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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0165
Date Range
2006/10/17
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Sydney Bridgett Location: home of Sydney Bridgett Subject: African American-American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 17, 2006 Transcription Date: January 21, 2009
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Sydney Bridgett Sr. Bridgett discusses how the African American-American Legion Post 780 was established in Lancaster County.
Date Range
2006/10/17
Date of Interview
2006-10-17
Creator
Bridgett, Sydney Sr., 1925-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Bridgett, Sydney, Sr.
LeFever Carole
Shugar Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Bridgett, Sidney
Subjects
African American veterans
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Veterans Oral History
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Sidney Bridgett
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0165
Notes
Mark Subject
0:05:08 First annual military ball held at Crispus Attucks Comunity Center
0:05:38 Orginal program from where the charter was presented
0:07:31 Contains three chapter verses of the Negro Naitonal Anthem and call to order
Classification
OH0165
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0166
Date Range
2006/02/13
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Wilkerson, Ruby and Spencer Location: Home of the Wilkersons Subject: Military experiences Date of Interview: February 13, 2006 Transcription Date: February 23, 2009
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veterans Oral History interview with Ruby Wilkerson.
Date Range
2006/02/13
Date of Interview
2006-02-13
Creator
Wilkerson, Ruby, 1925-2007, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wilkerson, Ruby
LeFever, Carole
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carole
Narrator
Wilkerson, Ruby
Subjects
African American veterans
African American women
African Americans
Oral history
Veterans
Search Terms
African American American Legion Post 780
African American Veterans
African American Women
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Women
Place of Interview
Home of Ruby Wilkerson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:00:36
Object ID
OH0166
Notes
Mark Subject
Classification
OH0166
Description Level
Item
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Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Object ID
OH0163
Date Range
2007/03/15
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Hazel Jackson Location: home of Hazel Jackson Subject: Date of Interview: March 15, 2007 Transcription Date: January 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson
Description
Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.
Date Range
2007/03/15
Date of Interview
2007-03-15
Creator
Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jackson, Hazel
LeFever, Carol
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Jackson, Hazel
Other Creators
Shugar, Miles, collector
Subjects
African Americans
African American women
African American teachers
African American Veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American teachers
African American Veterans
African American women
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Teachers
Veterans
Women
Area / Region
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Place of Interview
Home of Hazel Jackson
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
1:31:50
Object ID
OH0163
Description Level
Item
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0164
Date Range
2006/10/19
Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Nelson Polite Location: Home of Nelson Polite Subject: American Legion Post 780 Date of Interview: October 19, 2006 Transcription Date: January 23, 2009 Transcriber: Miles
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
African American Veteran oral history interview with Nelson Polite Sr., a prominent African American leader in Lancaster City.
Date Range
2006/10/19
Date of Interview
2006-10-19
Creator
Polite, Nelson Sr, 1923-2016, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
LeFever, Carole
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
LeFever, Carol
Narrator
Polite, Nelson Sr.
Subjects
African Americans
American Legion
African American veterans
Oral history
Search Terms
African American Veterans
African American American Legion Post 780
Local figures
Oral histories
Persons of color
Veterans
Place of Interview
Home of Nelson Polite Sr.
Object Name
Recording, Video
Length of Interview
00:48:21
Object ID
OH0164
Classification
OH0164
Description Level
Item
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Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Object ID
OH0001
Date Range
2004/07/09
that does amateur radio? L a n c a s t e r H i s t o r y �Max: Spark? Bev: I think that's what it was. They had a field thing a couple weeks ago. Max: Yes. I was there. But I don't operate anymore. I just do the theory. Bev: Do you have a license? Max: Yes! KI6NJ. Bev: Do you have a station at the
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Description
Veteran's oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters.
Admin/Biographical History
Lt. Col. Peters served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 642 Bomb Sq., 409th Bomb Group (L) during World War II. He began his military career in 1939 as a communications and camouflage officer. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 as Lieutenant Colonel. Military service 08/03/1939 - 12/25/1965.
DOB 11/14/1920; DOD 04/24/2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128641364/emanuel-paul-peters
Date Range
2004/07/09
Creation Date
9 July 2004
Date of Interview
2004-07-09
Creator
Peters, Emanuel Paul, 1920-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Friedman, William Frederick
Peters, Emanuel "Max" Paul
Peters, Margaret Jane Groff
Interviewer
Newton, Beverly
Narrator
Peters, Emanuel (Max) Paul
Other Creators
Newton, Beverly, collector
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
United States. Air Force
United States. Army. Air Corps
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Oral histories
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Veterans
World War II
WWII
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:33:43
Language
English
Object ID
OH0001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Mark Subject
22:16:00 Worked with William F. Friedman
22:34:00 Studied Enigma, and Purple Machine
23:00:00 Worked with integrating sigint and electronic warfare
24:39:00 Head of electronic warfare division
24:47:00 Wins Legion of Merit
25:20:00 Goes to California to work.
26:00:00 Engineers would go to Stanford to share information.
28:00:00 Returns with wife to Lancaster.
29:12:00 Didn't realize importance of new science.
31:41:00 Describes van belonging to local amateur club.
00:33:67 Ironville named after iron mines in area
00:55:20 built radios
01:05:43 Joined Boy Scouts
01:45:58 Listened to Berlin, Germany on his homemade radio
02:14:02 Used old parts to make his radios
02:31:57 Max put his radio on his bicycle
03:20:20 Joined military in 1939
04:43:40 Going through jungle in Panama
04:53:29 Recalls going down river in canoes with alligators close by
05:19:25 Went to OCS
05:34:96 Sent to Florida - Tampa International Airport
06:07:15 Radar Officer on SCR 270
06:32:21 Transferred to Oklahoma
07:20:68 Crosses ocean on ship named Martinia
08:14:00 Was part of convoy. Martinia leaves convoy.
09:36:90 In England. First mission can't find France (weather).
09:46:70 Returning aircraft low on fuel. "Mayday" heard often.
10:01:49 Pilots could see water towers in States. Can't do same in Europe.
10:48:80 Learned to trust equipment. Found France on 2nd mission.
11:12:00 Could tell weather by amount of signal received at base.
11:28:00 "Spoofing" stations on base.
12:10:00 D-Day.
12:20:00 Practiced deception often before D-Day.
12:50:00 Painted black and white stripes on aircraft.
13:13:00 General Patton was decoy for D-Day.
15:00:00 "G-equipment"
15:55:00 Used smoke to designate target
16:23:00 "No-ball" target
16:33:00 "no-ball" target signified German V-1 rocket plane
17:22:00 Wind shifted. Bombs dropped on friendly troops. Gen McNair victim.
17:38:00 Started infantry and aircorp exchanges.
17:44:00 River crossing
18:14:00 "Cat eyes".
19:36:00 Strafed by Me 109.
20:28:00 Returns to states. Goes to F & M.
21:59:00 Gets job at Arlington Hall, Virginia
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
OH0001
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Database record revised by HST, 20 July 2022.
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Collection
Charles Kessler Papers
Title
Charles Kessler Papers
Object ID
MG0432
Date Range
1939-2004
H. Buchanan, James Johnston, Harriet Lane Subject Headings: Authors Family records Jewish veterans Letters World War, 1939-1945 Search Terms: Authors Correspondence Family records Finding aids Jewish veterans Letters Manuscript groups World War II World War, 1939-1945 Processing History: The
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Collection
Charles Kessler Papers
Title
Charles Kessler Papers
Description
The Charles Kessler Papers contain some personal and professional correspondence, research for articles and books, and manuscripts for published and unpublished works. Kessler authored several pamphlets and books on local history including Lancaster in the Revolution in 1975 and President Buchanan: Trapped in a Whirlwind in 2003.
Admin/Biographical History
Charles H. Kessler, a World War II veteran, began his career as a reporter for the Reading Eagle Times, and later worked for the Lancaster New Era until his retirement in 1984.
Date Range
1939-2004
Year Range From
1939
Year Range To
2004
Date of Accumulation
1939-2004
Creator
Kessler, Charles H., 1921-2005
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 10
People
Kessler, Charles H.
Buchanan, James
Johnston, Harriet Lane
Subjects
Authors
Family records
Jewish veterans
Letters
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Authors
Correspondence
Family records
Finding aids
Jewish veterans
Letters
Manuscript groups
World War II
WWII
Extent
13 boxes, 127 folders, 6.5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0432
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Charles Kessler Papers (MG0432), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the folder or item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-432
Classification
MG0432
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
The collection has not been fully cataloged. Added to database 22 February 2022.
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Veterans' graves in African-American Cemetery, South Duke Street, Lancaster (Pa.) Stevens-Greenland Cemetery

