Search Manuscripts/Mixed Material
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWorld War II Rumor Project collection, 1942-1943 Manuscript collection created by the Office of War Information in 1942-1943. Field representatives of various federal agencies in 42 states enlisted individuals who collected rumors generated in the United States during World War II. These individuals or "correspondents" included dentists, beauty shop operators, policemen, proprietors, and librarians who had access to rumors in their communities. Reports were submitted to Dr. Eugene Horowitz at the...
- Contributor: Horowitz, Eugene
- Date: 1942
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDuncan Emrich manuscript collection, 1933-1977 Correspondence, research materials, book contracts, and typescripts for several of author and folklorist Duncan Emrich's published and unpublished books and articles on American folklore. There are some personal papers, including Emrich's college transcripts; course materials from classes that Emrich taught at the University of Maryland; and documents pertaining to Emrich's service with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II, and the...
- Contributor: Seeger, Charles - Emrich, Duncan
- Date: 1933
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialRalph Samuel Jaffe collection, 1924-1945 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Ralph Jaffe collection consists of personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, a diary, a creative work, photographs, and artifacts. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence by Ralph Jaffe to his wife, Betty, and her letters to him during his time in military service.
- Contributor: Jaffe, Ralph Samuel
- Date: 1924
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialElizabeth Jean Robinson collection, 1943-1945 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The collection consists of letters, military papers, newspaper clippings, printed materials (i.e. pamphlet and flyers), and scanned photographs relating to Elizabeth Jean Robinson's service in the United States Navy WAVES.
- Contributor: Robinson, Elizabeth Jean
- Date: 1943
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLeonard John Kovar collection, 1922-2003 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) Interview conducted for the Veterans History Project 2003. This collection contains audio recordings, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, creative works, a diary, military papers, mixed manuscripts, mixed periodicals, unit histories, a transcript, and photographs relating to Leonard John Kovar's service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The majority of this collection consists of correspondence between Kovar and his family, some...
- Contributor: Cross, Coy F. - Kovar, Leonard John
- Date: 1922
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialGeorge Silverton collection, 1908-2002 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) A colleciton of correspondence, military papers, printed matter and photographs relating to George Silverton's service as a doctor in the United States Army during World War II.
- Contributor: Silverton, George - Silverton, Sara
- Date: 1908
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKatharine Louise Heuisler collection, 1937-1946 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Katharine Louise Heuisler Collection consists of civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, creative works, a memoir, printed matter, regimental histories, a transcript and photographs, documenting the work Heuisler did with the Red Cross in Europe and the Pacific during World War II.
- Contributor: Heuisler, Katharine Louise
- Date: 1937
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKenje Ogata collection, 1924-2002, 2008, 2011 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Kenje Ogata collection consists of artifacts, audio recordings, biographical material, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, a journal, maps, military papers, photographs, and a video recording relating to Ogata's service in the United States Army and Army Air Forces during World War II.
- Contributor: Ogata, Kenjalin - Ogata, Kenje - Calkins, Lawrence W. - Calkins, Jeanette I.
- Date: 1924
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialJohn Carroll Parent, Sr., collection, 1907-2015 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The collection includes biographical information, books, clippings, correspondence, creative works, memoirs, military papers, printed matter and photographs relating to John Carroll Parent's service in the United States Army in the Philippines, France, and the United States.
- Contributor: Miller, Grace - Parent, John Carroll, Sr
- Date: 1907
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialRobert Frank Augur collection, 1941-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Robert Frank Augur Collection includes biographical information, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, a diary, military papers, printed matter, a scrapbook, photographs, and artifacts relating to Augur's service in the United States Army during World War II.
- Contributor: Augur, Robert Frank
- Date: 1941
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLouis Milton Ronsheim collection, 1914-2000 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The collection includes biographical information, books, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, creative works, diaries, maps, memoirs, military papers, periodicals, printed matter, photographs and artifacts relating to Louis Milton Ronsheim's service in the United States Army during World War I.
- Contributor: Ronsheim, Milton - Gibson, Pamela
- Date: 1914
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialGeorge Washington Pearcy collection, 1915-1949 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The collection includes biographical information, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, diaries, maps, military papers, periodicals and photographs relating to George Washington Pearcy's service in the United States Army and Army Air Forces in the United States and the Philippines prior to and during World War II, and his subsequent capture by Japanese forces.
- Contributor: Pearcy, George Washington
- Date: 1915
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialArthur Hamilton Bridge collection, 1941-2005 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) Proxy interview with the veteran's wife, Catherine Vail Bridge, was conducted by Athena Chiera for the Veterans History Project in 2005. Collection includes a biography of Arthur Hamilton Bridge by his wife, books, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, diaries and journals, maps, memoirs, military papers, periodicals, printed matter, unit histories, a transcript, digital prints, negatives, original photographic prints, photocopies of photographic prints, slides and a...
