Found 2 collections related to World%20War,%201939-1945%20--%20Children

Boys Town of Italy (formerly called American Relief for Italy) is an American agency that raises funds for child-care institutions throughout Italy. Collection consists of letters and photographs mounted in two scrapbooks. Letters (many illustrated) are from Italian children in orphanages in Rome to Boys Town of Italy thanking American children for their aid during World War II. Also includes photographs of Italian children. less

Winifred Mary Holland Priestley, commonly known as Jane, was the second wife of novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley. The collection consists mainly of correspondence between Priestley and Miss Constance M. Holder, and to Miss Holder from Priestley's sister, Mrs. Ruth Holland Jones, charting the creation and operation of the Priestly Nurseries, 1940-1946. These nurseries were established in Herefordshire and Cornwall, England, for children and their mothers evacuated during the Blitz. Letters also discuss works by J.B. Priestley written during this period. The collection also includes a photograph album entitled "The Story of Broxwood," which tells the story of the Broxwood nursery and includes many photographs of the children who stayed at the nursery during World War II. Additional family photographs, including photographs of J.B. Priestley are included. less