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Transfer:

United States Army. Fort Pickett  Search this

Physical Description:

wool (overall material)

Object Name:

Blanket

Other Terms:

Blanket; Equipment, Individual; Army

Place made:

United States

Associated date:

1941 - 1945

Related event:

World War II  Search this

ID Number:

AF.79801M

Catalog number:

79801M

79801m

Nonaccession number:

1985.3041

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1b4a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_437351

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

cardboard (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2 1/2 in x 5 in x 4 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 12.7 cm x 11.43 cm

Object Name:

radio, crystal

Subject:

Prisoners of War  Search this

Related event:

World War II  Search this

ID Number:

2010.0047.01

Accession number:

2010.0047

Catalog number:

2010.0047.01

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-479b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1392030

Associated Name:

German, Vernon  Search this

Physical Description:

cotton (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 3 1/2 in x 10 in x 8 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 25.4 cm x 21.59 cm

Object Name:

flag, burial

Subject:

Death  Search this

Related event:

World War II  Search this

ID Number:

2010.0058.01

Accession number:

2010.0058

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-2ca6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1392389

Recipient:

German, Vernon  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

silk (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm

Object Name:

medal

Related event:

World War II  Search this

ID Number:

2010.0058.02

Accession number:

2010.0058

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-47f9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1392506

Physical Description:

wool (overall material)

green (overall color)

Object Name:

Coat

Other Terms:

Coat; Uniforms; Man; Army Air Force; Sergeant; Enlisted; Service

Associated place:

United States

Related event:

World War II  Search this

Credit Line:

Edward Rubin and Rubin Brothers Waste Company

ID Number:

1985.0611.0095

Catalog number:

1985.0611.0095

Accession number:

1985.0611

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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7fb7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1122218

Transfer:

United States Army. Fort Belvoir  Search this

Associated institution:

U.S. Army  Search this

Maker:

U.S. Department of Defense  Search this

Object Name:

Basin

Place made:

United States: Virginia, Fort Belvoir

Date made:

1940

Associated date:

1941 - 1945

Related event:

World War II  Search this

ID Number:

ZZ.RSN83548W31

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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-5b52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_442345

Author:

Morris, Robert 1931-  Search this

Author:

Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this

Subject:

Morris, Robert 1931- Childhood and youth  Search this

Morris, Robert 1931-2018 Childhood and youth  Search this

Physical description:

1 volume (unpaged) 16 x 22 cm

Type:

Personal narratives, American

Biography

Artists' books (books).)

Artists' books

Biographies

Illustrated endpapers

Letterpress printing

Machine-made papers (fibre products

Paper (fibre product) case bindings

Personal narratives

Roman (upright typeface group)

Title-labels)

Place:

United States

Switzerland

Date:

1998

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

World War, 1939-1945--Children  Search this

Children  Search this

Z-Offset  Search this

Call number:

N7433.4.M67 A4 1998

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_759302

Author:

Kermaire, Christine  Search this

Author:

Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI  Search this

Physical description:

[160] pages color illustrations 22 x 25 cm

Type:

Books

Artists' books (books).)

Artists' books

Limitation statements

Specimens

Place:

Belgium

Charleroi

Date:

2008

Topic:

National cemeteries, American  Search this

Soldiers' monuments  Search this

World War, 1939-1945--Monuments  Search this

Artists' books  Search this

Monuments  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_993638

Associated institution:

U.S. Army  Search this

Physical Description:

wool (overall material)

Object Name:

Coat

Other Terms:

Coat; Man; Army; Service

Place made:

United States

Associated date:

1941 - 1945

Subject:

Uniforms, Military  Search this

Related event:

World War II  Search this

ID Number:

AF.79522M

Catalog number:

79522M

320748.0145

Accession number:

320748

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-59d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_437310

Interviewee:

Woodman, Betty, 1930-2018  Search this

Interviewer:

Perreault, John, 1937-2015  Search this

Creator:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Names:

Bellagio Study and Conference Center  Search this

Boulder (Colo.).. Parks & Recreation Department  Search this

Centre internationale de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques (Marseille, France)  Search this

Europees Keramisch Werkcentrum  Search this

Fabric Workshop  Search this

Girl Scouts of the United States of America  Search this

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

School for American Crafts  Search this

University of Colorado -- Faculty  Search this

Brown, Elenita  Search this

Carlson, Cynthia, 1942-  Search this

Hamada, Shōji, 1894-1978  Search this

Higby, Wayne  Search this

Kozloff, Joyce  Search this

Kushner, Robert, 1949-  Search this

Leach, Bernard, 1887-1979  Search this

Serra, Richard, 1938-  Search this

Shark, Bud  Search this

Voulkos, Peter, 1924-2002  Search this

Woodman, George, 1932-  Search this

Extent:

5 Items (Sound recording: 5 sound files (2 hr., 55 min.), digital wav)

69 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Place:

Boulder (Colo.)

