Bruneel, Sharon

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Biographical History

Sharon Bruneel is the wife of Franklin Camiel Bruneel, the grandson of Camiel Albertinus Bruneel, and author of Camiel's biography, "As Ever Yours C.B."

Sharon Bruneel was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She married Frank C. Bruneel and they became the parents of eight children. Sharon wrote her autobiography and assembled many books in her quest to document her and Frank's family histories. In 1997, she came into possession of 36 letters that Frank's grandfather, Camiel Bruneel, wrote about his life in Elverdinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Eventually, the product of these letters would culminate in the biography "As Ever Yours CB."

Citation:

UPB files, Nov. 1, 2016 (Sharon's husband Franklin was the grandson of Camiel Bruneel, author of the biography "As Ever Yours CB.")

Amazon.com, Nov. 1, 2016 (Sharon was born in Boise, ID; crafted various books; collected the 36 letters needed to craft Camiel's biography)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Sharon Bruneel collection on Camiel Bruneel

Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239236182]

Identifier: MSS 8832

Scope and Contents

Includes a map of Belgium, a family tree of Franklin Camiel Bruneel's family, letters written by Camiel Bruneel to Leiza (presumably a nickname for his wife Lydie), and typed transcriptions of these letters, and the book "As Ever Yours CB" written by Sharon Bruneel about Camiel's life experience moving from Belgium to Idaho. Materials dated approximately 1930-2006.

Dates: approximately 1930-2006

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Sharon Bruneel newspaper collection

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232504354]

Identifier: MSS 6134

Abstract

Collection of newspaper clippings from American newspapers, circa 1932-1935.

Dates: approximately 1932-1935