World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Conant papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0552
Abstract
Conant, Margaret, 1899-1903; Social worker. Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1921. Papers contain excerpts of letters and diaries, and "reminiscences" recorded in 1991, as well as maps and photographs that document her experiences during World War II; primarily discussing her experience as an international worker for the Red Cross.
Dates:
1921-1991; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1945
Diary kept during trip through Europe, June through September 1939., June-Sept. 1939
Item
Scope and Contents
The Jeanne Yvonne Pinard Bird Papers consist chiefly of a diary kept during a trip to Europe with her husband in from June to September 1939. The diary contains descriptions of the voyage to Liverpool and subsequent travels in Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, England and Scotland. Of particular interest are comments about events and public opinion in Germany and England just before and soon after the outbreak of World War II. Diary entries are frequently accompanied by...
Dates:
June-Sept. 1939
Letter from S. K. Ratcliffe to Edward Murrow with Glasgow Herald letterhead; April 16, 1945
Digital Record
Identifier: ms0576-4-1-10-2
Dates:
1945-04-16
Martha Stifler Waller papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0833
Abstract
Waller, Martha Huntington Stifler, 1920- ; Mount Holyoke College graduate, 1941. Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs primarily documenting her professional and personal life during World War II when she worked in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer in the War Department.
Dates:
1941-1945
