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Items with subject 'Military History'
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Amcabey (Turkish Cartoon Magazine)
by Güler, Cemal Nadir (1943)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection contains one 1943 issue of Amcabey, a Turkish cartoon magazine. This magazine was published during the Second World War and contains drawings of Allied and Axis figures.
American Homefront Magazines
by American Home Magazine Corporation; Hanke, O.A. (editor); Jenkins, Arthur H. (editor); Mayes, Herbert R. (editor); McDonough, Frank W. (editor); Methodist Publishing House (1941 – 1944)
6 folders (0.25 linear feet)
These magazines were produced during the Second World War on the American homefront. Together, they capture the agriculture and domestic values and advancements during the 1940s. Included are Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife (1943-1944), Poultry Tribune (1943), The Christian Advocate (1941-1942), Good Housekeeping (1943), Better Homes and Gardens (1942-1943), and The American Home (1943).
American Homefront Second World War Ephemera
by Unknown (1941 – 1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These advertising cards, patches, and tickets were created on the American homefront during the Second World War. Each ephemeral item depicts different aspects to war support such as victory bonds, war dances, and auxiliary corps.
American Propaganda Leaflet
by Unknown (circa 1944)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This leaflet was created by the United States and distributed to Japanese citizens during the Second World War.
American Propaganda Leaflet (2)
by Unknown (circa 1944)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This leaflet was dropped into Japan by the American forces during the Second World War. It is written in Japanese and is telling the readers that they will be offered various freedoms if their warlords surrender.
American Red Cross Hospital Photograph Album (Evreux, France)
by Fitch, Ralph Roswell; Hine, Lewis (1918)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This photograph album belonged to an American medical officer who worked in the American Red Cross Hospital in Evreux, France. There are 289 photographs of wounded American, French, British, and German soldiers. Photographs show the wards and operating rooms, hospital staff, patients, prosthetics, Fourth of July celebrations featuring Uncle Sam, basket weaving and woodworking, a funeral, scenery around the city, and other activities of the hospital in 1918. Some of the photographs were taken by Lewis Hine. Many of the photographs feature Major Ralph Roswell Fitch, who was the hospital's administrator at the time and likely the creator of this album.
American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter records
by American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter (1916 – 2011)
2 cartons, 1 oversize folder (3 linear feet)
American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter records document the diverse services volunteers from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware have provided in the nearby communities, across the nation, and on foreign soil, especially during the Second World War. Providing home care, medical services, and disaster relief, the organization’s local achievements are represented through chapter forms, meeting minutes, monthly reports, pins, newspaper clippings and photographs. Their national aid is documented via pamphlets and photographs, and their World War II involvement is recorded in their financial records, volunteer logs, donation ledgers, and shipping forms. The records date from the chapter’s founding in 1916 to 2011.
Anna Jones Cooper papers
by Cooper, Anna Jones (1929 – 1948)
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
The papers of Anna Jones Cooper document her involvement with Salisbury Teachers College alumni who were enlisted in the different branches of the military during World War II as well as her involvement as head of the STC Alumni Committee. Materials date from 1929-1948 with the bulk of the material dating from 1943-1945, and includes enlisted alumni biographies and addresses, correspondence, and printed materials that feature the enlisted alumni.
Anti-Russian German Propaganda Leaflets
by Deutsches Reich (1944)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These two Russian-language leaflets were distributed by the German Army on the Eastern Front in 1944 during the Second World War. They include anti-Russian images and text on either side of the burnt leaflets.
Bankers Trust Company pamphlet
by Bankers Trust Company (New York City) (1918)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This collection contains a pamphlet from the Bankers Trust Company in New York City in 1918 entitled "Twenty Four Billion." The pamphlet analyzed American monetary aid for the First World War for which an estimated need of 24 billion dollars was projected.
Banque of France Currency
by Banque de France (1943 – 1946)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three Franc notes were issued by the Banque de France between 1943 and 1946. The notes were worth 5, 10, and 20 Francs.
Betty Murrell Collection
by Murrell, Betty (1550 – 1986)
4 folders (0.04 linear feet)
The genealogies of several families are explored in this collection including the Willey, Wallace, Hargrave, Kfoury, Medford, Manlove, Bailey and others. Within the collection, there are land deeds, wills of people who had died, coat of arms for families that originated in England, and baptism records. All these families are able to trace ancestors to Accomack County, Somerset County, and Dorchester County.