India -- description and travel

Mexico -- description and travel

Netherlands -- description and travel

Date:

2003 April 22 and 29

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Betty Woodman conducted 2003 April 22 and 29, by John Perreault, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in New York, New York.

Woodman speaks of frequent moves with her family during her childhood; her father's woodworking skills; gaining an interest in arts and crafts at four when she made a tablecloth with crayon drawings; attending summer camps, including Girl Scout Camp, where she participated in arts and crafts activities; being the first girl to take shop in her middle school; making model airplanes for air raid wardens during World War II; her interest in making functional objects; her introduction to clay and hand-building in high school; attending the School for American Craftsmen in New York City; collaborating with fellow students; her early desire to be a "craftsperson and not an artist"; her work with silk-screen fabric for The Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia and glass at CIRVA in Marseille, France; teaching at the University of Colorado and the City of Boulder Recreation Department; working at the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch, Holland, and the Bellagio Study Center in Italy; her studios in New York, Colorado, and Italy; her travels to India, The Netherlands, and Mexico; living in New Mexico, New York, Colorado, and Italy; her business Roadrunner Pottery in New Mexico with partner Elenita Brown; collaborative projects with Joyce Kozloff, Cynthia Carlson, Bud Shark, Judith Solodkin, and her husband George Woodman; developing a following in New York; how being a woman has affected her work and how she enjoys working with other women artists; the change of market for American crafts; Italian, Greek, and Etruscan influences; teaching experiences; the importance of getting reviews in art magazines; and the strong support from her husband George, a painter. Betty Woodman recalls Lynn Feelyn, Olan Wassen, Bernard Leach, Peter Voulkos, Shoji Hamada, Bob Kushner, Richard Serra, Wayne Higby, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Betty Woodman (1930-2018) was a ceramist from New York, New York. John Perreault (1937- ) is an independent critic and curator from New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 55 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Topic:

Airplanes -- Models  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Ceramicists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Ceramics -- Study and teaching  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Glass art  Search this

Handicraft -- United States  Search this

Screen process printing  Search this

Women artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.woodma03

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-woodma03

Interviewee:

Duckworth, Ruth, 1919-2009  Search this

Interviewer:

Trapp, Kenneth R.  Search this

Creator:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Names:

Central School of Arts and Crafts (Birmingham, England)  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

University of Chicago -- Faculty  Search this

DeVore, Richard, 1933-2006  Search this

Larsen, Jack Lenor, 1927-2020  Search this

Leach, Bernard, 1887-1979  Search this

McKinnell, James  Search this

McKinnell, Nan  Search this

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986  Search this

Rie, Lucie  Search this

Vergette, Nicholas, 1923-1974  Search this

Westphal, Alice  Search this

Extent:

67 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2001 April 27

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ruth Duckworth conducted 2001 April 27, by Kenneth R. Trapp, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the studios of Smithsonian Productions, Washington, D.C.

