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14 October 1949
Vandenburg, Hoyt S. (fl. 1949)
My dear Mrs. Williams
A condolence letter to Cordelia Williams from Hoyt S. Vandenburg, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, regarding the death of Eugene Williams.
GLC09587.177
25 October 1943
Kent, Booker
Dear Mother
Virginia Williams' husband, Booker Kent, writes to Cordelia Williams saying that it is his privilege to be able to write to her for the first time. He is impressed how she shaped the life of someone who is important to him, Virginia. He is also...
GLC09587.309
unknown, fl. 1941-1945;
[Scrapbook collection of photographs taken at Tuskegee training][Decimalized .001-.145]
One scrapbook of images related to the Tuskegee Training Facility in Alabama dated 1941 to 1945. Images of scrapbook portray life at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama. Depicts construction of the airbase as well as residences, recreational...
GLC09645
1943
United States Government Printing Office, War Production Drive Headquarters.
Twice a Patriot!
Poster reads, "Twice a patriot! ex-private Obie Bartlett lost left arm -- Pearl Harbor -- released Dec., 1941 -- now at work welding in a west coast shipyard." Shows a photograph of Obie Bartlett holding a welding torch and wearing an uplifted welder...
GLC09646
1940 circa
Bamma (fl. 1940)
to Nancy
Written from New Rochelle, possibly in New York. Encloses the letters of David P. Harmon and asks that she take care of them and return them when she is done. Mentions that Harmon was honored by being mentioned in the fourth volume of the American...
GLC06143.28
[Draft of an article]
Briefly discusses David P. Harmon and his association with the anti-slavery movement. Mentions her granddaughter's essay assignment on the anti-slavery movement. Comments on contemporary public school education as "rather limited in details...
GLC06143.29
4 May 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Discusses the wedding of a "negro" soldier, and muses over the range of social classes that he has encountered in the army.
GLC09120.008
Circa. May 1942
Describes the attitudes of the Southern soldiers towards "negroes". Also outlines his General Orders.
GLC09120.017
Discusses the fact that his company is segregated, and details some of his Southern compatriots' attitudes towards the African-American soldiers.
GLC09120.019
circa. early summer 1942
Informs Estelle that it will be impossible to know whether he will receive officer training until the three months of initial training have been completed, but warns her that it will be very competitive due to the high caliber of men assigned to the...
GLC09120.028
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