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Lester Fooks Collection

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

(1874 – 1986)

bulk 1941-1945

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2017.011a
Creator(s) Fooks, Lester
Acquisition

Donated by Nicole Bishop (former Nabb Center student assistant) in 2017.

 
Language(s) English, German
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
Related Materials

Banque of France Currency (1943 – 1946)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Lester Fooks Collection was compiled by the Private from Salisbury, Maryland primarily between 1941 and 1945, although some of the material dates after this period to 1986 and even more dates before to 1874. The collection documents Fooks' service in Europe during the Second World War. The collection consists of photographs of American troops during the construction of a bridge, photographs of Adolf Hitler and German troops, French postcards, Reichsbank notes ranging from 1 to 100,000 that date between 1908 and 1923, Dutch athletic awards from the 1930s, German cigarettes with Nazi stamps, a Nazi pin and uniform cutting, an American stamp, and coins from Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, and the United States that date between 1874 and 1986. The collection also includes a German ammunitions box with Fooks' addresses written on top.

Biographical History

Lester E. Fooks was born March 24, 1909 to Albert and Rosa Fooks. He was a carpenter by trade and married Stella Hitchens. Fooks enlisted in the U.S. Army two day before his 34th birthday on March 22, 1943 as a private. He fought in the European theater of World War II and sent war souvenirs home to his wife. Fooks returned to carpentry after the war and passed away from cancer on January 24, 1989.

Scope and Content Note

The Lester Fooks Collection was compiled by the Private from Salisbury, Maryland primarily between 1941 and 1945, although some of the material dates after this period to 1986 and even more dates before to 1874. The collection documents Fooks' service in Europe during the Second World War. The collection consists of photographs of American troops during the construction of a bridge, photographs of Adolf Hitler and German troops, French postcards, Reichsbank notes ranging from 1 to 100,000 that date between 1908 and 1923, Dutch athletic awards from the 1930s, German cigarettes with Nazi stamps, a Nazi pin and uniform cutting, an American stamp, and coins from Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, and the United States that date between 1874 and 1986. The collection also includes a German ammunitions box with Fooks' addresses written on top.

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Currency
    • Military History
    • Photography
    • Voyages and Travel
    • World War, 1939-1945
  • Location Terms
    • France
    • Germany
    • Salisbury (Md.)

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