Duckworth speaks of her early life and the time prior to her family leaving Germany; the decision to leave Germany in 1936 due to Hitler and the War; acclimating herself to England; attending Liverpool School of Art; WWII in England and the psychological effects of working in munitions factories; her nervous breakdown and seven years of therapy; her beginning to sculpt; her first exhibition of sculpture in London; her marriage and life with Aidron; difficulties in being an outsider in the world of art, specifically speaking about being a woman in sculpture; her first meeting with Lucie Rie; the devastation she felt after her brother died; attendance at the Hammersmith School of Art and not feeling her place there; switching to Central School of Arts and Crafts; her first job teaching ceramics at the Central School; learning the technique of glazing; visiting museums in London; how poetry nourished her during those early years, specifically the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke; the selling of her first pieces, "pieces that wouldn't sell"; the art scene in London; how the opportunity at the University of Chicago arose; her experience at the University of Chicago, an academic institution rather than a fine arts school; her first big show in the U.S. at the University in 1965; her graduate and undergraduate students; life as a foreigner in the U.S.; the opportunity to teach at the University of Iowa but becoming an associate professor at the University of Chicago instead; the cultural movement and ceramics movement in the U.S. during the 1960's; how her work changed from European influences to American influences; departments in art that were very unfriendly to women; her association with James and Nan McKinnell; her excursions and teaching trips across the U.S. as well as in Canada and Israel; her trip with Aidron across the U.S. and then their eventual separation; her friendship with Alice Westphal and the creation of the gallery Exhibit A; the unconscious changes in her work; her views on stoneware versus porcelain; Jack Lenor Larsen's summer show and the artists she met through that; her relationship with American museums versus European; unfortunate events at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; her continued feelings as an outsider but acceptance in later life as an artist, more so from the ceramic community than from the museum community; publications and catalogues of her work; the influences other artists have had upon her work; the limited use of color in her work; her collection of bones; her love of gardening; her sketches; the therapy coiling clay does for her; her projects at the moment; where she gets her ideas from; how she sees herself fitting in versus not fitting in; her speech at an international symposium in Amsterdam; what she would include in a retrospective of her artwork; her hopes to have her work be therapeutic to viewers and cause them to contemplate it; more thoughts on color; American culture; what matters most to her right now and that is saving the Earth; wishing to continue with her work and have a better relationship with museums. Ruth Duckworth recalls, Henry Moore, Bernard Leach, Nellie Barr, Virginia Ferrari, Hardy Schlick, Richard DeVore, Nicholas Vergette, Jane Goodall and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Duckworth (1919-2009) was a sculptor and clay artist from Chicago, Illinois. Kenneth Trapp (1943- ) is curator-in-charge at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 DAT tapes. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 29 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Topic:

Ceramics -- Study and teaching  Search this

Ceramics -- Technique  Search this

Ceramicists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Interviews  Search this

Mental illness -- Treatment  Search this

Sculptors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Interviews  Search this

Women potters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Women sculptors -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.duckwo01

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-duckwo01

Creator:

Oishi, Mamoru, 1918-1993  Search this

Names:

United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Maps

Identity cards

Photograph albums

Booklets

Guidebooks

Dictionaries

Date:

circa 1941-1962

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes a photograph album containing photographs documenting Oishi's experiences as a Japanese American soldier during World War II and his time with the Military Intelligence Service; identification cards; maps and guidebooks; booklets issued to soldiers; language dictionaries; and miscellany.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Oishi, a Nisei soldier, was recruited into the Military Intelligence Service, a unit primarily composed of Japanese Americans who were trained as linguists. Graduates of the MIS language school were attached to other military units and performed translation, interpretation, and interrogation services. WIth the MIS, Oishi spent time in Hawaii, Minnesota, New Guinea, Australia, and the Philippines.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Karen Oishi, 2015.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps -- 1940-1959.

Identity cards -- 1940-1950

Photograph albums -- 1940-1950

Booklets -- 1940-1950

Guidebooks -- 1940-1950

Dictionaries -- 1940-1950

Citation:

Mamoru Oishi Papers, ca. 1941-1962, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1420

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1420

Creator:

Bodansky, Lony Gottlieb  Search this

Gottlieb, Camilla Klaber, 1884-1964  Search this

Bodansky, Harry  Search this

Gottlieb, Hermann, 1875-1943  Search this

Extent:

1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Theresienstadt (concentration camp)

Date:

1901-1981, undated

Summary:

The Gottlieb and Bodansky family papers are a collection of correspondence, immigration material, photographs, and ephemera related to the family of Hermann and Camilla Gottlieb and their daughter Lony Gottlieb Bodansky. Hermann and Camilla were interred at Theresienstadt concentration camp by the Nazi government during World War II.

Scope and Contents:

The Gottlieb and Bodansky family papers are a collection of letters, diaries, immigration material, photographs, and ephemera related to the family of Herman and Camilla Gottlieb and their daughter Lony Gottlieb Bodansky and her husband Harry Bodansky. Herman and Camilla were interned at Theresienstadt by the Nazis during World War II. Herman died in 1943 while at Terezin and Camilla survived and immigrated to the United States in 1946. Lony Gottlieb and Harry Bodansky immigrated to the United States in 1938. The greatest portion of the materials in all series and subseries are written in German.

The collection is divided into two series. Each series is arranged by subject and chronologically at the folder level beginning with correspondence arranged by date then followed by other materials arranged chronologically and within each folder chronologically:

Series 1, Camilla Klauber Gottlieb Papers, 1901-1981, undated, is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 1, Purse Contents, 1901-1981, undated and Subseries 2, Papers, 1937-1964, undated.

