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Items with subject 'World War, 1939-1945'
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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.
Vinson and Buck Family Collection
by Allen, Betsy; Allen, Fulton; Allen, Lois; Buck, Leonard; Buck, Ruth Valesca Allen; Gorrell, Marlene Buck; Gorrell, William; Hancock, Julia "Betsy" Allen (1838 – 2012)
22 boxes, 7 oversize folders (10 linear feet)
The Vinson and Buck collection is made up of the personal papers and artifacts of the Buck family. The collection contains personal documents dating back to 1838 and includes the records and belongings of several families related to the Bucks, including: the Allens, the Gorrells, the Raudenbushes, the Klines, the Jennings and the Phillips. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs that document Leonard Buck’s time in the military, the travels and home life of the Buck family, and local history. Other items include religious papers, personal and business correspondence, and family mementos.
Virginia Riley Crocker papers
by Crocker, Virginia Riley (1920 – 1945)
16 boxes (16 linear feet)
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, postcards, and pamphlets pertaining to the Crocker and Riley families. Included are over 200 personal letters from Edwin G. Crocker to his wife, Viriginia Riley Crocker, spanning 1942-1945 while he was stationed in India during WWII. Virginia Crocker’s Education Materials, Music Books and Church Group information is also included in this collection.
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.
Waldo L. Dise papers
by Dise, Waldo L. (1923 – 1970)
1 carton, 1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)
The Waldo L. Dise papers document his career as a Methodist minister on the Delmarva Peninsula 1923-1970. The collection is comprised of sermons, church programs, marriage certificates and notes related to Waldo Dise’s pastoral work. Photographs and certificates document his collegiate experience, and his service as an Army Chaplin during World War II.
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.
Walter Vane Nichols collection
by Nicholas, Walter Vane (1944, 1952)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Walter Vane Nichols collection contains correspondence written by Walter Vane Nichols to his father, George W. Nichols in 1944 and his wife in 1952. All the correspondences pertain to his life in the Army during World War II and the Korean War.
War Ration Booklets
by Unknown (circa 1943)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Ration Booklets contains two World War II-era ration stamp booklets of William Twilley of Allen, Maryland from 1943.
Whitehead-Beer Collection
by Beer, Dorothy Buehl; Whitehead, Barbara Beer; Whitehead, George I. Jr. (1859 – 2000)
1 carton (1 linear feet)
The Whitehead-Beer Collection includes the personal collections of George I. Whitehead Jr., Dorothy Buehl Beer, and Barbara Beer Whitehead. George cataloged his time in the United States Army Air Corps during World War Two from enlistment to honorary discharge. This includes special orders, flight records, awards, and other miscellaneous paperwork. He took photos during his service, along with Pesos from the Philippines. Dorothy collected magazines, newspaper clippings, and hand-written letters all about knitting. She also held onto her autograph book from Halsey Junior High School in 1935. Barbara's collection includes a Bible, various music books for piano, and a music book for guitar.
Willard L. Stevens papers
by Stevens, Willard L. (1917 – 2014)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Willard Stevens papers are a series of scrapbooks documenting his life’s journey called “Walking Short”. He documents his childhood on the farm in Snow Hill, Maryland, his military stationing in the United States Army Air Corps in Florida, and his ministry years as a Methodist pastor. Stevens also notes national events including racial tensions of the Civil Rights movement, the deaths of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, as well as the various wars of his lifetime. His papers also document the adoption and citizenship process, he and his wife took to adopt a Korean girl, Robin. His papers serve as a life narrative from 1917-2014 that document his travels from Maryland Eastern Shore, North Carolina, California, Missouri, and Florida.