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Rochelson mentions "civil defense" meetings at the Inglewood Health Center, discussion of various communicable diseases including an increase in polio cases. A letter from Congressman Cecil R. King about price controls. Newspaper clippings about x-ray clinics for tuberculosis, including a mobile clinic. Newspaper article about Rabbi Samuel Baskin and Simon Winograd's decision that gelatin is kosher and parve. Polio vaccinations for children. His mother and brother join him in Los Angeles at the end of 1952 and Sidney locates an apartment for them in February 1954. Martha visits Los Angeles several times and write with increased frequency. Interesting to anyone interested in evolving post-war romantic heterosexual relationships. Several cartoons related to medical profession.

This folder contains a single typed letter from Herbert Colker to Joan Denman at the Florida State University Department of History, several photocopied documents from Herbert's military service, and one newspaper clipping.

This folder contains letters of commendation from the Office for the U.S. High Commissioner for Austria, the Office for the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, the public information office of Berchtesgaden Recreational Area, the European Recreation Society, the Headquarters 3rd Brigade 24th Infantry Division, and the headquarters of the Southern Area Command.

This folder contains 34 letters responding to ads Carl Lyren published in Old Breed News and other locations. In the ad, Lyren expressed that he wanted to hear of the experiences of veterans from the battle of Peleliufor a book he was writing and requested veterans send their name, address, telephone number, and number of unit on Peleliuand he would contact them further with specific questions. Some of the responses contain only that information and are written on postcards or typed on slips of paper folded once and tucked into envelopes. Other responses span several pages and recount personal stories of closes calls or reiterate how their expectations of this battle were of a much shorter engagement. Also included in this folder is a clipping of the ad, copies of a few responses Lyren sent, three letters from a Gold Star mother, copies of book reviews, an excerpt from LIFE magazine, and two photographs.
The overall sentiment of the veterans in their letters is that of offering their help in any way possible; in addition to their own accounts, they recommend books and articles, offer personal photographs, share the names and contacts of others that should be contacted and generally commend Lyren for the undertaking.