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Vernon R. Whitely papers
by Whitely, Vernon (1933 – 2006)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The papers of Vernon R. Whitely document his life experiences including his trip to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, time spent in the Civilian Conservation Corps and as a member of the United States Army Signal Service during World War II. Documenting materials include a bound publication from the CCC, photographs and service records from his military service as well as post-war ephemera as a veteran. Materials date from 1933-2006 with the bulk of the material dating from his World War II service, 1944-1945.
Victor Brockenborough Letters
by Brockenborough, Victor; Hardy, Victoria; Pray, Margaret; Skillman, Mabel (1937 – 1946)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Victor Brockenborough Letters are a collection of letters written to and by Victor Brockenborough between 1937 and 1946. The letters written between 1937 and 1942 are from Victor's godmother, Victoria Hardy, who lived in Spring Lake, New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina. Some of the letters from Victoria are addressed to Victor's, Julie Brockenborough. The letters written in 1943 were mostly by Victor's pen pal, Margaret Pray, from Brooklyn, New York, but others were from Victor's twin brother, Billy, and one of his sister's friends, Mabel Skillman. The majority of the remaining letters in the collection were written by Victor to his girlfriend, Effie Shores, from Chicago, Illinois, and date from 1944 to 1946. These letters trace Victor and Effie's relationship from their first letter to their marriage. Contents of the letter include wedding plans, as well as Victor's training as a Naval electrician, his time on base in Hampton, Virginia and Glenview, Illinois, and his eventual discharge. He continued to write Effie after returning home to Corona, New York and she eventually joined him there. Other letters from 1944-1946 are from family member or friends. Included in the collection are photographs of friends and family members along with a comic strip.
Victor Riedel Collection
by Riedel, Victor (1944 – 1946)
5 folders (0.5 linear feet)
The Victor Riedel collection consists of a diary, memorandums, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera that document the Second World War experience of Marine Corps corporal Victor Riedel from 1944 to 1946. Riedel's diary, which also partially served as a scrapbook, includes entries from 1944 to 1945, but entries before November 1945 were recorded from a previous diary that was destroyed in a typhoon. He wrote about bombings, kamikaze attacks, and field clean up after planes crashed. Riedel served in the Pacific theater and was assigned to Okinawa, Japan, as well as other Japanese islands. Artifacts include patches, one medal, two Marine Corps pins, and a battlefield relic that is likely a piece of a Japanese plane. Also included are military orders (one regarding treatment of locals), a letter from another soldier, a poem from women, airplane identification aids, and a sketch of leaving Okinawa in February 1946.
Voyd and Cartha Donoway Papers
by Donoway, Cartha; Donoway, Voyd J. (1943 – 1948)
1 box, 1 oversize folder (1 linear feet)
The Voyd and Cartha Donoway papers consist of documents related to the death of Sergeant Voyd J. Donoway of Pittsville, Maryland and the post-death, grieving process of his widow, Cartha Donoway. Donoway was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge on December 25, 1944.
Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands)
by van Randwijk, Henk (editor) (circa 1942)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection contains one issue of the Dutch underground newspaper, Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands), which was printed circa 1942 during the German occupation of Holland in the Second World War. It contains translated text sections welcoming allied soldiers and cartoons including one of Adolf Hitler crying.
Walter Gustafson Letters
by Gustafson, Walter (1943 – 1944)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
Walter Gustafson's letters detail his work on Abadan Island, Iran (likely for the oil company that became British Petroleum) between 1943 and 1944. Gustafson began in the United Kingdom, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, and spent several months in Iran. Through several extensive letters sent to his sisters in Chicago, Illinois, Gustafson provided detailed descriptions of the local people and their customs, as well as the several week voyage back to the United States beginning with the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal. Much of the content written is self-censored and he frequently told his sisters that he would tell everything when he returned. The correspondence includes photographs, as well as one postcard of Gustafson by the Tigris River.
Wilcomb Washburn Papers
by Washburn, Wilcomb E. (1952 – 1997)
15 boxes (18 linear feet)
This collection centers around the academic life of Wilcomb E. Washburn, containing his personal correspondence and academic notes from his career at Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Institute. The vast majority of the collection consists of historic portraits of Native Americans, academic notes and papers, and personal correspondence.
William E. Palmer Oral History
by Palmer, William E. (2014)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
William E. Palmer oral history documents his service in the United States Army, Signal Company 7th Infantry Division in the Korean War between 1948 and 1951. The oral history, created in 2014 with Deborah Davis for the Veteran's Oral History Project, Library of Congress and Oasis of Albuquerque.
William H. Parker papers
by Parker, William H. (1953)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The papers of William H. Parker document his education at Randolph-Macon College wtih his senior thesis entitled, 'The Freeman's Bureau in the State of Virginia," as well as articles pertaining to military movements during the War of 1812, moving Mules for China in May 1945 and a photocopied newspaper article from Lt. Hugh C. Parker noting his experience as a soldier in World War I.
William H. Winder papers
by Winder, William (1812, 2008)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The William H. Winder papers contains a photostatic copy of recruiting regulations for the United States Army from 1812. It also contains four letters regarding issues such as: recruiting, Winder's movements as General, and about the movements of the British in Queenstown, Maryland.
World War II Delaware Coast collection
by Unknown (circa 1942)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The World War II Delaware Coast Collection contains documents relating to the World War II era. The documents cover the military on the Delaware coastline. Of particular interest is a United States Air Force sash and photocopies of United States Naval and Coast Guard orders.
World War II Veterans project records
by Bradley, Sylvia (1941, 1997)
3 cartons, 1 box (3.5 linear feet)
The World War II Veterans project records document orally and written the histories of Wicomico County, Maryland men and women who served in the differing branches of the military during World War II. Written and audio evidence documents the veteran’s enlistment, rank, military unit, and where they were stationed for the duration of the war. Records were collected by Sylvia Bradley and the Westside Historical Society in 1995 with subsequent records periodically added in 1996.