Subseries 1, Purse Contents, 1901-1981, undated, is arranged with loose purse papers first, then United States War Department Envelope (WDE) documents (in ten folders), then the envelope marked "Mia" envelope (in one folder), all the contents of Camilla's purse. Each grouping begins with correspondence. The correspondence is between relatives and friends in the United States, Germany, Austria, and Palestine (later Israel). In addition to correspondence, this subseries also contains diaries, documents related to Hermann Gottlieb; financial, medical, education, immigration, and employment materials as well as photographs. The one item dated "1981" is a document that was produced earlier but carries dates up to 1981.

Subseries 2, Papers, 1937-1964, undated, contains papers relating to the Gottlieb family but that were not contained within the purse. The subseries begins with correspondence arranged chronologically and then with documents arranged chronologically. In addition to correspondence this series contains a diary for Camilla; obituary files for both Camillia and Hermann, immigration documents, travel papers, financial, loose photographs consisting of snapshots as well as formal portraits and passport photographs, and one photograph album with small snapshots of Camilla, family, and scenery.

Series 2, Bodansky Family, 1933-1964, undated, is arranged chronologically with correspondence heading the series. This series contains material about and generated by Lony Gottlieb Bodansky and her husband Harry Bodansky. The series contains correspondence, diaries, schooling, medical, immigration and travel documents for Lony; immigration materials related to their sustained efforts to secure Camilla Gottlieb status in the United States; financial material; news clippings (obituaries, fashion and a few German language items); ephemera; documents related to Harry Bodansky's efforts on behalf of Gerard T. Oschinsky's desire to immigrate to the United States; one photograph album with unidentified snapshot photographs of Lony and Harry as well as other friends and/or family members taken circa 1930s-1940s. There are also photographs taken at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1, Camilla Klauber Gottlieb Papers, 1901-1981, undated

Subseries 1, Purse contents, 1901-1981, undated

Subseries 2, Papers, 1937-1964, undated

Series 2, Bodansky Family Papers, 1933-1964, undated

Biographical / Historical:

Camilla Klauber Gottlieb (1884-1964), nickname "Mia", was born on December 10, 1884 in Vienna, Austria to Ludwig and Caroline Hirsch Klauber. She married Hermann Gottlieb (1875-1943) on August 15, 1918 in Vienna. They had one child, Lony (1919-1970). During the rise of the Nazi government in Germany, efforts were repeatedly made by their daughter, Lony, the Klauber relations in the United States, and Harry Bodansky and his family to secure Camilla and Harry's immigration to the United States. These efforts failed. During World War II, Camilla and her husband were interned in Theresienstadt concentration camp by the Nazi government. Hermann died while in Theresienstadt of natural causes. Camilla was at last allowed to immigrate to the United States in 1946. After her immigration to the United States Camilla lived in New York City with Lony and her son-in-law Harry Bodansky (1919-2009). For a time Camilla worked at home as a hand embroiderer sewing insignia on sweaters and scarves for G.A. Embroidery Company of New York. She moved with her family when they relocated to Kensington, Maryland in 1952. Camillia died in Maryland in 1964 and was interred in the Adas Israel Cemetery in Kensington.

At some point, Camilla acquired a purse. She used this purse as a defacto file cabinet at least until 1952. Within this purse she kept all of the documents detailed in Series 1, Subseries 1.

Harry Bodansky was born on March 19, 1919 in Berlin, Germany and with the rise of Adolf Hitler he and his family moved to Vienna, Austria. He and Lony Gottlieb both attended the same school in Vienna, Austria. Lony immigrated to the United States in 1938. Harry, his parents and brother Ralph had also immigrated to the United States in 1938. Lony and Harry married in 1943 and lived in New York, New York. Harry attended the City College of New York and obtained a degree in economics. He received his master's in economics from Columbia University. He reportedly sold purse handles before becoming a writer on business and economics for a German language publication. The Bodanskys moved to Kensington, Maryland in 1952 when Harry accepted a job with the Commerce Department. They had two sons, Harvey and Robert. Lony died in 1970 and Harry died on May 21, 2009 and was interred in the Adas Israel Cemetery in Kensington.

References

"Harry Bodansky, economist, activist, 90", obituary, Washington Jewish Week, May 27, 2009.

"Mr. Harry Bodansky", obituary, Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, Inc., website, accessed January 31, 2012.

Related Materials:

Objects related to this acquisition, Camilla's purse, clothing, jewelry, examples of her embroidery, and other objects are housed in the Division of Home and Community Life. See accesion #: 2011.0164.01-2011.0164.48.

