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Jean M. Bright Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0295
Scope and Contents
Papers, photographs, an oral history interview, and artifacts and textiles document Jean M. Bright's Red Cross service in New Guinea, Japan, and the Philippines during World War II. Papers include five postcards from New Guinea; a postcard of the S.S. Lurline, the passenger troop ship that Bright sailed on; a 1945 Christmas card from the Philippines; and a 1944 immunization register. Postcards contain brief messages about an all-African American church in New Guinea and about the cabin...
Dates:
1944-1946, 2004-2005
Dr. Mary Emily Lapham Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0418
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of letters written by Mary Lapham during her time with the Red Cross. The letters document Lapham's day-to-day activities from March 1918, when her ship sailed from New York City, until she returned to the United States in January 1920. The letters are posted from Paris, La Rochelle, and towns across Brittany in France; also, Prague, Petrovatz, Marienbad, and the Children's Camp at Nizni Smokovec in Czechoslovakia.In addition to the letters from...
Dates:
1917-1920
Harriet L. Leete Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0425
Scope and Contents
Harriet L. Leete's journal spans from January 1917 through December 1917. She writes about her work with the children's hospitals in France as well as the lectures which she created. While a large portion of the journal is dedicated to recording her sightseeing trips and her social obligations, she does include entries on her firsthand experiences with the war itself including events such as seeing bombs in the air and meeting with the families who struggled to survive while their husbands...
Dates:
1917; Other: Date acquired: 2008
Mary Haynsworth Mathews Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0119
Scope and Contents
Mary Haynsworth Mathews was born in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1916. She served with the American Red Cross in England, France, and Germany from 1942 to 1946. Included in this collection are an oral history and photographs.
Dates:
1944-1999
Maggie V. McPherson Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0123
Scope and Contents
The collection includes printed materials; including newsletters; booklets; yearbooks; and clippings especially from her time in Korea. Also, it includes 3 scrapbooks that document McPherson's Red Cross service, 1947-1959; additional scrapbook of club service at Double Five, Osan, Korea, 1959-1960.
Dates:
1943-1976
Mary "Pat" Elizabeth Partridge Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0310
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, maps, patches, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and official documents pertaining to Partridge's Red Cross service.
Dates:
1935-1972
Paulette Pat Sweeney Collection
Collection
Identifier: WV 0553
Abstract
Paulette Pat Sweeney served in the American Red Cross from 1964-1966. During this time she spent thirteen months working in Supplemental Recreation Activities Overseas Programs throughout South Korea before spending a year working at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Dates:
1962-1966; Other: Date acquired: 11/10/2013
Women Veterans General Textiles and Artifacts Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WV 0001
Abstract
Textiles and artifacts purchased by University Archives and Manuscripts on a continuing basis supplement and complement the individual veterans collections in the Women Veterans Historical Project. This collection includes full uniforms, individual uniform items, hats, shoes, and other artifacts from the Women's Army Corps, Women's Air force, WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service-Navy), Coast Guard SPARS, Women Marines, Army Nurse Corps, Navy Nurse Corps, American Red Cross,...
Dates:
circa 1940-1999
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