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Holland City News, Volume 70, Number 1: December 31, 1940, Holland City News

Holland City News: 1940

Newspaper published in Holland, Michigan, from 1872-1977, to serve the English-speaking people in Holland, Michigan. Purchased by local Dutch language newspaper, De Grondwet, owner in 1888.

1821-Circa 1940s: Hempstead County Scrapbook

Hempstead County loose court records scrapbook, 1819-1940s

Scrapbook entitled "Historical Documents and Newspaper clippings of Historical Interest from Old Newspapers of Hempstead County, Arkansas. 1819" and "Hempstead County, Historical Records Survey, Lucile M. Carrigan, worker." This scrapbook includes photos of the Hempstead County Courthouses, and newspaper clippings, circa 1930s-1940s, as well as court documents, spanning 1821-1875, from Hempstead County, Arkansas. The scrapbook was compiled circa 1930s-1940s by Lucile M. Carrigan, a worker of the Historical Records Survey to document some of the history of Hempstead County, established in 1819. Loose documents were removed from the scrapbook by Arkansas State Archives staff in 2021 for conservation reasons, and …

Arkansas Federal Writer's Project: "The Italian Colony," "Polish Colony," And "Misc. Settlements"

Multicultural heritage

This document was written by Arthur Large, who was a writer for the Federal Writers' Project under the Works Projects Administration. The document tells about different immigrant groups that moved to Arkansas, where they settled and why.

Slovaktown, Ar, Works Progress Administration Questionnaire

Multicultural heritage

Questionnaire by the Works Progress Administration of Slovaktown community, including population notes.

Newspaper Article, "Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Article talking about Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa's tour of America and his appearances at different schools throughout the United States.

Subiaco Guide 1940, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Subiaco Guide, 1902-1992

Yearbook and directory of Subiaco College and Academy, entitled "The Subiaco Guide," for the 1940-1941 school year.

Benton High School Football Team

Sports in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of the Benton High School football team, circa 1940. J.P. Moore is listed as quarterback.

Works Progress Administration Scrapbook, 1940

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Arkansas scrapbooks, 1933-1943

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings detailing the activities of the Works Progress Administration in Arkansas. Topics covered include Arkansas WPA director Floyd Sharp's response to alleged political corruption in the WPA, overviews of roads and buildings built by the WPA in Arkansas, and the effect of the WPA on literacy in the state.

Arkansas Information Service Scrapbook, 1940

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Arkansas scrapbooks, 1933-1943

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from the Arkansas Information Service. These clippings are overviews of Works Progress Administration activities in several Arkansas counties in 1940. Topics covered inlcude roads, buildings, and the WPA's effect on literacy rates in the state.

T. W. Hardison Diary, 1940, Thomas William Hardison

T.W. Hardison diaries, 1923-1957

Diary of physician T.W. Hardison for the year 1940, including everyday life, patient appointments, weather reports, activities on the state park commission, and efforts to begin a spring water bottling company.

Invoice From Sandon & Co. To Robert Goelet, Sandon & Co.

Series 4: Personal expenses

No abstract provided.

Henri Temianka (Concert Programs), Darius Milhaud

Henri Temianka Ephemera

This collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.

Christmas Program

Programs

No abstract provided.

Henri Temianka Correspondence, Gurs, Louis Johnson

Gurs, Telegrams

Telegrams sent and received from Henri Temianka.

Embry-Riddle Fly Paper 1940-12-28, Embry-Riddle School Of Aviation

Embry-Riddle Fly Paper

No abstract provided.

Soviet Passport Of Peysya Farberman

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Green booklet, black print, stamp including hammer and sickle on front cover.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Peysya Farberman’s Soviet passport, issued by the NKVD on December 28, 1940, prior to the German occupation in Kamianets Podilskyi, his home town in Ukraine. His passport shows him to be 18 at the time. Inside front cover bears a small identity photo and signature.

Farberman was a young Ukrainian Jew living in Kamianets Podilskyi during the early German occupation of the town. Farberman’s fate is unknown, but Kamianets Podilskyi was the site of an early massacre by the Nazis shortly after …

Hoover To Robert Crow, December 27, 1940, George Fox University Archives

Herbert Hoover

New Years greetings from Herbert Hoover to Robert Crow.

Temple Terrace Sentinel, December 27, 1940, John Perry

Temple Terrace Sentinel

No abstract provided.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To John A. Danaher, December 26, 1940, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson addressed to Senator John A. Danaher, dated December 26, 1940. Within, Wilson urges Danaher to act to protect Britain and encourage the President to do the same.

The Independent, V. 66, Thursday, December 26, 1940, [Whole Number: 3411], The Independent, Paul W. Levengood

The Independent Newspaper, 1898-1952

[4] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth Wherever Found." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, agricultural reading matter, fiction, public sales and advertisements.

Bulloch Herald

Bulloch County Newspapers (Single Issues)

No abstract provided.

Bulloch Times (Statesboro News-Statesboro Eagle)

Bulloch County Newspapers (Single Issues)

No abstract provided.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Wendell Willkie, December 26, 1940, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson addressed to Wendell Willkie, dated December 26, 1940. Within, Wilson urges Willkie to read the enclosed memorandum entitled, "America's Only Sure Defense".

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 25, 1940, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson addressed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, dated December 25, 1940. Within, Wilson urges Roosevelt to address the need for full British aid in an upcoming address to the American people.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To J. Joseph Smith, December 25, 1940, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson addressed to Representative J. Joseph Smith, dated December 25, 1940. Within, Wilson begs Smith to make the right judgment in regard to providing military aid to the British.

America's Only Sure Defense, December 25, 1940, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed copy of an essay entitled, "America's Only Sure Defense", written by Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson and dated December 25, 1940. Within, Wilson argues for British aid and lists the obstacles and reasons for public opposition.

Holland City News, Volume 69, Number 52: December 24, 1940, Holland City News

Holland City News: 1940

Newspaper published in Holland, Michigan, from 1872-1977, to serve the English-speaking people in Holland, Michigan. Purchased by local Dutch language newspaper, De Grondwet, owner in 1888.

Columbian, Vol. 6, No. 26, Consolidated Builders

Columbian (Grand Coulee Dam newsletter)

This issue contains articles about the excavation of a landslide that caused damage to roads and railways, plans for an athletic association for the Coulee Dam area, and towers for electrical lines from Grand Coulee Dam.

Israel And Fanny Temianka Correspondence, Israel Temianka, Fanny Temianka

Gurs, Israel and Fanny

No abstract provided.

Correspondence From Franziska Distler In Vienna To Alexander Distler, Interned In Camp I, Ottawa, Canada

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

a: Envelope addressed to “Aleksander Distler No. 234,” “Internment Camp “I” written in center, “internment underlined twice, “I” circled in blue. b: Small letter dated “22. 12. 940” in upper right corner, stamped with “CENSORED CANADA IN.T.O.P. 27” in red in upper left corner.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Mrs. Franziska Distler, Aleksander’s mother, is living in Vienna, at this time part of the “Greater Germany” subsequent to the Anschluss of March 12, 1938 which is indicated in her return address. Her letter to Aleksander, internee number 234 at Camp “I,” is postmarked in Vienna with a double-ring cancellation …