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Name and location of repository
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Date(s)
- 1942-1945 (Creation)
Extent
5 folders in Small Collections box 3.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Hyman Haskell "Zip" Ziperman was born in New York City in 1915. He earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he completed his residency in surgery. Ziperman re-entered military service during the Korean War, serving in the Army Medical Corps until his retirement at the rank of Colonel.
Zip married his wife Margaret "Peg" Ziperman in 1940. Their son, Dr. Don B. Ziperman, was born in 1949. The Zipermans had a passion for travelling around the world together. Ziperman passed away in 1987.
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Scope and content
This collection consists of materials related to Colonel H. Haskell Ziperman's travels to Palestine while stationed in the Middle East in 1945. They include excerpts from letters to his wife; black and white photographs of Jerusalem; a copy of a typewritten guide "Iran to Palestine" written by prominent historian (and then First Lieutenant) John C. Greene; a map of Jerusalem; and informational pamphlets about Palestine.
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Conditions governing access
This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Special Collections & Archives reading room. The materials are non-circulating.
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Conditions governing reproduction
The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.
Languages of the material
- English
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Peg Ziperman, wife of Colonel Ziperman, in 2004.
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Archivist's note
Processed by Colleen Hoelscher, October 2023.
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Subject access points
Name access points
- Ziperman, H. Haskell, 1915-1987 (Subject)
- Greene, John C. (Subject)