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Families--History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Asa Porter Collection, 1941-1949

 Collection
Identifier: 000015
Abstract

The Asa Porter Collection contains military documents, patches, guides for returning to civilian life, and letters that Asa sent to his family during the war as well as a transcript of all of Asa’s letters.

Dates: 1941 - 1949

B.W. Huntington Collection, 1941-1945; 2015

 Collection
Identifier: 000012
Abstract

The B.W. Huntington Collection houses material gathered by Basil William Huntington, 1920-2016, during his service in the Navy during WWII. The collection includes charting materials, survival guides, certificates, schedules, newspaper clippings, and a USB flash drive containing an oral history recounting Huntington’s wartime experience.

Dates: 1939; 1942 - 1945; 2015

Charles Grojean Collection, 1942-1975

 Collection
Identifier: 000016
Abstract

The Charles Grojean Collection contains material related to Real Admiral Charles Grojean, retired Rear Admiral of the Navy and former Executive Director of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, service papers, and awards related to the service of Rear Admiral Charles Grojean.

Dates: 1942 - 1975

Fallis Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000023
Abstract

The Fallis Family Papers contains materials related to William and Ann Fallis. This includes selective service papers, military documents, correspondence, menus, newsletters, war bonds, maps, wedding documentation, American Red Cross paperwork, guides, songs, postcards, and a scrapbook full of photographs. These items relate to William and Ann’s time on Goodenough Island in New Guinea as well as Williams's time at Camp Roberts in California.

Dates: 1935 - 1945; 2016

Patrick Family Papers, 1935-1945

 Collection
Identifier: 000008
Abstract This collection contains material collected by James Patrick while he was stationed in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection includes manuals and maps used during the war, different Japanese materials he collected during the war, as well as his military documents. The bulk of the collection deals with letters from James to his wife, Mary, while he was in the Pacific Theater. The letters contain discussions about his day-to-day life and the budding relationship that Mary and...
Dates: 1935 - 1945

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