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Travis M. Rhodes World War II letters
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Rhodes, Travis M. |
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Dates: |
1943-1947 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Travis M. Rhodes to his sweetheart, "Margie," in Valdosta, Georgia, from 1943-1947.
Rhodes writes from the Air Corp Technical School in Kessler Field, Mississippi; Chanute Field, Illinois; Salina, Kansas; and
Riverside, California. Letters regard family and friends in Valdosta, Georgia, activities at Rhodes' base, and travels.
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Identifier: |
ms3658 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Milford Taylor fuel ration coupons
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Taylor, Milford J. |
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Dates: |
1942-1943 |
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The collection consists of the cover of one basic gasoline ration coupon book and a fuel oil ration coupon for Mr. and Mrs.
Milford J. Taylor of Yalesville, Connecticut.
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Identifier: |
ms3742 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles Jameson One more time (photocopy)
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Jameson, Charles H. |
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Dates: |
1987 |
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The collection consists of a photocopy of a typescript by Charles H. Jameson entitled One more time, they wouldn't do that
to you. Jameson writes about his experiences as a soldier during World War II, including listening to Japanese transmissions,
reporting the transmissions, and being promoted to Corporal at Bomb Disposal School.
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Identifier: |
ms2555 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kirk Kerkorian collection
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Kerkorian, Kerkor , 1917-2015 |
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Dates: |
1942-1951 |
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The collection consists of papers and artifacts from Kirk Kerkorian's service during World War II. A personal photograph album
and several issues of the Gosport, a publication of the Morton Air Academy, are also included.
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Identifier: |
ms3962 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Soldier's erotica ephemera
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1940s |
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This collection contains handwritten and typed ribald anecdotes, poems, sketches, drawings, and cards collected by an unknown
soldier during World War II.
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Identifier: |
ms4281 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Green family World War II letters
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Green, William Walter, Jr. , 1907-1970 |
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Dates: |
1931-1945 |
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Collection consists mostly of letters from William Walter Green to his mother, Ruby Green, of Albany, Georgia. The letters
cover William Walter Green's time serving in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943-1945. Also includes photographs,
newspaper clippings, and one copy of the South Pacific Daily News from 1944.
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Identifier: |
ms4222 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Aaron Cohn Papers
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Cohn, Aaron |
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Dates: |
1931-2012 |
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Aaron Cohn (1916-2012) served as a juvenile court judge in Columbus, Georgia (1965-2011). His papers include correspondence,
clippings, reports, programs, awards, scrapbooks and photographs.
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Identifier: |
RBRL321AC |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Walter S. Brown scrapbook related to World War II
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Brown, Walter Scott, 1889-1965 |
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Dates: |
1942-1945 |
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In 1942 during the early stages of World War II, Walter S. Brown, Director of the Georgia Cooperative Extension at the University
of Georgia, sent out a letter stating "we are anxious to keep in close touch with all Extension Workers in the armed forces...
I am asking you to send me your present address... [and] I would apprreciate your writing us a few paragraphs telling us of
your particular duties and anything you think the other Extension men in the service and at home would like to hear about
you.. We plan to send a letter regularly to every man in the service telling him something of what we are trying to do back
home and of what all of your are doing for Victory in the armed forces."
The Walter S. Brown Scrapbook of World War II containes a compilation of the newsletters sent out by Brown and the responses
he received from the servicemen and women during the course of the war. Brown's newsletters are dated October 6, 1942 to
November 29, 1944 and the letters sent to Mr. Brown date from 1942 to 1945. The newsletters detail activities taking place
here at UGA while the letters make reference to the various countries where the servicemen were stationed as well as observations
of personal activites and,in some instances, the countries' agricultural land, products and methods.
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Identifier: |
UA0024 |
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Repository: |
University of Georgia Archives |
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Carson family letter
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1943 July 7 |
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The collection consists of one letter typewritten on United States Marine Corps, Southern Recruiting Division letterhead:
dated Macon, Georgia, July 7, 1943, "Dear "Kit," containing gossip related to the military. "Kit" is possbily Clyde Carson.
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Identifier: |
ms2255 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Leslie D. Hedges letters
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Hedges, Leslie D., -1944 |
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Dates: |
1943-1944 |
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The collection consists of correspondence written by and concerning Leslie D. Hedges. Two postcards and one letter are from
Leslie D. Hedges to his wife, written while Hedges was in training in Alabama and Shaw Field, South Carolina. Two letters
are addressed to Pearl Hedges, Leslie's wife, and regard Leslie's flying career in the military and his death.
