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Collection
World War II Collection, 1940-1947, 2003
Title
World War II Collection
Object ID
MG0067
Date Range
1940-1947
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Collection
World War II Collection, 1940-1947, 2003
Title
World War II Collection
Description
The World War II Collection contains materials pertaining to local defense plans during World War II (1939-1945) including the correspondence of Civil Defense Units, air raid wardens, and police; member lists; an emergency defense plan; newspaper clippings; ephemera such as war ration books, song book, and programs; and records of the Victory Homecoming Parade of 14 June 1946. Local newsletters were sent to soldiers to share the news of Lancaster County communities. Posters convey messages to join the military, buy war bonds, ration food and fuel, recycle, etc. Oral history interviews taken in 2003 provide biographical information and the experiences of four POWs.
Date Range
1940-1947
Creation Date
1940-1947
Year Range From
1940
Year Range To
1947
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 02
People
Adams, Lynn G.
Ammon, Christine W.
Arey, Anne E.
Armold, Roy
Batchelder, Robert Charles
Bell, Bertha
Bowers, Charles W.
Bradley, C. B.
Carlson, Albert
Deaner, Mathilda Alberta
Deaner, William Luther
DeMott, Joseph
Detwiler, W. Sanderson
Dorwart, H. L.
Duckworth, Leon S.
Dull, Lloyd
Fanderlik, Ralph
Foltz, Frederick S.
Forry, Charles
Frontz, Maurice C.
Fryer, Arthur
Hager, Nathaniel
Hager, William Henderson
Hager, William Henderson, Jr.
Harsh, Maurice Duffield
Harting, John F.
Harting, Ruth G.
Herr, Elizabeth
Herr, Esther
Herr, John K.
Hoffman, J. I.
James, Edward L.
Keller, Margaret R.
Knight, Margaret V.
McMichael, James R.
Miller, C. L.
Miller, Henry F.
Myers, Frances J.
Neisey, Martha B. N
Nestle, Charles J.
Oblender, Richard
Preston, Robert A.
Pyle, Elizabeth
Pyle, James
Rudisill, James J.
Saylor, Thomas
Schroeder, Jay Nevin
Shane, I. M.
Shaub, Daniel W.
Simmons, Carl A.
Smith, Richard H.
Steinman, Hale
Steinman, John Hale
Stephan, Anna G.
Stief, Eva M. Wivell
Stierstorfer, Max Joseph
Vatter, Erma M. Westman
Waddell, Robert
Wilders, M. M.
Williams, E. Winslow
Williams, Irene
Windolph, Francis Lyman
Woolworth, Chester McNutt
Subjects
Air raid wardens
Draft
Letters
Maps
Parades
Posters
Ration books
War memorials
War posters
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Posters
Search Terms
Air raid wardens
Correspondence
Draft
Letters
Manuals
Maps
Motor Police Reserve
Parades
Posters
Ration books
Victory celebrations
War memorials
World War II
WWII
Extent
6 boxes, 1 tube, 37 folders, 229 posters, 5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0067
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Photograph collection
Curatorial collection
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the 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.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-67
Classification
MG0067
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by RS, 2007. Items added after 2007 by HST. Added to database 31 August 2017.
Documents
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Collection
Russian War Relief Program
Title
Russian War Relief Program
Object ID
MG0336
Date Range
1942-1945
with a few others in the community to collect contributions from 1942-1944. The collection contains a publicity portfolio for Russian War Relief, Inc. and correspondence between Mr. Windolph and members of the organization from 1942-1945. Creator: Windolph, Francis Lyman, 1889-1978. Conditions for
  1 document  
Collection
Russian War Relief Program
Title
Russian War Relief Program
Description
This collection documents Lancaster County's support of Russian War Relief, Inc. during World War II. The organization was incorporated in New York City one month after Germany attacked the Soviet Union, in order to provide humanitarian support for Soviet citizens and war orphans who were living in devastated villages with near-famine conditions. Russian War Relief, Inc. worked with local War Chests, Community Chests and the National War Fund in order to raise money for the campaign. Clothing, food and Christmas gifts for children were also collected. F. Lyman Windolph, a Lancaster lawyer, worked with a few others in the community to collect contributions from 1942-1944. The collection contains a publicity portfolio for Russian War Relief, Inc. and correspondence between Mr. Windolph and members of the organization from 1942-1945.
