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Helen Joan Gift scrapbook

 Unprocessed Material — Box: ViU-2024-0143_001
Identifier: ViU-2024-0143

Content Description

This collection contains the scrapbook of Helen Joan Gift (1916-2008). Gift served in the United States Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), which later became the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). Gift’s service period, 1942 to 1947, spanned the Second World War. Her experiences within the WAAC from her acceptance to subsequent promotions are documented in her scrapbook through photographs, pasted articles, postcards, letters, War Department ID, and internal memos. Letters, articles, and ephemera spanning from 1992 to 2004 are tipped in at the front portion of the scrapbook. The majority of the scrapbook’s content focuses on Gift’s time on base at Wast Lafayette, Indiana, Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Forst Custer, Michigan, and Camp Crowder, Missouri. In addition, Helen also saved notes and valentines from other WAAC women. Included are several group shots of WAAC women in uniform.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Langdon Manor, 13 August 2024.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-2004
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1942 - 1947

Creator

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (One legal-sized half-width file box)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

One scrapbook