New Guinea

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.

The Clifford Baird Collection encompasses a variety of materials, including orders, military files, patches, postcards, and wartime photographs, as well as programs and newspaper clippings that chronicle the military career of 1st Lieutenant Clifford R. Baird.

The Earl W. Toepperwein Collection Collection, 1908 - 1941, consists of documents, oversized maps, and a photo album of black-and-white and color photographs. It contains material related to Earl Webb Toepperwein’s personal life, military service with the United States Signal Corps, and eventual service in England.

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.

The John North Collection, 1943-1946, contains manuals, pictures, newspaper clippings, church bulletins, currency, military paperwork, postcards, and letters to John North's family while he served in the Navy. These materials are related to North's time in Australia during the war.