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15650
Date of Publication
2000.
Call Number
310.35 S844v
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Place of Publication
Photocopy
Date of Publication
2000.
Physical Description
4, [1] l. : map ; 28 cm.
Notes
RIneer's "Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County" page 245 #28.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society.
Subjects
Stevens-Greenland Cemetery (Lancaster, Pa.)
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Inscriptions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Registers
African Americans
Lancaster (Pa.) - Cemeteries.
United States - History - Veterans.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
310.35 S844v
Documents

Veterans_graves_in_African_American_cemetery_South_Duke_Street_Lancaster_Stevens_Greenland_Cemetery_.pdf

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Collection
C. Emlen Urban Album
Object ID
A-70-01-50
Date Range
2002
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
C. Emlen Urban Album
Description
H. B. Musselman house, now V. F. W. hall, 149 South Charlotte Street, Manheim.
Provenance
Album of 35 mm slides of buildings in Lancaster County designed by architecht C. Emlen Urban. Slides taken by Carol Morgan for a lecture for the Torch Club in June 2002.
Date Range
2002
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Place
Manheim
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
A-70-01-50
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Cabbage Hill Album
Object ID
A-53-01-49
Date Range
2008
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Cabbage Hill Album
Description
Former site of German Beneficial Union (later Greater Beneficial Union) now the V. F. W. at Union and Dorwart Street.
Provenance
Photo album entitled "My Cabbage Hill" compiled by Francis X. Schaller, Jr., of photos of the Cabbage Hill neighborhood of Lancaster. Photographs were taken in 2008, but Mr. Schaller's memories of the neighborhood from 1935 to 1948, from the age of 5 to the age of 18, are included. Mr. Schaller is an Armstrong retiree and grew up in the Cabbage Hill neighborhood.
Date Range
2008
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Need to Pick Sub-Category
Search Terms
Cabbage Hill
Union Street
German Beneficial Union
Greater Beneficial Union
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
A-53-01-49
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Pennsylvania Civil War veteran burials

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo12378
Date of Publication
c2000-
Call Number
974.8033 P412
Responsibility
Marion F. Egge, editor.
ISBN
1887099123
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
c2000-
Physical Description
v. ; 23 cm.
Series
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania monograph series ;
Contents
v. 1. Adams County, Perry County.
Subjects
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Cemeteries - Pennsylvania - Registers.
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Registers.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy - Sources.
Additional Author
Egge, Marion F.
Additional Corporate Author
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8033 P412
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