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Woods and Taylor Invoices

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0235
Abstract

This collection includes receipts of payment for the Woods and Taylor clothing store of Knoxville, Tennessee, from various manufacturers in the area from July 9 to September 11, 1902.

Dates: 1902 July 9-September 11

Woodson P. White Document

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2865
Abstract

This document, dated September 8, 1817, written by Woodson P. White, is a survey of land in White County, Tenn. for Thomas Hopkins.

Dates: 1817 September 8

Workers Petition to Andrew Jackson

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3333
Abstract Five workers in the federal navy yard in Philadelphia wrote this petition to Andrew Jackson to ask that their work day be limited to ten hours. Addressed to Jackson at the Hermitage in Tennessee, the letter recounts the workers' frustrations and appeals to Jackson’s concern for his place in history. Two days after the date of the petition's postmark, Jackson ordered ten-hour days to be granted in the Philadelphia shipyard as of September 3rd. The petition is signed by John Crossin, Wm....
Dates: 1836 August 29

World War I and World War II Posters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3654
Abstract

This collection consists of twenty-two posters and one panoramic photograph from World War I. The collection also houses five posters from World War II depicting Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms.

Dates: 1918 August 21-1943, undated

"World War I and World War II Veterans of the United States of America Armed Forces from Van Buren County, Tennessee"

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0360
Overview

This collection contains one copy of the publication "World War I and World War II Veterans of the United States of America Armed Forces from Van Buren County, Tennessee." Compiled by Landon D. Medley and Tony Bayless, this publication is approximately 88 pages and includes a photo and basic biographical information for individuals from Van Buren County who served in WWI or WWII.

Dates: circa 1990

World War I Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1498
Abstract

This collection contains nine photograph postcards featuring soldiers in World War I. The postcards are unlabeled and undated. Seven of the photographs are studio portraits. All of the photographs feature either one or two individuals.

Dates: circa 1914-1918

World War II Bombing Missions in Japan

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2558
Abstract

This report, 16 pages in length, describes in technical detail the enterprise of 15 bombing missions carried out by the 315th Bombardment Wing of the U. S. Air Force against Japan's oil refineries in June 1945.

Dates: undated

World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3023
Abstract

This collection houses military newspapers, veterans' newsletters, articles, letters, and official military documents showing the life of the enlisted Army soldier serving in the Pacific theater during World War II. The 106th Infantry Regiment is particularly well represented.

Dates: 1943-1948, 1978-1992

World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2590
Abstract

This collection consists of one scholarly paper, "War Crimes at Fukuoka, 1945," (1995) (author unknown); a newspaper clipping from The Palm Beach Post, dated July 23, 1998, regarding still-living survivors of the Normandy invasion; and copies of three documents (General Orders from Patton, Presidential Citation from Eisenhower, and poem by Allan W. Possel).

Dates: 1945-1998

World War II Division Newspapers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3344
Abstract This collection consists primarily of newspapers and brief announcements published by various American front-line units stationed in the European and Pacific Theaters during World War II. These publications relate news about the unit's movement, deployment status, military successes, and camp life in addition to recounting stories about local battles and conflicts. The vast majority of the items document the later years of the war with a particular focus on the end of the war in the Pacific...
Dates: 1941-1960

“World War II Experiences of Major Arthur C. Avery”

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0260
Overview

A seven-page typed memoir of Arthur C. Avery’s experiences with the 12th Armored Division during World War II. His recollections include his time training and serving overseas, particularly in France.

Dates: undated

World War II Flying Bomb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1981
Abstract This collection houses newspaper clippings documenting the German V-1 Flying Bomb attacks on Britain in June and July of 1944. Among these materials are letters to the editor debating reprisals, short anecdotes and jokes about the bombs, and articles discussing technical, psychological, and strategic matters related to the bombings. The collection also includes an envelope for official business of the Public Relations Office of the Headquarters of the United States Strategic Air Force in...
Dates: 1944 July, undated

World War II Letters from "Dwight"

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0373
Overview

This collection contains correspondence from a soldier, only known as “Dwight,” during World War II. Most of the letters are addressed to his parents and are written between January 1944 and July 1945. The letters are written from places in Europe including Germany and Austria.

