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