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Otis R. Parker Collection

10 folders (0.1 linear feet)

(1931 – 1950)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 1998.122
Creator(s) United States Office of Civilian Defense; Dennis, John M.; Harrington, Emerson C.; Ritchie, Albert C.; Delmarva Eastern Shore Association; Woodcock, A. W. W.
Acquisition

Donated by Otis R. Parker.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by A. Tuttle-Smith, March 2014.
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Abstract

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.

Biographical History

Wicomico County native, Otis R. Parker (1908-1987), s/o John Raymond and Ira Florence Parker, was an air raid warden in WWII and worked for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He married Iris D. (b ca1908) and had a son Richard R. (b ca1932).

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Handbooks and Manuals
    • Military History
  • Location Terms
    • Washington (D.C.)

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