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Identifier: |
ms2318 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Edward E. Dougherty papers
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Dougherty, Edward E., 1917- |
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Dates: |
1941-1976 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, written jokes and poems, records relating to Dougherty's army service during World
War II and reserve duties after the war, printed material, and photographs.
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Identifier: |
ms2332 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Paul A. Camp papers
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Camp, Paul A. |
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Dates: |
1943-1945 |
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The collection consists of papers of Paul A. Camp from 1943-1945. The papers include correspondence, printed U.S. Army official
materials, photographs, and copies of the Stars and Stripes and Yank.
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Identifier: |
ms2333 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Robert R. Martin papers
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Martin, Robert R. |
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Dates: |
1944-1945 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Colonel Robert R. Martin during his service in World War II, 1944-1945. Correspondences
are written mainly to his wife, Mary Belle Martin, and a few are addressed to Jane Martin and Robert N. Martin. Written from
France, Germany, and Austria, letters contain detailed descriptions of Martin's surroundings, local people, administrative
or military duties, and condition of his unit. Letters also detail the problems of raising a family while separated.
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Identifier: |
ms2474 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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World War II photographs
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Puckett, John R. |
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Dates: |
1939-1945 |
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The collection consists of twenty three black-and-white photographs taken by John R. Puckett during World War II. Photographs
include sites in England, France, and Germany.
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Identifier: |
ms2754 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Carl White letters
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White, Carl |
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Dates: |
1945 September-October |
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The collection consists of six letters from Carl White to his mother discussing activities in Okinawa during World War II,
mentioning a cyclone hitting the bay, ships that were hit, and discharge possibilities.
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Identifier: |
ms2755 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, collection
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Rainbow Post No. 2681 |
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Dates: |
1918-1986 |
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The collection consists mainly of photographs, many with captions, from World War II, dating 1938, 1943-1945. Photographs
depict Navy Officers, local people, and prisoners of war in New Guinea, Remagen Bridge, a Liberty Ship being unloaded off
the shores of Goodenough Island, and temporary quarters on Luzon Island, in the Philippines. Also included is a war ration
book issued to Edna J. Eaton, wife of Harold A. Eaton, Haverhill, Massachusetts; United States War-Savings Certificate issued
to Callie Sheppard, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1918; and an explanatory letter addressed to the University of Georgia Library,
dated May 20, 1986, from Sgt. Joseph W. Reid.
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Identifier: |
ms2996 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Sidney Samuel Thomas letters
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Thomas, Sidney Samuel, 1923-2012 |
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Dates: |
1943-1946 |
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The collection consists of correspondence to Sidney Samuel Thomas from 1943 to 1946, while he lived in Athens, Georgia, and
worked as a military cryptographer in St. Petersburg, Miami, and West Palm Beach, Florida; Pawling, New York; and Greensboro,
North Carolina. Correspondents include P.F.C. John Lomax, Cpl. Marian Talmadge, Cpl. Pope Hill, Sgt. Carl Cox, Cpl. Cecil
Bentz, Cpl. M.K. Smith, Merritt Whelchel, and Cpl. James Swan. Correspondence concerns a plethora of topics, including duties,
respective lives in the Army, and daily routines; and there is discussion of religion and philosophy, as well as many references
to the popular culture of the era, i.e. books, actors and movies. Included with some of the letters are clippings from newspapers
and magazines.
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Identifier: |
ms3030 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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United States Navy landing papers
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United States. Navy |
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Dates: |
1945 |
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The collection consists of operation orders for the USS Cecil landing attack dated February 1945. Also included are United
States Naval Training School lessons and notes from Camp Macdonough in Plattsburgh, New York, and five intelligence maps of
Western Okinawa Beaches labeled "Top Secret."
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Identifier: |
ms3039 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
VanDerKloot Films collection
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Vanderkloot, William |
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Dates: |
1940s-2012 |
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This collection consists of research and production files created by VanDerKloot Films for a number of documentaries including
Flying the Secret Sky: The Story of the RAF Ferry Commandy, World of Audobon, Iron Horse, and Cumberland: Island in Time.
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Identifier: |
ms3840 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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World War II ration coupon scrapbook
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Creator: |
Sherman, David |
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Dates: |
1942-1945 |
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This collection contains a scrapbook of World War II ration coupons for gasoline, oil, food, shoes, and stoves; applications
for supplemental ration books; and rent control regulation forms and applications for various people in Georgia between 1942
and 1945.
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Identifier: |
ms4311 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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