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Lisa Sergio radio broadcast transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-170411
Content Description

Typescripts of WQXR New York, radio broadcasts by Lisa Sergio.

Dates: 1939-1945
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Norah Tracey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-861201
Scope and Contents note

The collection primarily consists of personal correspondence. Letters from male admirers provide some insight into life in the British Armed Forces during World War II. Business exchanges relate to the commissioning and sale of women's travel clothing. Included are photographs of Tracey with acquaintances.

Dates: 1923 - 1949
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Charles W. Umbaugh World War II Letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-20230602
Content Description

Collection of over 200 letters written by and to Washington, D.C. resident Charles W. Umbaugh, dating from 1941 to 1944. Umbaugh served stateside during World War II, first in an Army hospital and then later in the Army Air Corp. The letters document Umbaugh's experiences in the armed services as well as his family's experience as civilians on the homefront during the second World War.

Dates: 1941 - 1944
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Andre Visson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-760105
Scope and Contents The major bulk of material from the Andre Visson papers dates from Visson's arrival in the United States in 1940. The papers are of particular interest in chronicling world events and in tracing the development of journalism from the beginning of the Second World War through the Cold War years. In each of these cases, Visson brought a unique perspective as a native of Russia who adopted the United States as his home. The role of the American press in articulating the course of the Cold War...
Dates: 1920 - 1964
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Ruth E. and J. Franklin Whitman Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Art Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-170316
Scope and Contents The collection primarily consists of artwork related to "All-Out Aggie," a promotional character which was produced by J. Franklin Whitman, Jr. for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corp (WAAC) around 1942 to 1944. These include five pencil drawings, four paintings, and one drawing/poster collage. Additionally, the collection includes two letters from J. Franklin Whitman to his wife, Ruth E. Whitman (a member of the WAACs), as well as Ruth's WAAC Army Administration School yearbook. The yearbook...
Dates: circa 1942-1944
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Leonard S. Wilson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GTM-800103
Scope and Contents The Leonard S. Wilson Papers contain maps and other documents deriving from the work of Leonard S. Wilson, a longtime geology professor who worked in the Map Division of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. The collection, which includes many maps, concerns geographical intelligence produced by the United States and Germany. There is some coverage of Great Britain, too. A large number of "Joint Army and Navy Intelligence Studies"...
Dates: 1944 - 1960
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

Letter from Charles R. Winthrop to Mary Winthrop

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 16, 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
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

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
Found in: Georgetown University Manuscripts

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Paranaguá, Octavio, 1895-1960 1
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Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944 1
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