United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert R. Davis photograph albums
Collection — Flat_box 1: [Barcode: X032762516]
Identifier: MSS 16840
Content Description
This collection contains two photo albums of Herbert R. Davis of Richmond, Virginia that document Black pre-World War II life in Richmond; Davis's service in the South Pacific (Guam, Guadalco, and Peleliu) as a Black Marine; and Davis's family life upon his return from combat during the early 1930's to the late 1940's. Many of Davis's fellow soldiers in the 11th Marine Depot Company, 16th Field Depot are posed in photographs. The 11th Company, who fought at the Battle of Peleliu,...
Dates:
c. 1930-1950
Ernest Butler photograph album
Unprocessed Material — Flat_box ViU-2024-0151_001
Identifier: ViU-2024-0151
Dates:
c. 1942-1945
Madeleine Coleman papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2024-0156
Dates:
1942-1945
Taylor family papers
Series
Identifier: MSS-16857
Content Description
This collection contains personal letters, postcards, U.Va. grade reports, certificates, a Monticello Association Lifetime Pass, various Army documents, and pamphlets on the life and interests of Thomas Jefferson documenting the lives of the Taylor Family: Edward Colston Taylor (1877-1940), Jessie Alwine Taylor (1879-1973 ), and Edward Colston Taylor, Jr. (1911-1997). The collection includes genealogical notes and research on the Taylor Family, undertaken by Peter Flugg Mayron, an Austin,...
Dates:
1894-1983
Taylor family papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2023-0012
Dates:
1894-1983