Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Marion Reh Gurfein Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/799
When Marion Gurfein wrote to her husband Joe during his tours of duty in World War II and Korea, she sent him something more than letters. She created a mock newspaper, The Goofein Journal, which she hand-lettered on card stock. The Journal contained banner headlines, illustrations, photos, and "news" stories recording family events and a "social column" which kept track of their friends' whereabouts. Complementing Marion's view from the home front are Joe Gurfein's memoirs about his 26 years with the Army Corps of Engineers.
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PlayWriting her husband every day; consoling other wives. 00:08:20.0 - 00:09:11.0
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PlayThree daily mail deliveries; telegrams from Joe. 00:14:55.0 - 00:17:45.0
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PlayNightmares of bombing; wartime shortages. 00:20:28.0 - 00:22:54.0
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PlayHer prewar life as a military wife. 00:30:21.0 - 00:31:28.0
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PlaySaying goodbye to Joe; a road trip adventure. 00:32:11.0 - 00:36:31.0
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PlayJoe's emotional homecoming. 00:37:42.0 - 00:40:14.0
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PlayJoe off to Korea; Marion alone with two children. 00:44:07.0 - 00:46:47.0
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PlayPutting her foot down when Vietnam calls. 00:47:36.0 - 00:49:20.0
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PlayKeeping up spirits through times of separation. 00:52:17.0 - 00:53:40.0
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"Gurfein's Christmas" recorded in 1951 and "Bayside" recorded 1957
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About this Item
Title
- Marion Reh Gurfein Collection
Names
- Rouse, Sarah Dashiell
- Gurfein, Marion Reh
- Gurfein, Marion
Home State
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Gurfein, Marion Reh
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Status
- civilian
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status: civilian
- Service History Note: Marion Gurfein was married to Colonel Joseph I. Gurfein.
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2002-05-16)
- Audio: DAT [2 items] -- Radio broadcast (collected 2003-09-08)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2010-12)
- Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 1951; 2018)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [6 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [8 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items] -- (collected 1950)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [7 items] -- (collected 1951)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [11 items] -- (collected 1944)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [6 items] -- (collected 1945)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [8 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Memoir [1 item] -- (collected 1990-06-14)
- Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Scrapbooks [1 item] -- (collected 1950-1951)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 2001)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [4 items] -- (collected 1943)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [2 items] -- Photographs (collected 1951)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-05-16)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Audio correspondence (collected 1951)
- Manuscript: Creative works [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1942)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/799
Online Format
- audio
- image
- video