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9 March 1943
G.A. Joseph Studios
[Seated at a Table]
One photograph of twenty four African Americans seated at a table dated March 9, 1943. Most of the men are wearing uniforms. Date is stamped on the rear of the photo.
GLC09934.03
1943
Various
Dorie Miller photographs and pinback [Decimalized .01-.05]
GLC09934
8 November 2015
Smith, Jenn (fl. 1982)
Legacy of Letters
An article from the Lifestyles section of the Berkshire Eagle newspaper describes how the "Letters in a Box" project began. Mentions that Sheila Stone was going to give the collection to the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
This copy is the same...
GLC09620.248.01
Smith, Jenn (fl. 1982- )
GLC09620.248.02
circa 1943
Unknown
[Dorie Miller Pin]
One pin featuring a image of Dorie Miller dates circa 1943. The pin reads, "The Hero of Pearl Harbor Dorie Miller." It features a portrait of Miller in the center and then sketches on either side of him. The left sketch is a figure in sailor uniform...
GLC09934.05
1945/12/18
Gaffey, Hugh J. (1895-1946)
to Renee Stockdale re: news that Patton will be crippled from car accident
Conveying a surgeon's opinion that Patton would survive the injuries suffered in a car accident, although without the ability to walk. Gaffey writes in part "It seems unfair that a man who had gone through as much as he had during the war should be...
GLC06760.13
December 1949
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon (1890-1973)
to George L. Rihl
Rickenbacker sees an "alien philosophy" of wanting "something for nothing" as infiltrating American society. He argues that the people are to blame, not the government or so-called rich. He sees bankruptcy as the result, unless everyone orients...
GLC05508.010.02
16 November 1949
Culbertson, Ely (1893-1955)
to Charles L. Wallis
Culbertson discusses why T.S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" is meaningful to him. He cites Eliot's question, "Was it birth or was it death?" and interprets it as a reference to Christ as a moral revolutionist; Christ brought the new Law of...
GLC05508.077
December 1946
Rihl resided around Mexico City. Rickenbacker reflects on the state of the country during the Christmas season. He sees Americans' hatred of Germans and Japanese, cultivated during WWII, being transferred to fellow citizens in post-war America...
GLC05508.010.01
circa 1939-1945
unknown, fl. 1939-1945;
[Photograph of four African Americans at Prince Hall Shriners event]
One undated black and white photograph of four African Americans. Image is of two men in military uniforms sitting with two women at a table. There are names written on the bottom edge identifying the individuals (from left to right) as Glen, Kaye...
GLC09724.11
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