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Recording, Video

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Collection
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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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f47332b6-abd5-4ab4-a466-731760962342
Collection
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
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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/244047eb-0a5d-4090-bb4b-532326554875
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
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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
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OH0165
Description Level
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8e179cb2-2fc1-47ba-a08b-429204600648
Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F016_It02
Date Range
1920
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Collection
Black History Collection
Title
Photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave
Description
Facsimile of photograph of the Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Thaddeus Stevens' grave.
Date Range
1920
Creation Date
1920
Creator
Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 06
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subjects
African American civic leaders
African Americans--History
Associations, institutions, etc.
Civic leaders
Community organization
Photographs
Women civic leaders
Women in community organization
Search Terms
Associations, institutions, etc.
Civic leaders
Civic leaders, Black
Civic leaders, Women
Community organizations
Negro Civic League of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Persons of color
Photographs
Women in community organization
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Language
English
Object ID
MG0240_Ser02_F016_It02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 2
Other Number
MG-240, Series 2, Folder 16, Item 2
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Added to database on 31 March 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/28425ef0-58e6-44d5-acad-627258789083
Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Arlene Huss
Object ID
OH0168
Date Range
2009/03/11
Lancaster County Historical Society Veterans History Project Interviewer: Miles Shugar Interviewee: Arlene Huss Location: Lancaster County Historical Society Subject: World War II Experiences Date of Interview: March 11, 2009 Transcription Date: March 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Arlene Huss
Description
Lancaster County Historical Society Veterans History Project World War II Experiences
Date Range
2009/03/11
Creation Date
11 March 2009
Date of Interview
2009-03-11
Creator
Huss, Arlene Rider, 1922-2020
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Huss, Arlene Rider
Shugar, Miles
Interviewer
Shugar, Miles
Narrator
Huss, Arlene
Subjects
Oral history
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Oral histories
World War II
WWII
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Object Name
Recording, Video
Language
English
Object ID
OH0168
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Item
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fcb30c5a-4587-484c-89c0-907642255277
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Portrait of African American man and woman.
Object ID
D-05-03-97
Date Range
August 30, 1920
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Portrait of African American man and woman.
Description
Portrait of African American man and woman. Reprint of older photograph. Customer: L. E. Smith, Lexington, KY
Date Range
August 30, 1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, L. E.
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
African American men
African American women
Cabinet cards
Persons of color
Women
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
6 x 8 inches
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
6 x 8 inches
Object ID
D-05-03-97
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
486-515
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Recording, Audio

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f29d9c3-811e-4121-88a8-918119594080
Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Object ID
OH0001
Date Range
2004/07/09
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Emanuel (Max) Peters Interviewer: Beverly Newton Date Recorded: July 9, 2004 Transcriber: Bev Newton Date Transcribed: July
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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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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/bc3c7da0-0cbc-4ed3-b0cd-401553493314
Collection
Slaymaker Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
SF-05-02-25
Date Range
1925
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Slaymaker Family Photograph Collection
Description
African American woman seated in chair reading a book. Formal portrait. From "Captives' Mansion" by S. R. Slaymaker II, page 195: ". . . accompanied by my ninety-year old black nanny, 'Nana,' who was born a slave in the South and had come to Colonel Slaymaker's household as a young woman. She had cared for S. R. I, S. C. II, and me, when I visited the farm."
Date Range
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
Bachrach Studios
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
African American women
Books
Chairs
Freedmen
Persons of color
Women
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
7.25 x 9.25 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
photo has bits of black photo album paper stuck to back
Object ID
SF-05-02-25
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/33ff1843-a668-4294-9621-035337022511
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Portrait of African American man and woman.
Object ID
D-05-03-98
Date Range
August 30, 1920
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Title
Photograph- Portrait of African American man and woman.
Description
Portrait of African American man and woman. Reprint of older photograph. Customer: L. E. Smith, Lexington, KY.
Date Range
August 30, 1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smith, L. E.
Studio
Darmstaetter's
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
African Americans
Search Terms
African American women
Persons of color
Portraits
Women
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Film Size
6 x 8 inches
Original or Copy
Copy
Print Size
6 x 8 inches
Object ID
D-05-03-98
Negative Number
yes
Other Number
486-515
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The colors of courage : Gettysburg's forgotten history : immigrants, women, and African-Americans in the Civil War's defining battle

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20679
Author
Creighton, Margaret S.,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
973.7349 C914
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Responsibility
Margaret Creighton.
ISBN
0465014569
9780465014569
9780465014576
0465014577
Author
Creighton, Margaret S.,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Basic Books,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.
Contents
The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology -- Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times -- An afternoon in the badlands -- The season of disbelief -- Desolation's edge -- Flying thick like blackbirds -- Bold acts -- The wide eye of the storm -- The aftermath -- The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword -- Women and remembrance -- Making a living on hallowed land.
Summary
"In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups - women, immigrants, and African Americans - and reveals how wide the battle's dimensions were."
"Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life the individuals at the heart of her narrative. In telling the stories of these participants, Margaret Creighton has written a work of original history - a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most remarkable event."--Jacket.
Subjects
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Immigrants - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg
Women, White - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Gettysburg
African Americans.
Immigrants.
Military participation
Women.
Women, White.
Einwanderer.
Frau.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - African Americans.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Women.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, Immigrant.
Pennsylvania - Gettysburg.
United States.
Gettysburg (Pa.) - Schlacht.
Schwarze.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.7349 C914
Websites
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0419/2004014003.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2004014003-b.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2004014003-d.html
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