World War, 1939-1945

The Allen Y. Delaney Collection, 1942 – 2004, consists of documents, records, correspondence, photographs, and official Navy records related to his honorable service throughout the Asiatic-Pacific theater during World War II.

The Burlen Family Papers contain materials from Robert and Albert Burlen’s time in the United States Army Air Force. The materials in this collection feature photographs, correspondence, booklets, and other documents regarding the Burlen brothers’ experience during World War II.

The Clarence Karcher Collection, 1942-1946, includes over 500 photographs, negatives, postcards, a service prayer book, a military identification card, a pay schedule book, a diary, a scrapbook, and three large photographs. These items are all related to Clarence Karcher's experience in the Pacific during World War II, specifically in the Philippines and during the Japanese occupation.

The Earl W. Toepperwein Collection Collection, 1908 - 1941, consists of documents, oversized maps, and a photo album of black-and-white and color photographs. It contains material related to Earl Webb Toepperwein’s personal life, military service with the United States Signal Corps, and eventual service in England.

The Edward M. Doran Collection, 1938 - 1996, consists of documents, records, correspondence, official Navy documents, certifications, organization memberships, magazines, newspaper clippings, and biographies on Edward M. Doran. This collection contains material related to retired lieutenant commander Edward Doran’s personal life and military service. Within the collection, there is a special focus on Edward Doran’s experience surviving Pearl Harbor.

The Floyd Kelly Jr. Collection, 1938 – 2008, consists of illustrations drawn by Mr. Kelly Jr., a book, letters, pamphlets, color photographs, black-and-white photographs, postcards, poems, certificates, newspapers, and a scrapbook. This collection contains materials related to Floyd Kelly Jr.’s personal life and military service with the United States Navy and the USS Napa (APA-157).

The Francis Derringer Collection contains a newspaper clipping from the Pittsburgh Press, June 28, 1945, titled “Sadness Follows Happiness For Family of Interned GI: Neighbor Brings Word Japs Had Him, Then Wire Advises He Was Drowned.”

The Hermann A. Greissle Collection contains Tagalog Times editions covering frontline news from May to August 1945 of the Pacific War. Also included is a picture of Greissle and, as well as two of his graphite pictures depicting combat.

The Jack Aylesworth Collection, 1929-1978, contains a handbook, an autograph book, military documents, certificates, photographs, letters, menus, programs, and membership cards to various organizations related to Aylesworth's service in the Marines before the war and the Army during World War II.

The Jake Jenkins Papers contain booklets, postcards, and photographs from Jenkins’s time as radio operator during World War II, where he spent time training in California, Michigan, and Texas. This collection also contains documents regarding Jenkin’s separation from the United States Army Air Force.