World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Augusta Bjeldanes Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0080
Description of Contents
Correspondence between Augusta Bjeldanes and her former students serving in World War II and related materials, including v-mail, a copy of official document concerning the Army’s efforts to raise money for the relief effort, photos, and publicity materials on Ralph Magelssen.
Dates:
1942 - 1946
Correspondence
Series
Description of Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes World War II-era correspondence, yacht logs, and biographical material on the Lyman family.
Dates:
1933 - 1960
Crippen and Beck Family World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0375
Description of Contents
Correspondence, memoir, compiled documents, photo album scrapbooks, and paper weight made from defused artillery shell documenting the experiences of two members of Amy Rea's family in World War II. Crippen's materials include a memoir he wrote, originals and photocopies of documents charting his service in the U.S. Navy, extensive photograph albums and the paperweight he created from defused Japanese artillery shell detonators on Guadalcanal. Crippen’s photos include his training in the...
Dates:
1942 - 2004
James G. Smith Correspondence and Photographs
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0040
Description of Contents
The collection contains World War II correspondence and photographs organized chronologically. It documents a US soldier's life during World War II, beginning as an enlistee in the US Army in March 1942 and ending with his return home and release from duty in October 1945. Included are letters to his wife and parents detailing his everyday life and concerns while being acutely aware of the need to censor his letters for privacy and national security concerns. Also included are personal...
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Jean Kennedy WAC Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0367
Description of Contents
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and Army documents from Jean Kennedy's World War II service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1944 to 1946. The bulk of the collection contains letters written by Kennedy to her father, aunt, and other family members in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Letters were sent from Des Moines, Iowa; Clovis, New Mexico; Calcutta, India; and Chungking and Shanghai, China.Family members copied some letters to share with each other. These copies are...
Dates:
1944 - 1946
Laurence Jensen and Linnea Schonstedt Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0238
Description of Contents
Correspondence, cards, photos, newspaper clippings, paper money from Buchenwald, newspapers (war publication of the Star Journal), notice of award of bronze star medal, (April 13, 1945) and school autograph book.
Feb 23, 1942
“I just had a little discussion with one of the fellows I’m sure what he thinks of me. I told him that I wasn’t mad at either the Japs or Germans but rather at the big shots of this...
Dates:
1927 - 1977
Lord Family World War II Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0348
Description of Contents
The Lord Family World War II Correspondence collection contains letters and cards sent between Staff Sergeant Harry Holmes Lord, Jr. of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and his family in Minneapolis. The letters cover the time span from when Staff Sergeant Lord entered boot camp in May 1943 to when he completed his service in January 1946. The collection contains two series. Letters Home from Harry Holmes Lord, Jr.: Letters Home...
Dates:
1943 - 1946
Lyman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0310
Description of Contents
The collection includes World War II-era correspondence, yacht logs, and biographical material on the Lyman family.
Dates:
1933 - 1960
McMillan and Pomeroy Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0354
Description of Contents
The collection consists of photographs belonging to Frank Pomeroy's grandmother, Jessamine McMillan, and her siblings (Corrine Frances McMillan and Howard McMillan), as well as a small folder of World War II correspondence. The bulk of the images are studio prints of East High School students or unidentified individuals. A photo album showing rural farm life, likely from Howard McMillan's Long Lake farm, Orchard Hill, is included. One folder contains photos taken by Donald Pomeroy, Jr....
Dates:
1904-1930s
Melvin Roy Swensen Prisoner of War Postcards
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0385
Description of Contents
Newspaper clippings and postcards sent by First Lieutenant Melvin Roy Swensen to his family in Minneapolis. Swensen was a Japanese prisoner of war from 1942 to 1945. The postcards are forms issued by the Imperial Japanese Army with short messages from Swensen.
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Minneapolis Public Library World War II Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: M/A 0330
Description of Contents
This collection consists of letters written to Minneapolis Public Library staff during World War II from 1942 to 1945. The authors are chiefly former library employees, both men and women, who were in active military service.
The Reference Department Correspondence series forms the bulk of the collection, with most letters addressed to department heads Genevieve MacDonald and Elizabeth Bond. The Margaret Fletcher Correspondence ...
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Hennepin County Library Special Collections
Hundreds of archival collections documenting Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and World War II history can be viewed in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library. Some materials are available online in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401
specialcoll@hclib.org
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