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1944-10-01, Jack To Evabel, Jack P. Bell

Jack P. Bell Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1944-07-22, Expeditions, Engagements, Distinguished Service, Unknown

Series 4. Service Document Photocopies

No abstract provided.

1944-06-12, Allen To Wife, Allen M. Boyden

D-Day Correspondence

A surgeon in the Army, Maj. Allen M. Boyden performed some of the first surgeries on Omaha Beach. In this letter, Boyden writes to his wife, explaining that this is the first letter he was able to write to her in a long time - presumably the first letter since before the Allied invasion at Normandy, France on D-Day. He writes about not being able to sleep for a week due to the many major surgeries he had to conduct. Maj. Boyden writes that he feels he is making a difference in the war.

1944-06-06, Ralph To Parents, Ralph P. Goldsticker Jr.

D-Day Correspondence

This letter is written a day after June 6, 1944. Lt. Ralph P. Goldsticker, Jr., a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Force Corps, writes about the 1944 June 5 debrief leading up to the D-Day. He also discusses how he flew two missions on D-Day and the second mission - in the afternoon - is when he was able to see the Allied forces along Normandy's beaches. Lt. Goldsticker writes that throughout the entire day, he and the rest of the Air Corps wanted to know the details of what was happening on the beachhead.

1944-06-06, David To Wife, David B. Biddle

D-Day Correspondence

Sgt. Davide Biddle, USA, wrote to his wife on D-Day, expressing to her the significance of the day and what it means to ending the war. He frequently reassures his wife that he is not trying to scare her but reassurring her that she is strong. Sgt. Biddle emphasizes the importance of praying and trusting God throughout the remainder of the war. The seargent also expresses he continued love for his wife as he writes the letter. Biddle would not land in Normandy until June 11, 1944, a few days after D-Day.

1944-05-29, John To Family, John G. Shindledecker

John G. Shindledecker First World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1944-03-05, Jack To Evabel, Jack P. Bell

Jack P. Bell Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1944, Phillip To Family, Philip A. Lathrap

Phillip A. Lathrap Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1944, Certificate Of Death, Unknown

Series 4. Service Document Photocopies

No abstract provided.

1944, Photograph Of Helen G. S. Martin, Unknown

Helen G. Staebler Martin Second World War correspondence and photograph

Photograph of Lt. Helen G. S. Martin, USA – 1944

1943-12-21, Memorial Service Pamphlet, Meek Funeral Home

Ann Volk Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1935-10-24, Document, Unknown

Series 2. Condolence letters and other materials

This collection contains seven correspondence from 2ndLt. Norris K. Calkins, USAAF to his parents during the Second World War. Also included are ten correspondence to his parents in regards to his missing in action and subsequent killing in action status. Ephemera from his father Norris R. Calkins from the First World War is also included.

1943-10-05, Larry To Ann, Larry Langerholc

Ann Volk Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1943-09-16, Phillip To Ann, Phillip Langerholc

Ann Volk Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

1943-04-20, Ephemera, Unknown

Series 2. Condolence letters and other materials

This collection contains seven correspondence from 2ndLt. Norris K. Calkins, USAAF to his parents during the Second World War. Also included are ten correspondence to his parents in regards to his missing in action and subsequent killing in action status. Ephemera from his father Norris R. Calkins from the First World War is also included.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 023 And 024, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 025 And 026, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

1938-02-01, Evabel To Jack, Evabel Bell

Jack P. Bell Second World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

A History Of Elko, Nevada : A Frontier Town, 1868-1890, Lester W. Mills

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to present in brief form, far too brief for the wealth of material available, an account of the history of the town of Elko, Nevada. There has been no attempt to include in these pages all the interesting events which are traditional in the gossip of the town. Every effort has been made to include only such material as can be readily verified either by the memories of those still living who remember the events or, in cases where this has bailed or there has been an evident conflict of stories, by resort to …

History Of The Town Of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822 - 1928, Dana Willis Fellows M.D.

Maine Collection

History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822 - 1928

by Dana Willis Fellows, M.D.

Dingley Press, Lewiston, Me. 1929

Contents: An Appreciation / Preface / My Birthplace (O.T. Fellows) / Maine / Location / Surface / Early Settlers / Roads and Bridges / Penobscot River / Educational / Churches / Professions / Trades and Agriculture / Industrial / Hotels / Military / Fires and Accidents / Municipal / Mail and Post Routes / Literary / Societies / Railroads and Stages / Indians / Genealogical Records / Index

The Story Of An Old New England Town: History Of Lee, Maine, Vinal A. Houghton

Maine Collection

The Story of an Old New England Town: History of Lee, Maine

Compiled and Edited by Vinal A. Houghton, Belgrade, Maine (Formerly of Lee, Maine).

Nelson Print, Wilton, Maine 1926

Contents: Descriptive / Historical / Reminscences / The Religious History / The Schools / Lee Academy / The Industrial History / The Fraternal Organizations / The Military History / The Civil Roster / The Census of 1860 / Odds and Ends of History / First Things / Lee in Poetry / Early Settlers / Miscellaneous Items / Angling on the Passadumkeag / The Mattakeunk Cabin Colony / Conclusions

Application For State Certificate: Grace Elizabeth Jencke, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

State Education Certificate

The Application for State Certificate of Grace Elizabeth Jencke, submitted on April 9, 1924.

She was the Head of the Department of English at Southwestern State Teachers College during that time.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 002 And 003, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 004 And 005, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

No abstract provided.

Cummings Guest House Register (Full), Usm African American Collection

Cummings Guest House Register

The Cummings family of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, ran a guest house from 1923 until 1993. Register in which guests signed themselves in or were signed in by staff at the Cummings Guest House, 110 Portland Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Includes signatures of family members who attended reunions after the Guest House ceased operation.

Date Range:

1923-1998

Size of Collection:

1 ft.

Provenance:

The Cummings Guest House Register belonged to the Cummings Guest House, in operation in Old Orchard Beach ME from 1923 into the 1990s. It was purchased by the University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Library, with some …

1918-07-01, Robert To Mother, Robert Lindstadt

Lindstadt Brothers First World War correspondence

No abstract provided.

Certificate Of Battle Service, Thomas H. Slavens

Carl Hayden Quinn Collection Textual Materials

Certificate of Battle Service stating that Carl Hayden Quinn saw battle action. Battles mentioned are: Gerardmer Sector, Vosges, France, 3 Sept. to 12 Oct. 1918 and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 1 November to 11 November 1918.

"All But The Chance" In The The Stars And Stripes, United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

Carl Hayden Quinn Collection Textual Materials

Article published in the Stars and Stripes, a syndicated column published by the American Expeditionary Forces, concerning the contributions made by regiments and divisions that arrived in Europe and northern France as WW1 came to its conclusion.

1918-11-12, Frenzers First Cruise, Charles J. Frenzer

Charles J. Frenzer First World War poem

This poem, titled "Frenzers First Cruise," was written by Charles J. Frenzer during the First World War. Frenzer was stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown, Ireland. In this poem, Frenzer writes about his various feelings about being shipped out to Queenstown, wanting to serve in the military, wanting to fight in the frontlines, and regretting joining the U.S. Navy.

1918-08-16, Laun To Carl, Laun Bee

Laun Bee First World War correspondence

No abstract provided.