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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Company M, 4th Missouri Infantry, Missouri State Guard, 1942-1943 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS M5
Scope and Contents "Till the Boys Come Home: Chronicles of the Activities of the Missouri State Guard at Kirksville During World War II, October 1940-February 1947" was compiled by Sgt. Paul O. Selby. A two-volume scrapbook/photo album of the unit's 1942-1943 activities; includes Volume 1 (1942 December-1943 October) of the Battalion's newsletter 3rd Battalion Review. Although the creator P.O. Selby included the full life of Company M in the album title, all photos are from 1942-1943; there are only a few...
Dates: approximately 1940-1947.

E. M. Violette Museum Documents of Unknown Origin

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP U2
Scope and Contents

Letters, military records, receipts, slave and land sales, political memorabilia and other documents received as individual pieces or in small groups into the E. M. Violette Museum collection.

Dates: 1807-1965

Karl Anton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS A6
Scope and Contents Dr. Dale Jorgenson’s research documents for the writing of his book The Life of Karl Anton, 1887—1956. The items he collected include a variety of Karl Anton’s performance programs, newspaper articles, letters (including between Anton and Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a famous theologian and musicologist who was a contemporary of Karl Anton), published works, unpublished manuscripts, and transcriptions of sermons and lectures. There are also photocopies of Anton’s books, articles, and school...
Dates: 1906-2002.

Vincent Price Library and Memorabilia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS P1
Scope and Contents

Books, letters, memorabilia, films, interviews, photographs, WWII documents and cartographic material, newspaper clippings, and more that pertain to Vincent Price's life, family, career, and relationship with Truman State University.

Dates: 1926-2010

World War II Miscellany Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MUSDP W2
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items pertaining to World War II (1939-1945), including printed material, maps, and writings. Of particular interest is a log kept by Orville Bowers about bombing missions in Europe. The printed material includes newspapers and pamphlets printed during the war, both internationally and on the American homefront.

Dates: 1939-1945