1939-1945

Object

Title: [Watch strap]

A black fabric watch strap with silver bucket. There is no watch face.

GLC09555.15

1939-1941

Object

Title: [Silvertone King Trident pendant]

A silvertone pendant of King Trident emptying a pot with his tail wrapped around his trident.

GLC09555.16

1939-1945

Object

Title: [Goldtone pendant and chain]

A goldtone necklace with the raised image of a man sitting in the lotus position on an oval pendant. On the front and back of the pendant there are Asian characters. The chain, which is knotted, is approximately 25.5 cm. long.

GLC09555.17

1939-1945

Object

Title: [Silver double chevron pin]

A silver double chevon pin.

GLC09555.18

1938-1958

Object

Title: [Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with Silver Lifesaving, Navy Good Conduct, and Navy Expeditionary ribbons.

GLC09555.21

1938-1958

Object

Title: [Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with Navy Unit Commendation, Purple Heart, and red yellow and blue service ribbons.

GLC09555.22

1938-1958

Object

Title: [Navigator's case]

Black snap closure Navy navigators case lined with blue velvet containing two silver compasses and miniture flathead screwdriver.

GLC09555.23

1938-1958

Object

Title: [Knife in leather sheath]

A wooden handled Robeson Shuredge knife with 13 cm. long blade. U.N.S. is engraved on the base of the blade close to the handle. The sheath is in a light brown leather case with a snap closure around the handle. The sheath has a belt loop. Askin, T., C.Q. M, U.S.N. is written in black on the front. Askin, T. B. H., C. Q. M. is also written across the back of the sheath.

GLC09555.24

1941

War Office

Map

Title: [Map of French coast from Cherbourg to Rouen]

A first edition European road map published by the War Office in 1941, showing the French coast from Cherbourg to Rouen.

GLC09557.01

March 1944

War Department Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army

Map

Title: [Photo-map index]

A two-sided photo-map index of the English Channel. One side of the map shows Cherbourg, France, the English Channel, and Grande Rade. There is a grid over the map labled 1 to 29 on the y-axis and A to O on the x-axis. The reverse side of the map shows incidence of grid letters in red, blue, and purple. There are two copies of this map in the collection.

GLC09557.02

May 1944

Map

Title: Defenses Cherbourg

A two-sided map of the defenses of Cherbourg, France. The shows the map itself, while the back has a large legend. There is a tear in the upper left quadrant of the map.

GLC09557.03

May 1944

U.S. Army

Map

Title: Defences Lessay

A two-sided map of the defences of Lessay, France. The front shows the map itself, while the back has a large ledgend.

GLC09557.04

1943

Map

Title: Port en Bessin to Cherbourg [and] Entretat to Port Bessin

A two-sided map of the coastline of France. One side of the map shows the Port en Bessin to Cherbourg and the reverse side shows Entretat to Port Bessin. This map has three hole punches and is labled page 185 and 186, but the rest of the book or manual is not included in the collection.

GLC09557.05

ca. 1944

Map

Title: [Allied invasion of Normandy sectors]

A map of the five areas where Allied troops invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944.

GLC09557.06

September 1943

U.S. Army

Map

Title: La Haye du Puits [French]

A map of La Haye-du-Puits, France. There are numbers handwritten in orange on the map, but it is unclear what they represent. The back of the map has "La Haye Du Puits 31/18 S.W.," written in red.

GLC09557.07

circa 1941

Print

Title: [Burning aircraft carrier flying American flag]

Color image of a burning aircraft carrier flying American flag. Additional American vessel in foreground. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.09

circa 1941

Print

Title: [Vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead]

Color image of a vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.10

30 April 1941

Japan Cabinet Printing Bureau

Map

Title: General Map of Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere and Pacific Ocean

Map of territories included in the Japanese propaganda concept, the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere." The concept promoted the cultural and economic unity of the region by a self-sufficient bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers. Map depicts land, sea, and air routes; national, regional, and provincial borders; and marks natural resources. Includes territories in the region held by Western powers and Japanese military bases. Side of map reads: (Weekly Report Appendix No. 238) Approved for third class mail on October 1, 1936. Printed and published on…

GLC09552.11

12 March, 1943

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Typed letter signed

Title: To Mr. Wronkow

Eleanore Roosevelt is writing to Mr. Wronkow the founder of a German language newspaper titled Aufbau, which served German refugees during WWII. Roosevelt is thanking Wronkow for helping the non citizen acclimate to the country. Roosevelt also mentions that every family should have a garden (victory garden) which will provide food for the family and community and help with rationing.

GLC09566

February 14, 1936

National Negro Congress

Pamphlet

Title: The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress

One pamphlet entitled, "The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress," dated February 14, 1936. Item gives an account of the first meeting of the National Negro Congress (NNC); delves into its founding; a speech by the the president of the NNC, profile on A. Philips Randolph; reflection on civil rights for African Americans aligned with the Farmer Labor Party; and the rise of fascism in Italy and Ethiopia.

GLC09640.189.01

February 14, 1936

National Negro Congress

Pamphlet

Title: The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress

One pamphlet entitled, "The Official Proceedings of the National Negro Congress," dated February 14, 1936. Item gives an account of the first meeting of the National Negro Congress (NNC); delves into its founding; a speech by the the president of the NNC, profile on A. Philips Randolph; reflection on civil rights for African Americans aligned with the Farmer Labor Party; and the rise of fascism in Italy and Ethiopia.

GLC09640.189.02

November 1940

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Negro Digest [November 1940]

One issue of Negro Digest dated November 1940. Contains writings by African American authors relaying the African American experience through travel and history essays.

GLC09640.206

July 1943

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Negro Digest [July 1943]

One issue of Negro Digest dated July 1943. African American authors illustrate the African American experience through travel and history essays. This issue includes writings about Abraham Lincoln, Fiji, Harlem, segregation in Baltimore, a roundtable discussion on discrimination and an essay by Langston Hughes.

GLC09640.207

December 1943

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Negro Digest [December 1943]

One issue of Negro Digest dated December 1943. Contains writings by African American authors illustrating the African American experience through travel and history essays. This issue includes a roundtable discussion on social equality, African American military history, Jim Crow laws, and the origin of the song, "Pistol Packin' Mama."

GLC09640.208

July 1944

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Negro Digest [July 1944]

One issue of Negro Digest dated July 1944. Contains writings by African American authors illustrating the African American experience through travel and history essays. This issue includes a roundtable discussion on social equality, Jim Crow laws, Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election, and the Negro National League.

GLC09640.209