. Weislogel (Jan.-Mar.1963)., 01/10/1963-03/21/1963

File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Identifier: 68194

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Consists of 6 folders containing letters sent by Winifred S. Weislogel to her parents while stationed in Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya. Arranged chronologically.

Dates

01/10/1963-03/21/1963

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains 4 TLS dated 1/10/1963, 2/10/1963, 3/8/1963, and 3/21/1963 from Winifred S. Weislogel to her parents Catherine and George Weislogel, with discussion of her acceptance into the Foreign Service Training Branch at Tangier, Morocco, for Arabic Language and area training (Weislogel was the first woman to be offered training by the department); travel; and family news. References include Harlie Smith, Cherry Stubbs, Lee Tagge, the "Lady Be Good" (a U.S. B-24 bomber which strayed and crashed in the Libyan desert during World War II), Alice Robertson, Bob Aitken, Pat Brennan, Dick Duggan, Marion Hager, King Idriss of Libya, Alice Lasater, Ambassador E. Allen Lightner, Jr., Mohammed Salah, Henry Schuler, Lois Shipp, Catherina Stephan, Ralph Stephan, and John Dorman. Weislogel sent 3 of the letters from her post in Benghazi, Libya.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FOREIGN SERVICE TRAINING BRANCH - TANGIER, MOROCCO - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

TANGIER, MOROCCO - FOREIGN SERVICE TRAINING BRANCH - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

MOROCCO - TANGIER - FOREIGN SERVICE TRAINING BRANCH - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

MOROCCO - ARABIC LANGUAGE TRAINING BY U.S. FOREIGN SERVICE - REF 1963: Typed Letter Signed

TANGIER - ARABIC LANGUAGE TRAINING BY U.S. FOREIGN SERVICE - REF 1963: Typed Letter Signed

SMITH, HARLIE - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

STUBBS, CHERRY - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

TAGGE, LEE - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

"LADY BE GOOD" - U.S. B-24 BOMBER - WW II - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

ROBERTSON, ALICE - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

DORMAN, JOHN - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

AITKEN, BOB - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

BRENNAN, PAT - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

DUGGAN, DICK - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

HAGER, MARION - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

IDRISS - KING OF LIBYA - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

LASATER, ALICE - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

SALAH, MOHAMMED - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

SCHULER, HENRY - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

SHIPP, LOIS - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

STEPHAN, CATHERINA - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed

STEPHAN, RALPH - REFERENCE (1963): Typed Letter Signed