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Peggy Hull Deuell papers
Peggy Hull and Peggy Hull Deuell were the professional names used by Henrietta Eleanor Goodnough, a journalist, war correspondent, and native of Kansas. The collection contains clippings, correspondence, poems, photographs, maps, a palmistry chart, notebooks, story ideas, names and addresses, astrology notes, scrapbooks, and other related materials detailing her career, personal life, and travels around the world in the first half of the 20th century.
Personal papers of Bert Brandt
This collection consists of several oversize photographs Brandt took as an infantryman in World War II. It contains a self portrait, portraits of Eisenhower and De Gaulle, and several photographs of naval and arial bombing campaigns.
Personal papers of Frank Stockton
This collection contains records created and compiled by Frank Stockton, a professor of economics and the first dean of the School of Business at the University of Kansas (KU) from 1924 to 1947. Stockton was also the first dean of University Extension at KU from 1947 to 1953 as well as a member of a variety of economic committees at the local, state, and national level. The majority of the records reflect his work at KU and as a member of these committees.
Personal papers of G. Baley Price
Personal Papers of Grant K. Goodman
Grant Goodman was a Japanese translator for the U.S. Army during WWII. He later became a history professor at KU and made indispensable contributions to the global field of East Asian study. This collection contains his correspondence, research materials, clippings, class notes, and papers.
Personal papers of James A. Stokes, Jr.
This collection consists of clippings and statistics regarding detailed engagements of the USS Erben, which was stationed in the South Pacific during World War II.
Personal Papers of Lois Wilson
The Lois Wilson collection contains a program and script for the play "Distinguished Service," a 1943 production of the University of Kansas Department of Speech and Drama with an all-female cast.
Personal papers of Margaret Penny
This collection primarily consists of Margaret Penny's research papers and essays on multiple subjects, several of which are related to World War II, as well as a dance card, commencement booklet, and two student identification cards from her time as a student at the Univeristy of Kansas.
Personal papers of Newton Arnold
This collection contains the Legion of Merit Award and Citation awarded to Arnold for his conduct in the European Theatre of World War II, 1944-1945.
Personal papers of R.G. Anderson
This collection contains materials gathered by R.G. Anderson related to World War II, including rationing, postal stamps and currency, and articles written about the war when coming upon its 50th anniversary. The collection also includes music and still images from Anderson's memorial after his death in 2006.
Photographs of men and women, members of the Class of 1938, from Douglas County in the Armed Forces During WWII
This collection consists of photographs of individuals from Douglas County, Kansas who were members of the high school class of 1938 who served in the Armed Forces during WWII. There are also 3 loose photographs of men assumed to be part of the class of 1938.
Pippin family letters
This collection contains letters addressed to members of the Pippin family who resided in Wilson County, Kansas in the 1940s and 1970s. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written to Neodesha, Kansas residents Lafe and Dorothy Pippin from their son and neighbors who were serving in the Army during World War II.
"Private John Rex Kay letters home, 1943-1945; the conclusion of World War II in Europe," collected and transcribed by Mary Fort Hamill and Nancy Fort Dahl
Raymond family papers
The Raymond family papers contain personal papers of Joseph Murray and Hila (Bennitt) Raymond, as well as two generations of their descendants, including six diaries kept by Jospeh Murray Raymond concerning his Civil War service and materials related to Robert Scott Raymond, Jr.'s account of his service with the Royal Air Force during World War II.
Reminiscences of the Sunflower Daze
A five-page, hand-written reminiscence written by Daisy Wingfield about her experiences as a teacher during World War II. She taught at Sunflower Village Elementary, a school established for children whose parents worked at the Sunflower Ordnance Works, an ammunition plant near DeSoto, Kansas.
Richard B. Sheridan papers
The Richard B. Sheridan collection contains correspondence, academic writings (both of Dr. Sheridan and other authors), newspaper clippings, magazines, photographs, and University of Kansas course-related materials during his time as a professor at KU. A majority of the collection is centered around Dr. Sheridan's written works and research interests.
Robert Ernest Willman World War II letters
In this collection are more than five hundred World War II letters written from U.S. Army Private Robert Ernest Willman to his parents, Fred and Georgia Willman of Lawrence, Kansas. The collection also contains a scrapbook of letters received by the Willmans from other Lawrence, Kansas residents who served in World War II, including more than sixty letters from Georgia Willman's brother, U.S. Army Corporal William C. Bryant.
Ruth M. Deviney's soldier diary
Ruth M. Deviney's soldier's diary with entries from May 1941 - October 1945.
Stephen Kellison family collection
The Stephen Kellison family collection contains correspondence, documents, and newspaper clippings from Stephen Kellison, his parents John and LaVerne (Regenold) Kellison, his uncle Louis Regenold, his aunt and uncle Louellen (Regenold) and Herman Edward Stromgren, and grandparents George and Ida Leah Regenold. Included are records from the Pythian Sisters order, of which Louellen Stromgren was a member. The collection also includes correspondence and documents from Irving Colyar.
"The Order of the Little Bears" notebook
This collection consists of a single handwritten volume with illustrations, providing a narrative accounting of the "Order of the Little Bears," a group of English women friends living during World War II.
Vogel family collection
War comes to the U.S.: The First 30 Hours as Reported to the Time-Life-Fortune News Bureau from the U.S. and Abroad
Whayne family papers
The Whayne Family Papers are those of long time Missouri residents Thaddeus A. (Jr.) and Alyce Whayne and their family, especially documenting Thaddeus A. Whayne Jr.'s service during World War II and his family life afterward.
William Lindsay White collection
The William Lindsay White Collection contains career correspondence and manuscripts of author and journalist William Lindsay White and his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and author William Allen White. Included also are papers of William Lindsay White's mother Sallie Lindsay White and of his grandparents, Dr. Allen White and Mary Ann Hatten White.
Wint Smith papers
Kansas native Wint Smith, a lawyer by profession, served in the military and the United States Congress. This collection includes correspondence, records related to Smith's military and Congressional career, speeches, photographs, diaries, maps, and other related materials.