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Items with subject 'World War, 1939-1945'
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Bisker Family papers
by Bisker, Jerome (1933, 1955)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
The collection consists of a 1933 program from Vienna High School, Vienna, Maryland; a 1936 and a 1965 program from Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Maryland; a 1955 program from Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Maryland, and a 1944 guidebook from Salisbury, Maryland, advertising businesses and listing residents serving in the military during World War II.
Burma (Myanmar) and China maps
by United States Air Force (1944)
1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
Series of color topographic maps documenting the Myitkyina District of Burma (Myanmar) and the Yunnan Province of China, 1944. The maps were created by the 653rd Engineer Brigade of the United States Air Force.
Captain John C. Palmer WWII Aviation Collection
by Palmer, John C. (1941 – 1946)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This collection consists of World War II aviation material belonging to Captain John C. Palmer from 1941 to 1946. Included are four yearbooks "Wings Aloft" from the Lubbock Army Flying School in Lubbock, TX from 1943 to 1944, a pilot flight logbook from 1941 to 1945 and a flight record book from 1941 to 1946.
Charles A. Holland, Jr. papers
by Holland, Charles (1940 – 1960)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The papers of Charles A. Holland, Jr. document his military service with the United States Army Air Corps, 1941-1945. Mr. Holland’s military activities are documented via issued special orders, certifications, proceeding specifications, pay allowance and photographs. Also included are a series of hand-drawn political cartoons depicting his rank-in-file men and newspaper clippings.
Charles Bayly papers
by Bayly, Charles (1945 – 1946)
7 folders (0.07 linear feet)
The Charles Bayly papers contain correspondence between Charles Bayly and family/friends during his time in the service. Bayly is an Eastern Shore native and discusses his time in the War. There is also a weekly digest of the Salisbury Times covering the day's activities, dated April 24, 1945.
Clyde Gilbert Truitt collection
by Truitt, Clyde Gilbert (1916 – 2011)
1 box, 1 folder (0.25 linear feet)
The Clyde Gilbert Truitt collection includes numerous photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, and handwritten information cards detailing Clyde G. Truitt’s military service in World War I. Other local men’s military careers are also included in this collection, but the main focus of the collection is on Clyde Truitt. Information surrounding Clyde’s family is present in the collection. Documents pertaining to Truitt’s family include birth certificates, wedding announcements, report cards, and other genealogical documents. A vast majority of the collection is made up of photographs. Half of the photographs detail Truitt’s military experience, while the other half depict the Truitt family, the Truitt family home, and Clyde’s career with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.
Cottman Family War Ration Books (Pocomoke City, Maryland)
by United States Office of Public Administration (1943)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These nine war ration books issued by the United States Office of Public Administration documents the Second World War rationing experience of the Cottman family in Pocomoke City, Maryland in 1943.
David Grier collection
by Grier, David (1918, 1996)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This collection contains objects, print and books dedicated to those who served in World War I and World War II. The first part of the collection is a history of the 29th Division. The 29th Division was comprised of National Guard units from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania who served in World War I. The roster accompanying the collection is for Company I of Salisbury, MD and dates to October 8, 1918. David Grier’s father was a 2nd Lt in Company I. The uniforms and objects in this collection belonged to Alice Nelson Mitchell. Mitchell was a 1st Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corp during World War II. David Grier is the son-in-law of Alice Nelson Mitchell. The top hat in this collection was sent by Captain Lee Donald Smith to Bette Grier Graham during World War II. The names on the hat reflect the many places visited by Captain Smith.
Delmarvans Go To War booklet
by Bradley, Sylvia; Thompson, G. Ray (1991)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Delmarvans Go To War Booklet contains a copy of the work created in 1991 by Sylvia Bradley and G. Ray Thompson. The intent is self-described as a companion to "An exhibit and catalogue of documents and artifacts illustrating the involvement of Delmarva in the First and Second World War, at home and overseas." The exhibit was hosted by the Nabb Research Center from October 10-31, 1991.
Diaries of Elaine Zold
by Zold, Elaine (1939 – 1945)
3 folders (0.2 linear feet)
These diaries were written in 1943 and 1945 by Elaine Zold of Chicago, Illinois. Zold was a dancer and USO performer who traveled the United States and wrote extensively about her performances, life on the road, and other activities on hotel stationery and other notepads. She kept a compiled record of each of her performances from 1939 to 1945 and a notepad to practice her signature. While most of Zold's diary entries chronicle her tours throughout the United States, she also visited and performed in Italy in late 1945.
Diaries of Elma Taylor
by Taylor, Elma (1942 – 1944)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
These two diaries were written by Elma Taylor of Hazel Park, Michigan between 1942 and 1944. Taylor wrote each day about her activities which included skipping school, reading, writing and receiving letters, going on trips, watching pool players, picking up gossip, and her New Years resolutions.
Diaries of Mary Langan
by Langan, Mary (1943 – 1945)
3 folders (0.3 linear feet)
The three diaries of Mary Langan, a Catholic housewife who lived in Springfield, Massachusetts, are dated 1943, 1944, and 1945. While many of Langan's entries commented on the weather and her health, she also wrote about world affairs such as bans on pleasure driving, ration coupons, President Roosevelt's death, V-J Day, and other events related to the Second World War. It is also worth noting that in 1943 she wrote her name as "Mrs. W.F. Langan" and in 1945 wrote it as "Mary A. Langan."