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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variants European War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945 World War 2, 1939-1945 World War II, 1939-1945 World War Two, 1939-1945 WW II (World War, 1939-1945) WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Charles R. Winthrop to Mary Winthrop

 Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 16: [Barcode: 39020030723756], Folder: 9
Identifier: GTM-20231227
Scope and Contents Four-page handwritten letter on USO letterhead from Charles R. Winthrop to his wife Mary Winthrop. At the time Winthrop was serving with the 372nd Infantry, a segregated African American regiment then serving in World War II. With original envelope with "Idle Gossip Sinks Ships" stamped to front. Winthrop served as a Chaplain and mentions staying busy with marrying six couples and several conferences in the preceding month. Of special note is his mentioning that he will try to see Paul...
Dates: 1943

Konrad Wolff - Ilse Bing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-160304
Scope and Contents The collection contains correspondence, documents, sketches, drafts, photographs and music relating to the pianist and composer Konrad Wolff (1907-1989) and his wife, the distinguished photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998). It also contains significant additional material relating to Wolff’s family members including his father, the distinguished German lawyer Martin Wolff, and his mother, Marguerite Wolff née Jolowicz, who was personally charged with documenting important aspects of...
Dates: 1873 - 1991

Woodcarver of Tyrol., 01/01/1934-01/01/1934

 File — Box 3, Folder: 173
Identifier: 70511
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of Fr. Walsh throw considerable light on most aspects of his career: as founder and guiding spirit of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; as head of the Papal Relief Mission to Russia in the early 1920s; as president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association; as a representative of the Catholic Church in Mexico; and as an extremely involved consultant at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Significant correspondents include Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover,...
Dates: 01/01/1934-01/01/1934