United States -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Geddes Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 008
Abstract
Geddes was appointed Dean of Men at Danbury State Teacher’s College in 1947 and served in that role until he retired in 1974. In 1939, he earned a Masters in education from Yale, and in 1955 received his Doctorate in Student Personnel from New York University. He joined the Army in the 1930s and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Geddes was a military history enthusiast and amassed a number of books on the subject. His papers contain personal materials from his career as...
Dates:
1913-1959; Majority of material found within 1940-1950
George B. Hawley Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 011
Abstract
The collection contains the World War I letters, photographs and miscellanea of George Hawley, a Danbury native who was in Company B of the 307th Infantry of the American Expeditionary Force. Hawley died of disease just before the end of the War in October of 1918.
Dates:
1910-1927 , (Bulk 1917-1918); Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
Truman A. Warner Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 026
Abstract
Warner spent 37 years as a teacher and administrator and was also a board member and former president of the Scott-Fanton Museum, now known as the Danbury Museum and Historical Society. During his tenure, he supervised and contributed to numerous museum exhibits. The Warner Collection consists of writings, photographs, miscellanea, research notes and papers documenting Warner’s life as a World War II medic, author, historian and historical researcher. The bulk of the collection contains an...
Dates:
1725-1997, (Bulk 1940-1997); Majority of material found within 1940 - 1997
World War I Era Publications and Propaganda: Codman Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 055
Abstract
A collection of U.S., U.K. and French publications primarily from the First World War and most are propagandistic in nature. The collection includes some ephemera and clippings from the era as well.
Dates:
1898-1922
World War I Pamphlets, Bulletins and Miscellanea
Collection
Identifier: MS 027
Abstract
The collection includes material published by the Committee on Public Information (CPI) and a variety of propagandistic and commemorative materials published during and around the time of the First World War.
Dates:
1917-1921 , (Bulk 1917-1918); Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918