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United States. Navy

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Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

E. Gene Shumway papers, approximately 1940-2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8874 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains military documents, artifacts, a scrapbook kept by Gene's mother, notes, technical manuals, ephemera, and other papers relating to the military service in the U.S. Navy of E. Gene Shumway during World War II. Artifacts include a pilot's helmet. Also contains papers related to Gene's career as a sociologist and professor, including his dissertation, memos and letters, and retirement speeches. Dated approximately 1940 to 2006.

Dates: approximately 1940-2006

Golden Lang diary and letters, 1932-1944

 Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239125146], Folder: 4-7
Identifier: MSS 9280 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Golden Lang's journal entries from World War II, with reports of deaths of his comrades and the sorrows of war. There are also letters to his family at home and photographs of Golden and from the war. Dated approximately 1932 to 1944, when Lang died in an aircraft crash. Most of the content is set in Europe, but there are mentions of his training in California and elsewhere throughout the United States.

Dates: 1932-1944

Ray M. and Romola L. Hanchett letters

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197232592714]
Identifier: MSS 8561
Content Description Contains handwritten and typed personal letters between Ray Mc Hanchett and his wife, Romola Lunt Hanchett, during their separation due to Ray's enlistment in the United States Navy for World War II, from June 18, 1943, until his release August 7, 1945. Letters discuss the lives and daily occurrences of Romola "Mollie" and baby son Mc Jr. in Arizona, and Ray "Mc" in his journey with the Navy through California, the South Pacific, and the Aleutian Islands. Also includes photographs,...
Dates: 1943-1945

Sheldon P. Hayes navigational training kit

 File — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233627873]
Identifier: MSS 7653
Scope and Contents

Collection of military papers and equipment used to train naval airforce cadets in navigation techniques. The papers were published between 1939-1942 and later annotated by Sheldon P. Hayes. His reasons for collecting and annotating the materials are unknown.

Dates: 1939-1942

Roland Nesbit Smoot papers, approximately 1940-1949

 Series — Box 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197225537544], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 3315 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains the letters and narrative accounts of Roland Nesbit Smoot describing his military experiences as an member of the United States Navy during World War II. He mostly participated in the Pacific Asian theatre of the war, mainly in Japan, during World War II. Dated approximately 1940s.

Dates: approximately 1940-1949

Edgar J. Scott photographs and negatives

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 410
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs and negatives--including both nitrate and safety film negatives--of military life taken or collected by Edgar J. Scott. Includes photographs of the Second World War. Dated approximately 1900-1979.

Dates: approximately 1900-1979

E. Gene Shumway family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8874
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the life and military service of Marjorie, Don L., and E. Gene Shumway during World War II, collected by E. Gene Shumway. Especially well documented is the the Women's Army Corps service and life of Marjorie Shumway. Included are many of her scrapbooks and photographs. Includes several letters sent between Marjorie, Don, and E. Gene and their family. Includes some phonograph records created by Don L. Included too are books and technical manuals of E. Gene, and...
Dates: 1928-2006

J. Grant Snow papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9610
Scope and Contents The papers of J. Grant Snow, who served in the United States Navy during World War II and was lost at sea on the Torsk, a United States submarine. Materials include letters sent from Snow during his time in college, basic military training, and military service, photographs of Snow and his family and acquaintances from his youth, high school, college, and military experiences, and personal papers of Snow, including school work, report cards, scouting papers, religious certificates, military...
Dates: 1924-2016

Dennis P. Svedin collection of Pearl Harbor photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9572
Scope and Contents

Copy prints and negatives of Ford Island and military ships, includng the U.S.S. Arizona, before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and copy prints of the base after it was attacked. Dated January to December 1941. Collected by Dennis P. Svedin.

Dates: 1941

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