World War, 1939-1945

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World War II letters from Major Rollin S. Armstrong to his wife Rebecca.

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The collection consists of the papers of James Franklin "Frank" Buchanan from 1907-1991. The papers are divided into four sections: family papers, photographs, professional papers,and school papers. Materials heavily represented include correspondence, datebooks, genealogy notes, photographs school notes, work notes, and some World War II items (letters, photographs, and personal account).

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1 WWII scrapbook of Robert Grisham of Tupelo, Mississippi. Includes images, newspaper clippings, letters, vmails, and telegrams.

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This collection contains a single telegram from "MacArthur" to "the Men & Women of the Gulf Ordinance Plant of Prairie, Mississippi."

Scope and Content The World War II Correspondence Series of the G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery papers contains letters home from Congressman Montgomery to his mother and step-father from 1943 to 1946. It also includes Montgomery's military records and other military correspondence from 1947 to 1967. The correspondence is arranged chronologically and also contains copies of Orders, brochures and pamphlets, and other items he sent home. The series chronicles his service in the European Theater of the war, where...

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Photocopied records of men who served in the German S.S. Cavalry from 1930 to 1945. Purchased from the Berlin Document Center in 1990 and received in 2006 from Dr. Johnpeter Grill. Records are written entirely in German. Some photocopies of photographs of the men are included in their records.

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Collection of Over 100 letters between Luther and Fannye Rhodes during World War II.

Scope and Content Lawyer and representative for labor unions, of Mississippi and New Orleans. Correspondence, articles, poems and speeches by Ross (1897-1968), newspaper clippings, photos, and other papers, chiefly relating to Ross' efforts in behalf of the International Longshoremen's Association, International Hod Carriers', Building, and Common Laborers' Union, American Federation of Labor, and Congress of Industrial Organizations, together with material on Ross' trip to the Trade Union Congress,...

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Correspondence, notes, news clippings, and photographs of Cornelia Rush (1910-2001) of Starkville, Mississippi, teacher. Purchased at Rush estate auction and given to the Library.

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Papers of Rutledge (1907-1994), MSU historian and teacher, include materials for her thesis on James A. Lyon and other writings and articles; history class lectures; Mississippi Historical Society materials. Also includes family materials: Will J. Saunders family letters, 1931-1943; materials concerning the World War II activities of Glenn Cowan Rutledge.