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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Also referred to as WWII.

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Catherine Nimitz Lay and Admiral Nimitz Foundation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000051
Abstract

The Catherine Nimitz Lay and Admiral Nimitz Foundation Collection contains letters, photographs, magazine and news clippings, correspondence, tributes and dedications regarding Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his family.

Dates: 1883 - 1998

Catherine Nimitz Lay Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000050
Abstract

The Catherine Nimitz Lay Papers contains letters, photographs, books, and correspondence regarding Catherine Nimitz Lay and her father, Chester W. Nimitz.

Dates: 1902 - 1978

Chester Nimitz and Richard Freeman Lay Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000054
Abstract

The Chester Nimitz and Richard Freeman Lay Papers contain photographs, letters, news clippings, and correspondence related to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz’s naval career and the Nimitz family.

Dates: 1866 - 2002

Frances Nimitz Zehmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000063
Abstract

The Frances Nimitz Zehmer contains photographs, documents, publications, and correspondence related to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz’s life, career, and the Nimitz family.

Dates: 1890 - 1972

Joseph Campbell Cronin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000062
Abstract

The Joseph Campbell Cronin Collection features an album of Rear Admiral Cronin’s personal photographs, documenting the Japanese unconditional surrender aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63), a portrait of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, and images from the USS Franklin (CV-13) and Japan's Pearl Harbor model.

Dates: September 2, 1945

Mabel Bryant Collection, 1922-1945

 Collection
Identifier: 000007
Abstract

The Mabel Bryant Collection, 1922-1945, is a compilation of items collected by Mabel Bryant during World War I when her husband was serving and during World War II when her son was serving. The collection includes various materials such as letters, documents, telegrams, photographs, official documents, newspapers, newspaper clippings, and magazines.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1922 - 1945; 1922 - 1929; 1935 - 1938; 1942 - 1945

Oscar Brown Jr. Collection, 1939-1946

 Collection
Identifier: 000009
Abstract

The Oscar Brown Jr. Collection, 1939-1946, contains various materials related to Brown’s naval service on the USS Medusa. The collection includes various items such as Thanksgiving and Christmas Day menus, programs, newsletters, documents, membership cards, certificates, letters, manuals, photographs, and a scrapbook full of photos from his time serving in the war.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1939 - 1946; 1942 - 1946; 1939

Philip Crosland Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000026
Abstract

The Philip Crosland collection contains photographs, military documents, holiday menus, Navy memorabilia, newsletters, a wooden postcard, and letters Philip Crosland sent to his mother while he was away at war in the Pacific.

Dates: 1942 - 1947

Robert F. Foote Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000048
Abstract

The Robert F. Foote Collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, letters, and certificates from Foote’s service as a surgical doctor in the United States Navy during the Pacific War.

Dates: 1941 - 1950

Roy Tashnek Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000058
Abstract

The Roy Tashnek Collection contains documents, photographs, and newspapers regarding Captain Roy Tashnek and his service as a dental officer for the U.S. Army.

Dates: 1942 - 1946