THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION ACCESSION SHEET Accession # 67 M 58 Location 4-j-4 (L) Title Bennett, Elizabeth H. Approximate inclusive dates Date of receipt 9/20/67 Received from Gift from Mrs. Bennett Volume on arrival Number of boxes (after reboxing) 1 Box- see folder listing/0.3 lin. ft. Condition Good Restrictions Description Biographical note Elizabeth H. Bennett was a former English teacher at the Machine and Metal Trades High School in New York City, during World War II. The New York Board of Education granted high school diplomas to students who entered the Armed Forces after completing the first half of their senior year. Several members of the 7M' (Machine Shop) class, later became writers after the war. Special Formats - Photographs - Maps - Audio Tapes - Films - Graphics - Artifacts - Machine-readable records - Other (list)________________ Temporary catalog card added entries Scope and Content The collection consists of letters written chiefly to Elizabeth H. Bennett from 1943-1946. Former students corresponded with Mrs. Bennett from training camps and active duty stations during World War II. Included in the collection are copies of Mrs. Bennett's duplicated replies summarizing correspondence received; also photos, clippings, and Armed Forces newspapers. for Annex Reference Elizabeth H. Bennett Papers (Folder listing) 1 Box. Letters of Former Students (1943-46) 1. Duplicated replies, E. H. Bennett to her students 2. BUSKER, Philip 3. CARUSO, Alexander 4. FODERARO, Salvatore 5. GRABOWSKY, Dan 6. HERBST, Adolph 7. HOFFMAN, Henry 8. KIRWAN, Michael 9. MYLES, James 10. PANICO, Frank 11. POLACIK, John 12. ROSSNICK, Irving 13. SHARPE, Robert C. 14. Miscellaneous (1) Correspondence Class 7M2 15. Miscellaneous (2) Correspondence other than class 7M2 16. Miscellaneous (3) Cards, clippings, newspapers, etc.