Albert Alfred and Ethel M. Gall correspondence and photographs of the First World War, 1918-1943

Series — Box: 14

Identifier: MSS 3189 Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains letters between Albert Gall and Ethel Maass during Albert's service in France during the First World War while they were engaged to be married. The letters are from March 4, 1918 to March 6, 1919. There are also more letters between the two from October 15-20, 1943. Also includes photographs of Albert's experiences of World War I in France, as well as Albert and Ethel's marriage license and other related papers. A compact disc with digital images of the photographs is also included.

Dates

1918-1943

Creator

Gall, Ethel M. (creator, Person)
Gall, Albert Alfred (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Hissrich and Gall families papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Albert Alfred Gall (1886-1946) was a German-American war veteran.

Albert Alfred Gall was born October 16, 1886 in Stuttgart, Germany, to Albert F. Gall and Wilhelmina Seybold. He immigrated to the United States in 1897. He married Ethel Mary Maass on July 16, 1919 following his service in World War I. They were engaged the entire time he was gone. He and Ethel had one child Mary Agnes Gall. She was born April 23, 1920. Albert lived in Pittsburgh until he was killed unexpectedly while at work on May 21, 1946.

Biographical History

Ethel M. Gall (1895-1971) was an American woman.

Ethel Mary Maass was born April 21, 1895 in Buffalo, New York to August H. Maass and Agnes E. Donahue. She wrote her fiance faithfully while he was away at war from 1918-1919. Following her husband's death she lived with her daughter Mary Agnes and her family. She died October 12, 1971.