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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Sylvia Soupart, Student, Scrapbook

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3229
Overview

Scrapbook of Sylvia Soupart, an early graduate of University High School. Much of it is about the early development of this school by West Virginia University including clippings about its first commencement. There are also photos and clippings about Morgantown's involvement in World War II.

Dates: 1928-1945
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thurman I. Miller Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4297
Scope and Contents Papers of Thurman Irving “T.I.” Miller (1919-2017), a native of southern West Virginia who served in the Marine Corps from 1939-1945, worked as a master electrician in the coal mining industry, and authored multiple books about both those experiences later in life.The collection includes research material, genealogical material, drafts of his books, and other material. Formats include correspondence, clippings, ephemera, photographs, research materials and interviews, handwritten...
Dates: ca. 1907-2017
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia Life Preserver

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4640
Scope and Contents

This life preserver, constructed of treated canvas over foam, was salvaged from the wreckage of the U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) after the surprise December 7, 1941 Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The life preserver measures 25 inches in diameter and includes the phrase, "U.S.S. W. Va. 1st Fire and Rescue Div" painted in red.

Dates: Event: 1941 December 7
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia, Navy Uniform of Granville R. Williams

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3462
Overview Dress white U.S. Navy uniform that belonged to Granville R. Williams, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class, who served aboard the USS West Virginia during the attack at Pearl Harbor. Williams survived the attack and was awarded the Purple Heart. His Purple Heart medal and five campaign and achievement medals adorn the uniform. There is also a photograph of Williams and a copy of the article 'The Horror of Pearl Harbor' from Militaria International magazine (May 2001) which includes a reminiscence by...
Dates: 1941-2001
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2026
Scope and Contents

One folder of letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to the arrangements to bring the mast of the USS West Virginia to the WVU Campus

Dates: 1963
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2005
Scope and Contents Materials concerning the dedication of the bell of the armored cruiser U.S.S. West Virginia, December 7, 1967. Items include program, invitation, diagram of proceedings, and newspaper clippings of dedication. Second accession: Mimeographed copy of essay about dedication. 1968 Oct 31: Xerox copy of 1 loose-leaf notebook containing the material created for the dedication services of the bell from the armored cruiser USS West Virginia. The project was initiated by WVU's...
Dates: 1967-1988
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Memorabilia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3463
Overview Artifacts, scrapbook, photographs, clippings, and ephemera related to Pearl Harbor, the USS West Virginia, and World War II. The collection includes a 9' x 14' scrapbook labelled 'Logalbum, USS West Virginia, Aloha Honolulu' with a color illustration of the USS West Virginia on the cover, it contains 27 vintage World War II photographs of mostly naval ships (not including the USS West Virginia). There is an 8' x 14' print of a tinted photograph of the USS West Virginia. There are also four...
Dates: 1941-1991
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Viereck Trial, Testimony and Exhibits

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3001
Overview Partial testimony and exhibits of Rush D. Holt's book Who's Who Among Warmongers in the trial of George S. Viereck accused of being an unregistered agent for a foreign power. Holt's book was discovered by censors in Bermuda while it was in transit in the mail to Portugal with an inner sealed envelope addressed to an official in Berlin, Germany. The purpose of the testimony is to implicate Viereck as the source for sending Holt's book to Nazi Germany and to establish...
Dates: 1942
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia State Industrial Union Council, CIO, Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1380
Scope and Contents The West Virginia State Industrial Union Council was formed in 1937 as the state labor federation for local unions affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. In 1958, the WVIUC merged with the State Federation of Labor to form the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. Included in these two accessions are the correspondence, legal papers, reports, and printed materials of the Industrial Union Council’s president's office, between 1940 and 1951. Subjects include...
Dates: 1940-1951
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia University, College of Arts and Sciences, Centennial History, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3121
Overview

A collection assembled on behalf of the WVU College of Arts and Sciences by Dr. Barbara Howe, WVU Department of History, for the Centennial History Project. Most of the records relate to the Humanities program at West Virginia University. Includes mostly copies of materials from former students, as well as transcriptions of interviews with former faculty or their spouses.

Dates: 1924-1992
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center