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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 22 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Marion F. Baugh and Guy Longshore Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000030
Abstract

The Marion F. Baugh and Guy Longshore Collection contains various photos and certificates from their careers in the US Army Air Force during World War II of Baugh and those taken by Longshore. There are printed articles and a personal memoir pertaining to Guy Longshore’s life and experiences during the war.

Dates: 1942 - 2013

Oliver Trechter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000022
Abstract

The Oliver Trechter collection consists of documents, professional correspondence, newspaper clippings, newspapers, magazines, manuals, and memorabilia from his time in both World Wars.

Dates: 1901 - 1920; 1939 - 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

Richard W. Ziegler Collection

 Collection — Box AR00037
Identifier: 000037
Abstract The Richard W. Ziegler collection consists of photographs, documents, scrapbook pages, and materials gathered by Richard W. “Dick” Ziegler during his military career as a Corporal with the United States Marine Corps. Photographs included within this collection feature United States Marines training in Linda Vista, California; US Marines in Tinian; indigenous natives in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre; American and Japanese aircraft; and 17th Aircraft artillery base. Documents include Ziegler's...
Dates: 1942 - 1990

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

Sadd Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000019
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1944 - 1946; 2009