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Items with subject 'War'

3353rd Quartermaster Truck Company Photograph

by Kisner, Kyle (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The 3353rd Quartermaster Truck Company photograph was taken on June 20, 1945 in Ulm, Germany. The company is standing in front of a building that was used by the Hitler Youth but had been repurposed as the maintenance building for the 3353rd. On the back of the photo, the last names of the soldiers are documented.

Identifier: SC2021.026
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

J. Paul Crooks' WWII Photograph Collection

by Crooks, J. Paul (1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The J. Paul Crooks' WWII Photograph Collection is a set of photographs that Crooks took while stationed in Okinawa, Japan and at Lowry Field, Colorado in 1946.

Associated Subjects: Photography • War • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2021.025
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Rebecca Lee Larmore papers

by Larmore, Rebecca Lee (1930 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection documents the childhood of a Tyaskin, Maryland girl, Rebecca Lee Larmore (later Griffith), from 1930 to 1944. Included are Sharptown and Hebron Elementary and High School report cards from 1930 to 1940 (grade 2 through high school) and a ration book holder with an advertisement for Cook's Cab Service. The rations were issued to the Jones and Larmore family members who lived at the Turnstile Farm in Tyaskin near Coxs Corner in 1944: Irving C Jones, Martha Ellen Powell Jones, Ethel Jones Larmore, Lloyd Lennox Larmore, and Rebecca Lee Larmore. Included are notes from the donor (Rebecca Lee Larmore's daughter), Lee Ellen Griffith.

Associated Subjects: Ration Books • World War, 1939-1945 • War • Education
Identifier: 2021.018
Repository: Local History Archives
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Special Collections Pamphlet Collection

by Various (1762 – 1985)

9 cartons,  2 boxes (10 linear feet)

The Special Collections Pamphlet Collection consists of over 800 published manuscripts discussing a wide variety of national and international topics. The materials date between 1762 and 1985. Similar topics have been grouped together, but may be found throughout the collection. Some of the major topics included in the collection are: race relations, Australia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, African American history, Native American history, military history (American Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War), education, industry, labor history, agriculture, railways, government and politics, international relations, socialism, communism, economics, prisons, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, prohibition, temperance, women's history and groups, and biographies and obituaries.

Identifier: SC2020.032
Repository: Special Collections
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Whitehead-Beer Collection

by Beer, Dorothy BuehlWhitehead, Barbara BeerWhitehead, 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.

Associated Subjects: Knitting • Music • War • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2008.039
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment