World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:
Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3202
Overview
Four scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of...
Dates:
1925-1962
Pocahontas Operators Association, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2796
Overview
The minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on...
Dates:
1941-1973
Preston Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2201
Overview
Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.
Dates:
1817-1945
Robert C. Edgell, Soldier, World War II Letters and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4041
Overview
World War II letters and other material of Robert Carl Edgell (1925-1944), of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was inducted into the U.S. Army in April 1943 and served overseas during World War II, where he was killed in action. Collection includes a military document, correspondence, sympathy cards, and newspaper clippings. The military document is Edgell's order to report for induction (1943). The correspondence includes letters, a postcard, and telegrams. Some of the...
Dates:
1943-1947, undated
Robert Paul Evans, WWII Soldier, Typescript Regarding Experiences in a Japanese Prison Camp
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4125
Overview
Typescript regarding the experiences of Robert Paul Evans of Littleton, West Virginia while he was held prisoner by the Japanese. The typescript was written by Evans's aunt and based on Evans's description of his experiences and his testimony to the War Department. Evans held the rank of Technical Sergeant and served as a B-29 Radar Observer with the 500th Bomb Group, U.S. Army. He was forced to parachute from his plane during a bombing raid over Tokyo and was captured and taken to Kempei...
Dates:
1945
Ronald Ondish Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4296
Scope and Contents
Papers of Ronald Ondish (1925-2014). This collection includes two photo albums, a scrapbook, and other material.There is a photo album of what appears to be family members with some identification (ca. 1920s); a photo album of Ronald Ondish with who appear to be friends and family, including many pictures featuring military service uniforms from the WWII era (ca. 1940s-1960s); and a babybook for Ronald Robert Ondish junior that includes greeting cards (such as birthday,...
Dates:
1920-1972
Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0873
Overview
Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative...
Dates:
1840-2003; Majority of material found within 1918-1955
SS Morgantown Victory Builder's Plate
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4627
Scope and Contents
Builder's plate retained from the SS Morgantown Victory, a United States military vessel built under the War Shipping Administration during World War II and named in honor of West Virginia University (called Morgantown instead because it was shorter and easier to say). The plate denotes the ship's name, builders' organization (Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.), location (Baltimore, Maryland), and date of completion (February 1945).
Dates:
circa 1945
Storer College Administrative and Operational Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1322
Scope and Contents
Records of Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry. This collection contains mainly administrative and operational records of the college. Types of records include annual reports, publications, memorabilia, artifacts, and other material. This collection includes material regarding John Brown's Fort.The collection is organized into eighteen series, including:Series 1. Correspondence; 1865-1953; boxes...
Dates:
1865-1960; Majority of material found within 1930s-1950s
Storer College Correspondence, Business Papers and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2621
Overview
Records of Storer College, West Virginia's first African American institution of higher learning, located in Harpers Ferry. Types of records include correspondence, business papers, photographs, memorabilia, issues of the Storer Record (the Storer College newspaper), financial records, scrapbooks, bulletins, minute books, newspaper and magazine clippings, diaries, motion pictures, and miscellaneous material. Includes records regarding the early years of the...
Dates:
1854-1964