P863.xml CANTINE FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers Finding aid prepared by Frank P. Hennessy Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Stephanie Grabowski,March 4, 1999. Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Cantine family. Cantine family papers. 1900-1970. Includes copies of the Cantine family weekly newsletter entitled, "Cantine Corn Consuming Corporation Chronicle," transcripts of World War II letters (Oct. 28, 1944-Nov. 4, 1945), photographs, and photocopied genealogical materials. 3 folders in partial box and 1 oversize folder in partial box. See Detailed Description section for shelf location. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Two photocopied booklets containing transcripts of World War II letters (Oct. 28, 1944-Nov. 4, 1945) written by Cantine family members and a few portraits. The letters were selected by LaMont Eastvold and Charlotte Prentice from a weekly family newsletter entitled, "Cantine Corn Consuming Corporation Chronicle," which was originally distributed during the war by Virginia Aarthun of St. Paul, Minnesota and is also included in the collection.

The majority of the letters were written by cousins in the military who were stationed abroad. Wallace Kramer, Jack Cantine, and Lauritz Aarthun served in Europe and wrote of their respective experiences in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. Jergen Aarthun, Donald Aarthun, and George Orrben served in the Pacific and their letters describe experiences during the invasion of the Philippines and the battle of Okinawa. There are also a few selections related to family members who were stationed in the U.S. including Scott G. and Peter C. Kramer

Photographs and photocopies of other genealogical materials are also included.

 RELATED MATERIALS

A collection of Henry Gabriel Kramer's World War I letters, entitled Letters home, World War I, is also in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines. World War, 1939-1945 -- England. Persons: Aarthun, Donald. Aarthun, Lauritz. Aarthun, Jergen. Aarthun, Virginia. Cantine, Jack. Eastvold, LaMont. Kramer, Scott G. Kramer, Peter C. Kramer, Wallace. Prentice, Charlotte. Document Types: Newsletters. Photographs. Title: Cantine Corn Consuming Corporate Chronicle. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cantine family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession Numbers: 15,256; 16,285.

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Frank P. Hennessy, May 1998; Jennifer Huebscher, April 2011.

Catalog ID number: 001734711

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION P863 1 Cantine Family World War II letters, 1943-1945. 2 Cantine Corn Consuming Corporate Chronicle family newsletter, 1944-1945. 3 Genealogical materials and photographs, circa 1910-1970.

Contains photographs, and photocopies of correspondence, registers, images, and other genealogical materials.

 148.C.19.3B Oversize photographs, circa 1900-1934.

Includes views of various family groups, most of which have been identified.