World War (1939-1945) -- Newspapers

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This collection contains correspondence and clippings pertaining to the Friesz brothers of Keytesville, Missouri during the Second World War and Korea, including: John R. Friesz, LCDR Robert P. Friesz, USN, Lt. Elmo W. Friesz, USMCR, and SSgt. Walter E. Friesz, USMC.

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This collection contains the diaries, photographs and realia of Col. Arthur L. Hecht, USA created between 1941-1980.

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This collection contains two scrapbooks filled with photographs and other materials, as well as correspondence written by T/5 Ralph W. Kerns, USA to his family during the Second World War.

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This collection contains correspondence and other materials pertaining to the accidental death of PFC Leon Bruce Kravik, USAAF, during training in 1942 during the Second World War.

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This collection contains nine correspondence from PFC Roman "Romie" Milewski, USA to his niece Ruth Braun during the Second World War. Also included are additional correspondence to his sister, his wife, and one letter from the Army to his wife, as well as three photographs of Roman and various clippings.

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This collection contains correspondence from Sergeant Neil C. Pascoe during the Second World War and Michael L. Watson during the Vietnam War. Also includes newspaper clippings from 1943 to 1944 and Pascoe's veteran information card.

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This collection contains correspondence written by Lt. Robert W. Repper, USA to his parents during the Second World War. Also included are one diary, one photograph, a graduation program, documents and clippings.

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This collection contains 147 newspapers collected by Carl Alexander Robbie during the Second World War.

Scope and Contents This series contains 13 letters written by Neil C. Pascoe to his mother R.W. Pascoe and other family dating between September 1, 1943 and August 27, 1945. The series discusses acknowledging receipt of many letters from the mother and Neil’s attempts to answer all of them. The series begins with a letter about shipping out, and the very specific way to write his address. “Don’t write anything else for an address as they are very fussy.” –September 1, 1943. It continues with holiday wishes and...

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This series contains eleven newspaper clippings. Three of them reference "Sgt. Walter W. Swayze." Two of them are Sad Sack comics. One is a diagram of a B-29 Superfortress. The rest reference the state of Michigan or the unit T/SGT Swayze was in during his service abroad.

Scope and Contents This series contains three newspaper clippings and one military unit newsletter. The clippings highlight Capt. Gretchen Yoffa and her sister, as well as the other women of the American Red Cross and the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), during the Second World War. The unit newsletter, "On the Beam" 20 June, 1945, highlights some daily recreational services on deck of the a ship, as well as short news stories. The news stories include President Truman's travel arrangements, and a story...

Scope and Contents This series contains 3 newspaper clippings and 1 army information card dated approximately between the years 1943 and 1945. One clipping is a newspaper cartoon called "Willie and Joe," date unknown. One newspaper article is dated August 1944 and titled "The Meanest Man in the Army," by Samuel W. Taylor. The third article is from The Tulsa Tribune, dated October 16, 1943 and titled 'The Healthy American Must Do the Job," by Richard Lloyd Jones. The information card includes information about...

Scope and Contents This series contains the following: Ephemera: 1-1943/ 1944 "Merry Chirstmas"/ "Happy Newyear" leaflet 1-1944 Thanksgiving Day menu 1-"Anfa Hotel: Casa Blanca" paper slip 1-undated newspaper clipping with headline reading "La fête du Mouloud à Rabat." 3-postcards Other materials: 1-printout of Lieutenant Commander George Fulton Brown's, US Navy...

Scope and Contents This series contains approximately 308 correspondence written by Merrill L., Gladys C., and Merval L. Bolner to "the Bolner Boys": Merrill H. Bolner, Thomas E. Bolner, and Donald E. Bolner during the Second World War. Although the Bolner brothers are consistently addressed in letters, most of these correspondence were sent directly to Sgt. Merrill H. Bolner.May 13, 1943 - Merrill L. Bolner wrote to Sgt. Merrill H. "June" Bolner, USAAC and advised that he...

Scope and Contents This series contains one newspaper and one clipping. The clipping is a poem in English from a French paper sent to Hecht's mother, with handwritten notes. The newspaper is the Ninth Division Anniversary Edition paper from Fort Bragg August 1, 1941. Of particular note is the newspaper's neglect of the war in Europe. From the articles, it is apparent some shifting and reorganization is occuring within the military but there is no mention of the war, rather with articles glorifying...

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This collection contains correspondence from T/SGT Walter W. Swayze, USAAF and Hilda Swayze during the Second World War as well as various documents and items kept by T/SGT Swayze from during his service or received afterwards.

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This collection contains letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and a page from a book about the family of Sergeant John G. Thursby, United States Army, before and during the Second World War.

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This collection contains correspondence to members of the Wickman family of Springfield, Massachusetts during the Second World War, as well as various other correspondence.

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This is a collection of photographs and other materials from Captain Gretchen H. Yoffa of the Red Cross Clubmobiles during the Second World War and after. The collection includes several photographs, and identification card, some correspondence, and miscellaneous items.