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Ruth Mildred Rodger Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: WV 0730

Scope and Contents

The collection includes Photographs circa 1944-1945 (Military Photos: in SF, "old faithful" airplane, Sniffer the dog in India, soldiers by army vehicles, "Getting the mail with Urban Gruber and Mike Joseph", Lei ceremony, Mike, Wally Fischer in Fergus Falls Minnesota, elephants, "Native women" paving warehouse drives and laying the tracks ; Personal Photos: Burnpur Swimming Club- Ollie Antonuccio, Bennie Weeks Dec 44 before they left the 47th, Walter's 1937 September, Queenie and Lorraine-Lord Sinah Road, Dermit Snow caps at the davoy of Pol BrPanagar-Mussoorie India) ;

Photograph Negatives (Sgt Bob Kramer AF Finance, Bushnell's LTD, 21 Old Ct, Bombay Photo Studio Calcutta 1965, Maharajah's Palace) ;

Larger Photographs (George Kosten Bauder and Melvin Douglas, Julia H. Killian- Club Director at G.I. Rendezvous, various photos from India-Taj Mahal, Coleman - British Show; Jake, Spink, John, Rex, Joe Casino; "The Boys" Monsoon Review, Col. Arnold and Choppie - opening of the chapel, Bob and Helen Thompson, G.I. Rendezvous- opening dance 1944 July 04- Jive Bombers Band- Larry at the mic, Christmas 44, Indian water heater, Royal Indian Museum-allied canteen, Maidan Calcutta, Basha Foundation, Cliff Owen Capt ATC 1327th AAF ICD ATC APO 429 at Mussoone- Camels Back Rd., Bob Atkin and Ruth at Jody Lawrance's- Burnpur India, Pay Flynn and Jack Smith, Wally Schwartz, Pat, Murray Michaels, John Quenwald, Jake Finesilver) ;

Small Photos contd. (swimming pool at Palace of the Maharajah of Burdwan India, work of elephants, summer home of Maharajah of Burdwan 1944, "The boys", Josh Wall, Mussoorie India - from Capurthala - Savoy Hotel - Apr 1945, Mel Oja, Joe White and Elsie Engelland, with Oscar, Peachy Torrey and John Newsom, Alec, Peter and Pat Glanley, Carney Carnahan, Elsie and Joe and Ruth, Twinkle and Sniffer dogs, Artmont, Bob Atkin) ;

Photographs contd. ( Bombay Sweet Mart cold and drink, Barber Walla - Asansol, county town railroad station "Gushkara" India, Giessen Jan 62, Danny - Depot Dance, Funzafire - Betty Huntingdon - Cow Cow Boogie Jan 45, Rose Marie Volin in Girls, Girls, Girls, - softshoe No., Chic Chidono and Wally Schwartz, Monsoon Review, Calcutta, 1935 Dance, Col. Fink and Col. Sledae, Kashmir, "To Ruth a swell girl" from "Mal", Swing Patrol, Rose Marie and Pat and Gigi, Annette, Penny, 23-7th Grace Gonsonski) ;

Medium and Large Photos (Ruth Rodger pet immunization record 1945, Joe E. Brown at Ondahl, various group photos) ;

Letter Correspondence (May 1945- 1969, no date) ;

Military Papers (American Red Cross 1945 China-Burma-India Command APO 465, Cash sales slip, General Service at Sea church bulletins 1945-46, 'Pop' Concert USS Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely Concert Band Program 1945, Ruth Rodger Vaccine Register 1943-45) ;

Tourist Ephemera (Domestic Share certificate, business cards, receipts) ;

Etc. Papers (William McLarun US Citizenship certificate, handmade Indian artifact labels, Baptism certificate 1891, invention diagram/blue print) ;

Mixed Materials (1899 baptism certificate, 1898 Gilbert Rodger citizen of US certificate, Florida Marriage License 1931, Newspaper clipping, handwritten India locations, India map and brochure, "Dance the Eager Beaver" invitations, Iberia brochure, "How to Wear a Saree" pamphlet, Valentine Dance invitation 1945).

Dates

  • circa 1943-1946

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Extent

1.05 Linear Feet (11 folders and Scrapbook Box 1)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Condition Description

The condition is fair. The scrapbook has significant fraying of the binding.

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Processing Information

Processed by Matthew McCarthy, Victoria Hinshaw

Title
Ruth Mildred Rodger Scrapbook
Status
In Progress
Author
Matthew McCarthy, Victoria Hinshaw
Date
2022 July, 2022 October
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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