Date Range
1942-1945
Year Range From
1942
Year Range To
1945
Date of Accumulation
1942-1945
Creator
Windolph, Francis Lyman, 1889-1978
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 08
People
Alboum, Emanuel
Alexander, Ralph V.
Allen, Leo
Canter, Simon Allen
Carey, Dale E.
Carter, Edward C.
Charles, Andrew G.
Demmy, Aurora C. Phalm
Demmy, Maurice Charles
Pfau, Ralph
Fassnacht, Evelyn
Feller, Charles
Goldsborough, Anna
Green, Herman
Hampton, O. L.
Herr, Elizabeth Irwin
Hershey, Vernon
Humphreys, Harry S.
Hurshman, Sylvia H.
Kane, Betty
Keller, William Huestis
Kimmel, Harry
Krane, S.
Lewis, Morris
Lockwood, Florence
Mandel, Arch
Mangold, Helen
Marley, Leo Charles
Means, E.
Meloy, Jane
Miller, Walter O.
Morris, Mrs. Samuel M.
Myers, Fred
Newcomer, L. W.
Robbie, James C.
Runk, Raymond Arnold
Shields, Milton
Sloat, Mrs. H. S.
Smith, Harvey Arthur
Warburton, Gertrude
Windolph, Francis Lyman
Subjects
Humanitarian assistance
International relief
Letters
Russian War Relief, Inc
Search Terms
Advertising
American Legion Auxiliary
American Red Cross
American Society for Russian Relief
Arrow Shoe Stores Company
Clothing
Columbia Knitting Mills
Columbia Sports Wear Mills
Committees
Correspondence
Donations
Einson-Freeman Company, Inc.
Finding aids
Forms
Fundraising
Hager and Bro., Inc.
Hoffman Delivery Company, Inc.
Humanitarian assistance
International relief
Kits
Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society
Lancaster
Lancaster and New York Motor Freight Service
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster Transportation Company
Letters
Little Prince Company
Manuscript groups
Maps
Memorandums
Minneapolis War Fund
National Sewing Project
National War Fund
Oblender's Furnishing, Inc.
Ottenstein Coats, Inc.
Patterns, Sewing
Press releases
Publicity
Russian War Relief, Inc.
Shirk's Motor Express Corporation
Standard Garment Company
Stevens House
Tidy Products Corporation
United War Chest
Watt and Shand
Wise Jewelry Company
YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Extent
1 box, 8 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0336
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. 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 collection must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2003.MG0336
Other Numbers
MG-336
Classification
MG0336
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Collection processed by DS; finding aid typed by HST, March 2012. Added to database 9 March 2022.
Documents
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Author
Windolph, Francis Lyman,
Date of Publication
1972.
Call Number
814 W724
Responsibility
by F. Lyman Windolph.
Author
Windolph, Francis Lyman,
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Franklin and Marshall College,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
xv, 278 p. 20 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Two sins against tolerance.--An open letter to the conservative majority.--The sanctity of law.--Defending a bad cause.--The country lawyer.--A letter to my father.--A brief on the play scene in Hamlet.--A freeman's will.--Foreward to Leviathan and natural law.--The things that are Caesar's.--The things that are not Caesar's.--E pluribus unum.--Democracy and natural law.--Shakespeare and the law.--Browning and the law.--The idea of God as affected by modern knowledge.--The significance of American citizenship.--Religio advocati.
Subjects
Law.
Law in literature.
Religion and literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
814 W724
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Today, and other poems, by Francis Lyman Windolph

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8593
Author
Windolph, Francis Lyman,
Date of Publication
1908.
Call Number
811 W765
Author
Windolph, Francis Lyman,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[The Wickersham company press]
Date of Publication
1908.
Physical Description
ix, 25 p. 26 cm.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
811 W765
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