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Found 5 collections related to World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
Emerson family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 923
15.95 linear feet (63 boxes, 1 volume)
The Emersons were an American family who lived in Europe and Japan and traveled widely during the second half of the 19th century. The family consisted of Edwin Emerson (1823-1908), his wife Mary Ingham Emerson (d. 1883) and their six children....
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New York Public Library. Central Administration. Director's Office
New York Public Library Archives | MssArc 4947
Records from the office of Franklin F. Hopper (1878-1950), Director of the New York Public Library from 1941-1946.
Gaffney family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1099
.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
Collection consists of correspondence, 1917-1919, of Joseph F. Gaffney while a member of the 29th Engineers, stationed at Camp Devens, Mass., and later with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, describing camp life, duties, recreation,...
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Bennett, Elizabeth H
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 260
.3 linear feet (1 box)
Elizabeth H. Bennett was an English teacher at Machine and Metal Trades High School in New York City. Collection consists of letters to Bennett from former students at training camps and active duty stations during World War II, and copies of her...
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Black, John Baxter
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23785
11.55 linear feet (28 boxes)
John Baxter Black (1924-2014) was a writer and historian who wrote daily diary entries from 1936 to 2014. His diaries chronicle his life in Mansfield, Ohio; London; New York; at boarding school and university; and in the army. This collection...
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