World War, 1939-1945.
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
Maude Brown Collection
The Maude Brown Collection, 2004, contains a letter written by Maude Brown to relatives who gave her a book about Oak Ridge during World War II. The letter describes some of Brown's remembrances of life in Oak Ridge during World War II.
Merrill Moore Papers
This collection of Merrill Moore Papers, 1946, contains three items: a February 1, 1946, letter from Moore, an article about his sonnet writing, and a photograph of him.
Mrs. H. B. Warner World War II Collection
This collection contains a letter to Mrs. H. B. Warner in Paris, Tennessee, from her husband at Camp Polk in Leesville, Louisiana. He discusses the horrible weather and teaching men about decontamination. The collection also houses three patches, an Army pin, and a Good Conduct Medal.
My Military Missal
A copy of My Military Missal, a pocket-sized Catholic prayer book published for use by military personnel during World War II.
N. E. Fitzgerald Letters
This collection contains letters both addressed to and written by N. E. Fitzgerald, a professor and Dean at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The letters are correspondence between N. E. Fitzgerald and former students, then serving in all theatres of operation during World War II. The correspondence dates from 1943 to 1946.
Oliver M. Summers Collection
This collection includes news articles, currency, and photographs from Oliver Summers's service during World War II. Also included are his graduation invitations and an installation of officers pamphlet from Summers's 1953 commencement ceremonies at UT Memphis.
Orlen M. Sealand Collection
This collection features stories and histories about the 275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion during World War II.
Photograph of U. S. Navy Women
This photograph, taken in 1943, records twenty-six women and two men in Navy uniforms before a plane. Imprinted on the front is "AMM M-14 SEC. A / NATTC Memphis 43."
Photographs of Tyntesfield
This collection includes 11 photographs from the ground of Tyntesfield, England during the 1940s and the 1990s.
Pocket Guide to Tunisia
This collection includes a single copy of Pocket Guide to Tunisia, a booklet created for U. S. military personnel during World War II.
Prisoners of War News Articles
Copies of the Maryville-Alcoa Times and The Tennessean with featured articles on prisoner of war camps during World War II.
Reginald C. Ferguson Collection
This collection consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding Sgt. Reginald Ferguson's disappearance while overseas during World War II.
Rick Eldredge World War II Scrapbook
This is an undated school assignment on World War II, featuring patches and photographs from the war, written by Rick Eldredge.
Robert A. Page Collection
This collection features photographs, documents, and currency from Robert A. Page's service during World War II in the United States Army.
Robert G. Osborne Collection
This collection includes photographs, U.S. Naval Forces and Eleventh Amphibious Force documents, newspaper excerpts about Robert G. Osborne and his fellow men, and a brief personal narrative from Osborne about his experience in World War II.
Robert Gentry Collection
This collection features correspondence and photographs from Robert Gentry's service in the US Armed Forces during World War II.
Robert Trumbull Pearl Harbor Series
This collection consists of photocopies of New York Times correspondent Robert Trumbull's series on Pearl Harbor. Covering a two-year period, the dispatch describes the post-attack effort to salvage Pearl Harbor. The series was completed in 1943, but was not published due to wartime censorship. In December of 2006, the New York Times finally released an edited version of the dispatches.
Roslyn Balcombe Memoir
This collection includes Roslyn Balcombe's 58-page handwritten memoir about her World War II experiences.
Ross D. Netherton Collection
This collection consists primarily of books from the late Helen Bullard Krechniak's library. Most of these works discuss art and Asian travel. The collection also houses two newspapers contributed by Ross Netherton: a Washington Post covering the capture of Saddam Hussein in December 2003, and a Stars and Stripes insert advertising a national World War II reunion in 2004.
Ruth Anderson Reeve Biography
Ruth Anderson Reeve enlisted in the army in 1944. After bootcamp she was assigned to work as a cryptographer in the code room at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. This collection consists of a short biography - 2.5 pages - written by Ms. Reeve for her grandchildren.