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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
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Newspaper articles about James Buchanan
Object ID
MG0096 F052
Date Range
1928-1983
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Collection
James Buchanan Collection
Title
Newspaper articles about James Buchanan
Description
Newspaper articles about James Buchanan: “Lancaster Unveils Statue to Buchanan.” Lancaster New Era. “Buchanan’s Letters Go On Display.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. “James Buchanan’s Papers Displayed.” Lancaster New Era. “Buchanan Letters, Notebooks Give Insights to 15th President.” Lancaster New Era. “College Displays Buchanan Letters.” “Ceremonies Mark Birthday of Buchanan.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. . “Activities to Commemorate Death of James Buchanan.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. “Buchanan Papers Found at Wheatland Junior High.” 12 October 1983. “Rededication of Buchanan’s Restored Tomb on May 22.” “Buchanan Staunch Defender of Unity for United States.” 1 June 1928, 30 September 1975, 25 October 1975, 6 November 1975, 13 November 1975, 25 April 1977, 5 June 1978, 12 October 1983, May 22.
Date Range
1928-1983
Year Range From
1928
Year Range To
1983
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Buchanan, James
Subjects
Statues
Sepulchral monuments
Monuments
Memorials
Anniversaries
Archives
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Search Terms
Statues
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Lancaster New Era
Newspaper clippings
Articles
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Wheatland Junior High School
Sepulchral monuments
Monuments
Memorials
Anniversaries
Woodward Hill Cemetery
Archives
James Buchanan
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 6 pages to scan, 28 x 43 cm
Object Name
Article
Language
English
Parent Object ID
MG0096
Object ID
MG0096 F052
Location of Originals
Photocopies
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Collection (MG0096) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3760
James Buchanan Family Papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph Collection
Curatorial Collection
Wheatland Collection
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
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Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Number
MG-0096, Folder 052
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Digitization of the James Buchanan Collection was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Author
Scott, John F. R.
Date of Publication
1948
Reynolds in sacrificing his life saved at that time this battle to his country." �Further Notes on the Life of Reynolds Compiled by the Editor MEMORIALS. A bronze statue by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) was placed on the battle field (National Cemetery) at Gettysburg in 1872, and a portrait by
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Responsibility
by Col. John Fulton Reynolds Scott (U.S. Army, retired).
Author
Scott, John F. R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1948
Physical Description
[21]-46 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 52, no. 2
Subjects
Reynolds, John Fulton, - 1820-1863.
United States. - Army.
Memorials - United States.
Monuments - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 52, number 2 (1948), p. 21-46Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.52
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