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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 33 Collections and/or Records:

Floyd Kelly Jr. Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 000036
Abstract

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).

Dates: 1938 - 2008

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

Francis Derringer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000028
Abstract

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.”

Dates: June 28, 1945

Henry J. Cates Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000059
Abstract

The Henry J. Cates Jr. Collection contains photographs regarding Technical Sergeant Henry J. Cates Jr. and his service as a Technical Sergeant of water purification for the 1307 Engineers in New Guinea.

Dates: 1944 - 1945

Hermann A. Greissle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000029
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1945

Jack Aylesworth Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000003
Abstract

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.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1929 - 1978; 1929 - 1933; 1941 - 1968; 1977 - 1978

Jake Jenkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000041
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1940 - 1952

James W. Cockrell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000035
Abstract

The James W. Cockrell Collection, 1940 – 1957, consists of black-and-white photographs, a journal, an oversized map, United States Navy documents, newsletters, a certificate, and correspondence. This collection contains materials related to James W. Cockrell’s military service onboard the USS White Plains (CVE-66).

Dates: 1940 - 1957

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