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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Use for: European War, 1939-1945 ; Second World War, 1939-1945 ; World War 2, 1939-1945 ; World War II, 1939-1945 ; World War Two, 1939-1945 ; WW II (World War, 1939-1945) ; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Found in 268 Collections and/or Records:

Ernest Loeb Alternate Birth Certificate, 17 January, 1939

 Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0010.00008
Abstract Document is an alternate birth certificate issued by the Darmstadt government. The document is titled "Geburtsurfunde", meaning birth certificate, although it was issued 15 years after he was born. The document lists Ernest Loeb's full name, birthday, father's name, mother's name, and the date (17 January 1939). It has a paper stamp that says "Stadt Darmstadt" (meaning "Darmstadt city"), "Gebuehr" (meaning "fee"), and a value of 0.60 Reichmarks. This physical stamp is stamped over in ink...
Dates: 17 January, 1939
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B407, Loeb Family Collection / Documents, Letters, Newsclippings, and Photographs / Box 1 / Loeb Family Documents

Ernest Loeb - US Army - WWII, circa 1944

 Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0008.00001
Abstract

Photograph of Ernest Loeb and five other soldiers in uniform. Ernest is the man on the lower right, squatting. The back of the photograph reads "I'm ready to take a shit! (Don't send this picture home.)". Photograph is in black and white and was most likely taken around 1944.

Dates: circa 1944
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B407, Loeb Family Collection / Documents, Letters, Newsclippings, and Photographs / Box 1 / Loeb Family Photographs

Eulogy for Alvin Rosenbaum, 1942-1943

 File
Identifier: B339.02.0004.0008
Abstract

Contains Copy of November 1942 postcard from Miami with a Curtis Hawk P-40 on the front sent from Alvin to Louann Rosenbaum Miller and Stan Rosenbaum, his first cousins. Also contains an eulogy written by Rabbi Friedman for Alvin Rosenbaum, the first cousin of Louann and Stan. Alvin Rosenbaum was killed in August 1943 during World War II.

Dates: 1942-1943
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B339, Myron (Micky) and Louann Rosenbaum Miller Papers / Family Papers / Box 4

Evelyn Rosenthal Stone, circa 1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00077
Abstract

Young Evelyn Rosenthal Stone wearing a Red Cross uniform standing on a sidewalk.

Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 16

Evelyn Rosenthal Stone, circa 1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00078
Abstract

Young Evelyn Rosenthal Stone wearing a Red Cross uniform standing on a sidewalk.

Dates: circa 1940
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 16

Family Portrait, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M272.01.0005.0001.00010
Abstract

Black and white photographic portrait of a Vera and Edwin Sears and one of their children. Inscription on bottom of photograph: "Marshall Brooks, 1952"

Dates: 1952
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M272, Sears Family Papers / Photographs / Box 5: Edwin and Vera Sears Photographs / Edwin- German Photographs

Frank Philippe, between 1940-1949

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0024.00034
Abstract

Studio portrait of Frank Philippe wearing his World War II United States uniform.

Dates: between 1940-1949
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 24

Frank Philippe, between 1940-1949

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0024.00035
Abstract

Frank Philippe wearing his World War II United States army fatigues and holding a rife.

Dates: between 1940-1949
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Individuals / Box 24

Frazier, Arlene Mahan, 1994 April 18

 Item
Identifier: BPL-frazier
Abstract

An oral history project of the Republic County Historical Society regarding the effect of World War II on the lives of Republic County people.

Dates: 1994 April 18
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U358, A Sound Model Digital Archive / Belleville Public Library

Freed World War II Scrapbook and Map Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M050
Abstract The collection consists of 99 scrapbooks covering war-related issues spanning August 1939 to September 1947. The scrapbooks contain clippings, political cartoons, and editorials from Denver, Colorado area newspapers. The scrapbooks cover the period from the beginning of hostilities in Europe, sparked by the September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland by the Germans. The United States' entry into the war following the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941, is covered in scrapbook 32. The...
Dates: 1939-1947
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Freed World War II Scrapbook and Map Collection

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