World War, 1939-1945

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Sadd Family Papers, 1944-1945; 2019, comprise over 500 letters exchanged between Edgar F. Sadd and his wife, Lois Sadd, along with other related materials. These letters offer insight into life on the homefront, training in the Navy, world events, and familial separation.