Ruth M. McCabe WAVES Photograph Album
Scope and Contents
Photograph album documenting Ruth M. McCabe’s training and service in the United States Women's Naval Reserve (popularly known as WAVES). There are 372 photographs in total, dating from 1942-1945.
The images primarily depict McCabe and other WAVES officers posing in uniforms and civilian clothes, as well as McCabe’s family and male servicemen.
The photographs depict a number of locations, including Duluth, Minnesota; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City; Washington D.C.; and Sugar Camp in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: 1942 - 1945
Creator
- McCabe, Ruth M. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Biographical Note
Ruth M. McCabe was a United States Women's Naval Reserve officer in the 1940s. She was from Duluth, Minnesota.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Max Rambod Rare Books, 2022.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in an archival-quality box.
Subject
- United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve (Organization)
- Title
- Ruth M. McCabe WAVES Photograph Album
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu
