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Major Nutter Jerome Wimbrow III Collection
by Howard, John D. (1973 – 2018)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
The Major Nutter Jerome Wimbrow III Collection documents the events of Nutter Wimbrow III's death in 1972 during the bombing of Hanoi, North Vietnam. Materials include copies of official communication from the Defense Intelligence Agency, two books, a copy of a magazine article, and a brief biography of Wimbrow by Brigadier General John D. Howard.
McLoughlin Brothers Children's Games
by McLoughlin Brothers (circa 1890)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These two children's games were created around 1890 by the McLoughlin Brothers. The first children’s game, Mother Goose’s Party or the Merry Game of Old Maid, does not contain its cards and is only the box for the game. The second game, Young Folks Historical Game, is missing the instruction booklet and two cards. In the words of McLoughlin Brothers, the Young Folks Historical Game "affords a method by which the leading facts of American History may be fixed in the mind while indulging in a pleasant pastime." Children learned tidbits of information ranging from the date of completion of the Brooklyn Bridge to the names and dates of significant Civil War battles.
Memoir of William Vaux
by Vaux, William (1894)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Memoir of William Vaux was written in 1894 and recounts the life of the Doylestown, Pennsylvania man who was born in Philadelphia to British immigrants in 1825. The memoir covers his early family life, being sent out to work for Quaker farmers in the country at age seven, his teenage years working for farmers and learning the shoe making trade. He was an entrepreneur and described his businesses, houses and other buildings he bought and sold, his financial hardship in the 1870s. He also joined the home guard during Robert E. Lee's invasion at Gettysburg in 1863, though he did not see combat.
Milford Spencer Correspondence
by Spencer, Milford (1941 – 1944)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
This collection consists of letters to and from Sergeant Milford Spencer that date between 1941 and 1943. Also included are receipts and a cigarette card that date from 1942 to 1944, as well as undated greeting cards. Spencer, who was from Walton, New York, wrote frequently with family, although there is some correspondence with friends. Spencer was part of the 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division and was killed in action on May 4, 1945.
Millwood Plantation Journal (Old Long Field, Maryland)
by Barrett Family (1863 – 1865)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal was used both as a diary and as a business ledger for a plantation known as Millwood, located in Old Long Field, Prince George's County, Maryland (present day Forestville), between 1863 and 1865. The journal was printed by J.W. Randolph in Richmond, Virginia and was intended as to be a "Plantation and Farm Instruction, Regulation, Record, Inventory, and Account Book For the Use of the Manager on the Estate." The journal begins with 20 pages of printed text that describes how to run a successful plantation including tables, data, and diagrams, as well as a section on the "Treatment of Negroes." Following the printed section are sporadic daily entries written by two different authors, likely from the Barrett family, who recorded the operations of the plantation, family events, and brief comments on the American Civil War between 1863 and 1864. There is also one page that lists six slaves in the inventory: Tom, Jim, John, Gill, Sarah, and Phebe. The transcribed journal is attached.
Milner Family papers
by Milner Family (1914 – 1954)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Milner Family papers document the family’s activities through a series of letters and photographs between family members in Indiana, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland from 1914-1954 with the bulk of the material dating from 1917-1920. Daily activities of Ralph Milner during his enlistment in World War I and his time with the United Fruit Company are of note, as are those of Russell Milner during his experience in the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) at Perdue University. A photograph album documents Russell’s childhood and his experience as an adult in Panco, Oklahoma as an oil refinery engineer. Sympathy cards and condolence letters document the death of Evolyn Milner Carpenter (1889-1918). Series of correspondence between Verna Milner between her friends and family are also included.
Minutes of the Grand Army of the Republic (Pulaski, New York)
by Grand Army of the Republic (1894 – 1897)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This ledger contains the minutes of the Grand Army of the Republic, J.B. Butler Post No. 111, in Pulaski, New York from 1894 to 1897. This Civil War veteran's fraternal organization met frequently, passed resolutions, and worked with other local organizations. Included are many clippings documenting the publicity of the organization's activities.
Miss Halsey's French Wounded Emergency Fund Volunteer Diary
by Halsey, Miss (1917)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The author of this diary, Miss Halsey, was an American woman who spent time in Biarritz and Paris, France, during the First World War in 1917. She wrote about her social activities, America’s growing involvement in the war, and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. On April 5, she took a position with the French Wounded Emergency Fund, a British relief organization. Her job was to chauffeur one of its leaders, Edith May, and deliver supplies to non-Red Cross hospitals in the Mayenne, Ernée, Loire, Sarthe, and Orne departments.
Myers and Doris Calcott Letters
by Calcott, Doris; Calcott, Myers (1917 – 1951)
9 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
These letters were written between 1917 and 1951 by Myers "Jack" Calcott and Doris Gay and chronicle their relationship as it progressed from friends to spouses. Myers and Doris, who were married on June 18, 1929, began writing each other in 1927 and sent many several page letters until Myers' death on July 10, 1951; letters prior to 1927 are primarily from Myers' mother while he was attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as some of Doris' personal letters and school certificates when she lived in Charles Town, West Virginia. Myers' worked for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Corporation after graduating, which meant he moved frequently and was often at sea while Doris and their three daughters remained in Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Newport Beach. Myers served on the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Magoffin as a naval reservist. In 1946 they moved into their first permanent home in Salisbury, Maryland but Myers, who had struggled with drinking problems, became a patient at Perry Point Veterans Hospital.
Nazi Photograph Postcards
by Deutsches Reich (circa 1937 – 1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These two Nazi Photograph Postcards both contain one photograph of German Nazis and an accompanying song. The two songs featured are translated as "Why is it then that Girls Love Soldiers?" and "As in your Little Flower Garden." Also included are three stamps depicting Adolf Hitler.
Ondergrondsche Borrelingskes
by Links, Karel; Veth, Cornelis (1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This booklet was created in 1945 by Karel Links and Cornelis Veth and was titled "Ondergrondsche Borrelingskes." It is a Dutch anti-German book in rhyme with comical illustrations.
Otis R. Parker Collection
by Delmarva Eastern Shore Association; Dennis, John M.; Harrington, Emerson C.; Ritchie, Albert C.; United States Office of Civilian Defense; Woodcock, A. W. W. (1931 – 1950)
10 folders (0.1 linear feet)
This collection contains handbooks for United States Civilian Defense in 1941, the personal papers of Otis Parker, a booklet on the "Old Bay Line: Baltimore Steam Packet Company", a copy of the "Yearbook of Delmarva" from 1932, a pamphlet on the Ulman Theatre, a copy of "Sixty Five Days" which was published by the Salisbury Advertiser, and a copy of the Wicomico County News from May 28, 1931.