Dates: 1944 January-1945 July

World War II Letters of Private Clifford Edward Keenan

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Identifier: MS-3264
Abstract

The book housed in this collection is composed of transcriptions of letters written between Private Clifford E. Keenan and his immediate family from 1942 to 1944. Editor Hugh T. Keenan (Clifford E. Keenan's younger brother) has also included a brief biographical introduction and numerous photographs of the Keenan family.

Dates: 2001

World War II Newspapers and Propaganda

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2992
Abstract

This collection contains newspaper clippings and issues of Yank Magazine.

Dates: 1943-1945

World War II Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0056
Abstract

This collection includes recorded interviews with World War II veterans. In addition to their wartime experiences, veterans are asked about their upbringing, their lives before entering the service, and their attempts to readjust to civilian life after discharge. Information regarding theatre, branch and interviewer have been included when available. Transcripts are available for some interviews.

Dates: 1984 April 22-2011 November 22, undated

World War II Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3154
Abstract

This collection contains English grammar books and maps of Brussels-Liege and Namur-Luxembourg distributed by the United States Army during World War II.

Dates: 1940-1944

World War II Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2990
Abstract This collection consists of a number of World War II photographs depicting such subjects as WAAF Pauline Willowby, London rubble, a London pub, the US Army landing on the Attu Islands, a Lyon prison, a Saipan navy crew, Lieutenant Colonel DeWitt of the Tennessee National Guard, destroyed planes, the Mars Task Force, a medical corpsman treating the wounded, a presentation of war bonds at Grenatu, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Gleaves in Alaska, bombs dropping from a plane, the firing line and...
Dates: circa 1942-1945

World War II Photographs in Prince Rupert

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0157
Abstract

This collection contains 216 photographs from World War II, many of the which are from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers station at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.

Dates: 1942-1944, undated

World War II Photographs of Manila, Philippines

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3009
Abstract

This collection consists of twelve photographs taken in Manila, Philippines, during World War II. There are three separate photographs, each with duplicate copies.

Dates: circa 1939-1945

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 319
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 294
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 290
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 269
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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 121
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 120
United States. Army. 102
World War, 1939-1945. 102
Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 88
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe. 81
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Tennessee. 79
Tennessee -- History. 77
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- History. 76
United States. Navy. 63
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 58
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 56
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence. 55
Radiation -- Research. 52
Correspondence. 51
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 49
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Faculty. 49
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. 48
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 47
Authors, American -- Tennessee. 45
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. 40
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.). 39
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 39
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 37
Slavery -- Tennessee 35
United States. Army Air Forces. 34
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 33
Account books -- Tennessee. 32
Tennessee -- Commerce. 32
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 30
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 30
Authors, American -- 20th century. 29
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History. 29
Tennessee -- Politics and government. 29
Motion pictures -- United States. 27
United States. Air Force. 27
Photographs. 26
County courts -- Tennessee. 24
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 24
Tennessee -- Genealogy. 24
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- To 1865. 24
Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 24
Tennessee -- Religion. 23
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Alumni and alumnae. 23
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 23
Knox County (Tenn.) -- History. 22
United States. Marine Corps. 22
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Administration. 22
Account books. 21
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.). 21
Knoxville (Tenn.) 21
Land tenure -- Tennessee. 21
Lawyers -- Tennessee. 21
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History. 21
Education -- Tennessee. 20
Legal documents -- United States. 20
Tennessee Volunteers (Football team). 20
Broadsides 19
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Commerce. 19
Legal documents -- Tennessee. 19
Land grants -- Tennessee. 18
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 18
Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History. 17
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- Pictorial works. 17
Tennessee Valley Authority -- History. 17
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. 17
World War, 1914-1918. 17
Authors, American -- Southern States. 16
Railroads -- Tennessee. 16
Screenplays 16
Tennessee -- Pictorial works. 16
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 16
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 16
Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County. 15
Governors -- Tennessee. 15
Radiobiology. 15
Sheet music. 15
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. 15
United States. Army. Air Corps. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 15
American literature -- 20th century. 14
Medicine -- Tennessee. 14
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 14
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Tennessee. 14
Tennessee, East -- History. 14
United States -- Description and travel. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee. 14
College presidents -- Tennessee. 13
Genealogy. 13
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 13
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