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Mary Frances Switzer Papers
Thelma Kawakami Japanese-American Internment Camp Letters
Thomas Gibbons Letter
Letter from Camp Lee, Virginia discussing basic training in the Army in preparation for war. Thomas, who signs his letter, Roy, laments that he is being held back in the United States as surplus troops in support of others heading over seas. Gibbons writes January 20, 1943 on his letter, but the envelope is postmarked 1944. The later year is most likely the accurate dating of this correspondence.
Thomas M. W. Green Photograph Album
United States Military Collection
University Archives Oral History Collection
USO Club (Williamsburg, Va.) Collection
U.S.S. Attala Papers
Papers of "U.S.S. Attala" with W.S.G. Davis the Commanding Officer. Appear to be stationed in or near Pearl Harbor. Contains memos with commands, usually signed by N. M. Brown, Lieutenant of the United States Navy Reserve, newsletter entitled "The Attala X-Ray," and "Plan of the Day" for days in 1945-1946. Includes typed carbon copy of August 11, 1945 notice received from WVTK Armed Services Radio Station Leyte, Philippines about the terms of the Japanese surrender proposal.
USS Hyades Shipmates' Reunion Collection
Virginia Counties Collection
Artificial collection of papers relating to various counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Includes current West Virginia Counties of Berkeley, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Nicholas and Pendleton because the material was generated when these counties were part of Virginia.
Valentino P. Vozza Papers
W. A. Goodpasture Letters
John J. Waller Service Record
Service record book, 1943-1946, of John J. Waller, a member of the United States Army from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Includes a list of his duty stations, ranks that he held, his citations and decorations, places he visited, and his discharge date. There are also photographs of Waller from various points in his service.
War Training Course Records
This collection contains materials relating to the College of William & Mary's courses offered under the U.S. Department of Education's Engineering, Science, and Management War Training Program. Items include: certificate of completion of course; correspondence (1942-1945); enrollment and financial reports; final proposals for Courses 001 and 004; proposed courses; publications.
Wartime Memory Collection
M. C. Webb Diary
Richard C. Webster Buddy Book
A World War II Buddy Book, 1945, containing the names, home addresses, service addresses, dates, places met, and comments of individuals serving during WWII. Individuals were met in locales including Dutch Harbor, Alaska and Camp Peary, Virginia. The book included loose photographs of sailors and officers and Christmas cards sent to Richard C. Webster, Clark Webster, and Walter E. Webster. Those have been placed in a separate folder.
H.T. Wilbur Diary
Will B. Brown World War II Photograph Album
William J. Shelton General Merchandise (Lovingston, Va.) Records
William M. Long Letters
Letters written from Private William M. Long during World War II. Most of them are to his wife, Glenora. There are also letters from Mrs. Long to her husband. Long was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia. Long served with the Headquarters Detachment 13th Army Service Forces, Infantry Regiment while at Fort Lee.
William & Mary Victory Ship Collection
This collection includes original material about the launching of the S. S. William & Mary Victory, data about which ports the ship visited and when, the February 25, 1946 issue of "Victory News," a postcard sent by the ship's former Captain, and accounts given by W&M-related individuals who witnessed the launch.
William P. Bachmann Papers
Richard Williams Papers
Williamsburg Woman's Club World War II Oral History Project Collection
This collection is composed of transcripts and cassette tapes of interviews with 80 people by the Woman's Club of Williamsburg, Virginia to document the World War II experiences of people living in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2004. Folders may contain correspondence, biographical information, copies of photographs, previously written remembrances of WWII, and release forms. The collection also includes a small number of files created by the Woman's Club during the duration of the project.