World War, 1939-1945

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Collection contains letters from twelve Army Air Force service men to Mary Krakora of Cleveland, Ohio. These twelve men write Krakora about their lives on U.S. Army bases during World War II.

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This collection consists of documents reflecting Lovell's training and service through his pilot's log book (1916-26), acrobatic flying certificate, and AEF pilot's identification card. Also contains correspondence and photographs from his military days, and an obituary.

Content Description This collection contains letters, postcards, birthday and holiday cards, and telegrams detailing Matson's experience in the Army Air Corps during World War II. It also contains a calendar with an etching from 1933 and three binders compiled by his mother. The letters in this collection are from Barney to his parents and sometimes his grandmother. Other letters are from Harold Matson, Barney's father, and a letter from Barney's friend, Al, all sent to his mother. These letters...

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This collection consists of documents, newspaper articles, and pictures that chronicle the life of Robert Randlph McDonald and his invention, the "Gravigate." This includes pictures, schematics, the original patent, and a video explaining its mechanical operation.

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This accession consists of photographs taken by John L. McGrady documenting the lives of the veteran students and their families who lived in the trailer court at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (API, now Auburn University) in the late 1940s following the Second World War.

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Collection contains extensive research materials related to writing of the novel, Yvette, including notes, correspondence, photos and printed materials concerning the Allied invasion of France on D-Day. Also includes other documents, created by Morgan, in the course of her career.

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This collection contains World War II era letters, class ledgers/notes, and a hog cholera manual.

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This collection contains interviews, notes, sources, and correspondence related to James Noles's research for his book "Mighty by Sacrifice: The Destruction of an American Bomder Squadron."

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This document, entitled "Auftriebs verteilung Richtung flugeltiefe auf grund der theorie der dunnen Profile," explores the theory of rocket lift distribution and flight direction. It contains 164 handwritten pages including a number of charts and graphs.