Norma Peterman Material Culture and Papers
Abstract
Norma Shirley Peterman (1922-1941) was the daughter of Sophie (nee Miller) and Joseph Peterman; she died at the age of 18. The collection contains clothing and accessories worn by or belonging to Norma Peterman as well as papers by or about her. Material items include Norma Peterman's baby shoes and childhood clothing as well as three fans that belonged to her. The papers in the collection include her essays as well as condolence letters and cards addressed to her parents and her aunt, Irene Miller Stein, shortly after Norma Peterman's death in 1941.
Dates
- 1922-1941
Creator
- Peterman, Sophie Miller, 1900-1986 (Person)
Language of Materials
Biographical / Historical
Norma Shirley Peterman (1922-1941) was the only child of Sophie (nee Miller) and Joseph Peterman and the niece of Irene (nee Miller) Stein. Norma Peterman grew up in Denver, Colorado, and died at the early age of eighteen on December 9, 1941. She was in hospitals for treatment for an ulcerated leg after she broke her leg at the age of fifteen and died of a staph infection she contracted at the Mayo Clinic.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes; 1 legal document box)
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accruals
Creator
- Peterman, Sophie Miller, 1900-1986 (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository