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This folder contains 4 pieces of French currency, February 8, 1946 Notice of Classification card, a German Army uniform breast eagle patch, GI issued pocket guides to Germany and France, news article on Sperling's bookplate designs, five German train tickets attached to a December 25, 1944 unit printed Christmas letter, Certificate of Appreciation for donating to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., 1948 Patriotic Israel Rosh Hashana prayer greeting card, and a laminated newspaper article in envelope about the use of cigarettes as currency during post-war occupied Europe.

Folder contains letters and cards from friend Eric M. Lindsay to Gentges.

This folder contains official documents related to Ernest Kalmus, the last husband of Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik who worked in New Mexico throughout the war. This includes his membership card for a medical organization in Vienna from 1925. It also includes his Austrian passport, which was issued on July 3, 1939 and includes "Israel" as his middle name. It also includes a small photograph of him. There is an official certificate from June 22, 1939, which certifies that he accepts "Israel" as his middle name. Additionally, there is his passport from the United States dated February 16, 1954; his certificate of naturalization from April 14, 1957. There is his birth certificate from September 22, 1899 and his graduation diploma from Vienna on July 5, 1922. There is correspondence from the American consulate in Vienna to Ernest about his attempts to obtain a visa. There are documents certifying his work at both American and Austria universities, in addition to a "Heimatschein" which certifies where he is from, issued on September 25, 1920. Finally, there are copies of his death certificate from June 19, 1962.

This folder contains 19 letters from Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik to Ernest Kalmus, which were written in 1948. These letters also occassionally include newspaper clippings about music or art performances occurring in the Los Alamos, New Mexico area. There is also a copy of a program for a pianist named Jorge Bolet.