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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

Madeleine Coleman papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2024-0156

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