- Contributor: Bridge, Arthur Hamilton - Chiera, Athena - Bridge, Catherine Vail
- Date: 1941
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialEwing Harry Miller collection, 1917-1923 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Ewing Harry Miller collection includes clippings, correspondence, creative works, a diary, military papers, periodicals, printed matter and photographs documenting the veteran's service in the United states Army during World War I in the United States and France, primarily dating 1917-1919.
- Contributor: Miller, Ewing Harry
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialPeter Shemonsky collection, 1899-1970 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) Born in West Prussia, Germany, Peter Shemonsky served in the United States Army from 1898-1928. The collection includes civilian papers; correspondence; a diary; scrapbooks; periodicals; printed matter; digital prints; creative works; and an extensive amount of military papers dating 1898-1970.
- Contributor: Schmauss, Jane E. - Shemonsky, Peter
- Date: 1898
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialThomas Estévez Terry collection, 1918-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The collection includes two diaries documenting Thomas Estévez Terry's service in the United States Army during World War I. The first diary contains daily entries documenting his deployment from Camp Merritt, New Jersey, to France in January of 1918, and concludes with a December 31, 1918, entry, written while he was with American Expeditionary Forces in Occupied Germany. The second diary begins in January...
- Contributor: Terry-Church, Katherine - Terry, Thomas Estévez
- Date: 1918
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Hamilton Felton, Jr., collection, 1917-1918 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The William Hamilton Felton, Jr., collection documents Felton's United States Army Coast Artillery Corps service during World War I. Born in Macon, Georgia, Felton was stationed in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Fort Monroe, Virginia; and throughout France. He was commissioned as a First Lieutenant and promoted to Captain. Felton died on May 28, 1956. Dating 1917-1918, the collection contains correspondence to Felton's wife, Luisa, and...
- Contributor: Felton, William Hamilton, Jr - Morrison, Polly Felton
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialEdward Henry Loudenbeck collection, 1917-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Edward Henry Loudenbeck collection documents Loudenbeck's World War I service. Born in Iowa and raised in Michigan, Loudenbeck served in the United States Army from 1917-1919 reaching the rank of Private First Class. He participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Battle of Saint-Mihiel, and traveled through Camp Custer, Michigan; Camp Greene, North Carolina; Camp Mills, New Jersey; England; Belgium; and France. Spanning 1917-1919, the...
- Contributor: Hansen, Thelma Loudenbeck - Loudenbeck, Edward Henry
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialPhilip E. Scholz collection, 1918-1920 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Philip Scholz collection documents Scholz's World War I service. Born in Wisconsin, Scholz was a private in the United States Army and served at Camp Grant, Illinois; Camp Upton, New York; England; and France. Dating 1918-1920, materials include correspondence, a memoir, military papers, printed matter, and photographs.
- Contributor: Kapp, Harriet - Scholz, Philip E.
- Date: 1918
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialCharles Edmund Worth collection, 1917-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Charles Edmund Worth collection includes clippings, correspondence, military papers, photographs, and creative works relating to Charles Edmund Worth’s service in the United States Navy in Brazil, and the United States during World War I. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Worth to his mother during his year stationed in Brazil, as well as personal essays on his observations of...
- Contributor: Hiers, Lenore - Worth, Charles Edmund
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialClyde Wilbur Russell collection, 1917-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The collection consists of correspondence, military papers, and artifacts relating to Clyde Wilbur Russell’s service in the United States Army during World War I. Correspondence includes letters to his mother and father, his brother and sister (both unidentified), and an additional brother, Roy, written while the veteran served with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France. Topics covered include training in France, excitement to...
- Contributor: Russell, Clyde Wilbur - Russell, Zach
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialJoseph Royston Gathings, I, collection, 1914-1936 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Joseph Royston Gathings, I, collection includes clippings, correspondence, military papers and photographs relating to Joseph Royston Gathings' service in the United States Army in France during World War I
- Contributor: Gathings, Joseph Royston, I
- Date: 1894
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialEdgar D. Andrews collection, 1917-1974 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) The Edgar D. Andrews collection contains correspondence, clippings, civilian papers, creative works, regimental histories, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of letters the veteran wrote to his mother, Sarah, his sister, Sue, and his father, George, while serving in France during World War I with the American Expeditionary Forces.
- Contributor: Masson, Marilyn - Andrews, Edgar D.
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLeo Joseph Bailey collection, 1917-2008 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) Collection includes clippings, correspondence, a memoir, transcription of memoir, military papers, photographs, and a video recording of two speeches given to the Southern Cayuga Central School in 1987, documenting Bailey's service during World War I.
- Contributor: Redmond, Margaret Bailey - Bailey, Leo Joseph
- Date: 1917
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Sylvanus Morris collection, 1917-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.) William Sylvanus Morris was born on May 5, 1888, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He served in the United States Army, 1917-1919, with the Headquarters Lines of Communication, American Expeditionary Force, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Paris, France and Bordeaux, France. The veteran served as a camp engineer and camp commander. He worked in a water supply department and designed water systems for camps,...
- Contributor: Morris, William Sylvanus - Hinton, Richard
- Date: 1917