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Lankes, J. B. (Julius B.), 1915-2010

 Person

Biographical Note

Julius B. (J.B.) Lankes was the oldest of four children born to Julius John (J. J.) and Edee Bartlett Lankes. Lankes died in Michigan in 2010 and is buried in Newport News, Virginia.

The collection of Rosemary Sprague at Longwood University contains two boxes of correspondence with J. B. Lankes.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jaffe-Lankes Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-014
Abstract

This collection contains two main sets of materials: Correspondence between Louis I. Jaffe and J. J. Lankes from 1930 to 1942 and correspondence between Alice Jaffe (Louis' widow) and J. B. Lankes (J. J.'s son) from 1980 to 1985. In addition, there is a small folder of notes and letter excerpts created by J. B. Lankes in the early 1980s.

Dates: 1930-1942, 1980-1985