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 70 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous Manuscripts., 01/01/1946-12/31/1952
File — Box 5, Folder: 366
Identifier: 70704
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:
01/01/1946-12/31/1952
Leland B. Morris Papers
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 30: [Barcode: 39020030756301]
Identifier: GTM-150928
Scope and Contents
The Leland B. Morris Papers include correspondence, a State Department questionnaire, a receipt dating from 1941-1942, and a letter to Leland B. Morris' wife, Marie, dated 1952. Morris' correspondence primarily concerns Germany in 1941. Highlights include Morris' account of Joachim von Ribbentrop declaring a state of war between Germany and the United States on December 11th, 1941, and a copy of Ribbentrop's declaration. The collection also includes a long, completed questionnaire...
Dates:
1941 - 1952; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1942
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Rodney Loomer Mott Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-830118
Scope and Contents
The papers of Rodney Loomer Mott span the years 1942 to 1946 when he served in Berlin as Deputy Chief of the Public Finance Branch of the Office of Military Government for Germany, U.S. Zone (OMGUS). The papers comprise an interesting collection of legal, military, and personal documentation of Germany's financial status and subsequent reorganization by the Allies after the war. Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the finding aid to the collection.
Dates:
1942 - 1946
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
National Industrial Conference Address., 05/26/1948-05/26/1948
File — Box 4, Folder: 249
Identifier: 70587
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:
05/26/1948-05/26/1948
Andrew Jackson Nichols World War II Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39020031856142]
Identifier: GTM-20260615
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photograph album, loose photographs, letters, and ephemera compiled by Major Andrew Jackson Nichols while serving with the U.S. Army Agricultural Branch during World War II and post-war Germany.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
NSDAP (Nazi Party) Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-180105
Scope and Contents
The NSDAP (Nazi Party) Collection consists of 228 items, including photographs, cigarette cards, correspondence, ID cards, stamps, membership books, pins, and more.
See the External Documents section below for a detailed inventory.
Dates:
Creation: circa 1921-1946
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Gregory Orfalea Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-990608
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the career of a American author and editor Gregory Orfalea. It includes manuscripts and research files for many of Orfalea’s books, including “Wrapping the Grapeleaves: A Sheaf of Contemporary Arab-American Poetry” (1982), “Before the Flames: A Quest for the History of Arab-Americans” (1988), “Messengers of the Lost Battalion: The Heroic 551st and the Turning of the Tide at the Battle of the Bulge” (1997), "Journey to the Sun: Junipero Serra's Dream and the Founding...
Dates:
1968 - 2023
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
OSS Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: GTM-220705
Scope and Contents
The OSS Oral History Project collection comprises the records of a Georgetown University-based project funded by the Central Intelligence Agency’s Center for the Study of Intelligence. In 1996 and 1997, under the leadership of Dr. Christof Mauch, a team of scholars conducted oral history interviews with over thirty former members of the Office of Strategic Services, a World War Two American intelligence agency. Interviewees included former CIA director Richard Helms, US Supreme Court Justice...
Dates:
1997 - 1998
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Octavio Paranagua Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-810102
Scope and Contents
Collection of papers and photographs owned by Octavio Paranagua, including typescripts, research notes on economics, photographs, postcards, and a letter related to the settling of Jewish refugees in Brazil.The typescripts are related to international economics and the collection also includes an unopened copy of Politique Commerciale Internationale by Paranagua.The photographs (prints and negatives) in the collection are personal in nature and they include images of...
Dates:
1914-1930s
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Post-World War II Geopolitics Book Outline by Robert Nolan
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 5 (Letter): [Barcode: 39020030726437], Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20230120
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a book outline by Robert Nolan on post-World War II geopolitics, written around 1949 by Robert Nolan. Nolan was a student at the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
In the outline, Nolan mentions that Fr. Walsh's Nuremberg Trials diaries will be utilized as a source for the book.
Dates:
1949
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Mary Eleanor Price Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-130731
Scope and Contents
Photocopied material relating to U.S. Navy nurse Mary Eleanor Price. Includes copy of Price's Master's thesis.
Dates:
1945 - 1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Rhode Island Alumni Address., 01/01/1939-02/16/1949
File — Box 4, Folder: 271
Identifier: 70609
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:
01/01/1939-02/16/1949
Michael Richey Papers 1
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS223
Scope and Contents
The Michael Richey papers 1, consist of original correspondence from personal friends who also comprise the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill (1882-1940), on Pigotts farm in Buckinghamshire. Together with Gill, these included Anthony Foster, Rene Hague, David Jones, Walter Shewring, and Denis Tegetmeier. Correspondence is also included from other well-known acquaintances (many of whom were related or closely associated to the...
Dates:
1930 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Michael Richey Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS321
Scope and Contents
The Michael Richey papers 2, consists of original correspondence from personal friends and members of the Richey family; as well as printed material including clippings, journals, and magazines featuring articles by and about Michael Richey. A portion of the correspondence is from the notable circle of artists who congregated at the home of English sculptor Eric Gill, (1882-1940), on Pigotts Farm in Buckinghamshire. These include Gill, Anthony Foster, and Rene Hague. Additional...
Dates:
1897 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2000
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Savings Banks Association Address., 10/27/1941-10/27/1941
File — Box 4, Folder: 284
Identifier: 70622
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:
10/27/1941-10/27/1941
Lisa Sergio Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS172
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Lisa Sergio Papers span the career of this eminent woman. The bulk of the material dates from 1937 to 1988. Material includes correspondence, manuscripts of books and articles, transcripts for lectures, addresses, and radio broadcasts. Files cover a wide range of subjects that interested Ms. Sergio, as well as organizations in which she participated. A photographs series includes Ms. Sergio and her many contacts with notable individuals. An audio-visual series includes recordings of...
Dates:
1900-1989; Majority of material found within 1937-1988
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
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
Soviet Russia Manuscripts., 11/07/1949-11/07/1949
File — Box 4, Folder: 278
Identifier: 70616
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:
11/07/1949-11/07/1949
"They Answered the Call" Pamphlet
Collection — Box GTM Shared Box 53, Folder: 12
Identifier: GTM-0114
Scope and Contents
Pamphlet published by the Johannesburg South African Board of Deputies. Original decorative wrappers, 18cm, 12 pp, 2nd edition, February 1944. This is a pamphlet describing the contribution of Jewish South African soldiers in World War II. It is illustrated and gives the numbers of those who died in action, those who were injured and the number of Jewish soldiers who were decorated. [Description provided by Fishburn Books]
Dates:
1944
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Total Empire -Chapters 7 & 8., 01/01/1951-01/01/1951
File — Box 2, Folder: 133
Identifier: 70471
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:
01/01/1951-01/01/1951