Provenance:

Donated to the Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian by Robert Bodansky in August 2011.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with cotton gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply. All duplication requests must be reviewed and approved by Archives Center staff.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Citation:

The Gottlieb and Bodansky Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1245

See more items in:

Gottlieb and Bodansky Family Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1245

Artist:

Mauldin, Bill, 1921-2003  Search this

Collector:

Archives of American Art  Search this

Archives of American Art  Search this

Names:

Chicago Sun-Times  Search this

St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Search this

Extent:

8 Cubic feet (20 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Sketchbooks

Correspondence

Genealogies

Personal papers

Political cartoons

Cartoons (humorous images)

Place:

Arizona

Vietnam

Date:

1946-1987

Summary:

Collection is believed to contain all of Mauldin's published cartoons from 1946 to 1987; also periodical and newspaper articles about and by Mauldin, personal items, including his genealogy, and an original sketchbook used by Mauldin while he was in Vietnam, February 1965.

Scope and Contents:

The collection contains newspaper clippings or photocopies of Mauldin's published cartoons from 1946 to 1987. Some of his most famous cartoons from World War II were reprised during this time. Newspaper and magazine articles written and/or illustrated by Mauldin are also included as are magazine covers and a Vietnam sketchbook containing pen and ink renderings of battle scenes observed by Mauldin during a visit. Other documents include correspondence, a number of articles written about Mauldin, his genealogy and photographs of his family. Some correspondence and drawings by Mauldin's friend, artist Mailton Caniff are also included.

Series 1, Artwork and Articles, 1946-1987, include published material written or drawn by Mauldin and is arranged in chronological order.

Subseries 1, Cartoons, 1946-1987, consists of clippings and draft submissions of published cartoons and are arranged in chronological order.

Subseries 2, Articles Written by Mauldin, 1947-1982, consists of clippings and drafts of newspaper and magazine articles and is arranged in chronological order.

Subseries 3, Articles Illustrated by Mauldin, 1948-1970, consists of illustrations arranged chronologically.

Subseries 4, Related Materials, 1961-1968, consists of magazine covers, sketches and a map to his wedding and is arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 2, Biographical Information, 1947-1968; undated, includes articles written about Mauldin, biography, some correspondence and reviews of and advertisements for his books. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 3, Other Artwork, 1948-1960, include clippings of drawings by Milton Caniff and some miscellaneous material. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in three series:

Series 1, Artwork and Articles, 1946–1987

Subseries 1.1, Cartoons, 1946-1987

Subseries 1.2, Articles Written by Mauldin, 1947-1982

Subseries 1.3, Articles Illustrated by Mauldin, 1948-1970

Subseries 1.4, Related Materials, 1961-1968

Series 2, Biographical Information, 1947-1968; undated

Series 3, Other Artwork, 1948-1960

Biographical / Historical:

William Henry (Bill) Mauldin, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning military and political cartoonist, was born in Mountain Park, New Mexico in 1921. He studied for a year at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago and did some freelance cartooning before World War II. He joined the Arizona National Guard and when the war broke out he was activated and became a cartoonist for the 45th Infantry Division newspaper, and later for Stars and Stripes, a newspaper written for and distributed to GI's. It was for the Stars and Stripes that he created his two most famous characters. Willie and Joe were two dog faced infantrymen whose exploits reflected Mauldin's first hand observations of combat (he was awarded the purple heart) and the anxieties and frustrations that confronted Americans in a combat zone. His cartoons were the most popular pinups in tents and barracks along with photos of movie stars. Many of the Army's leaders, including General Patton, didn't like the disrespectful tone of some of the cartoons, but General Eisenhower did, so they continued to be published.

After the war he drew political cartoons, first for United Feature Syndicates then for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and then for the Chicago Sun Times. They ranged in subject from local matters to international politics. He was a master satirist who could find the cracks in any idol be it democratic (Kennedy), republican (Eisenhower) or demagogue (De Gaulle).

Mauldin wrote newspaper and magazine articles, some on contemporary life and politics, and some based on his visits to war zones in Korea, the Mid-East and Vietnam. He wrote a number of books including Up Front which was made into a movie.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Alice R. Colquitt, on March 10, 1988.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Occupation:

Cartoonists  Search this

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975  Search this

Korean War, 1950-1953  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings -- 20th century

Sketchbooks -- 1940-1990

Correspondence -- 1940-1990

Genealogies

Personal papers -- 20th century

Political cartoons -- 1940-1950

Cartoons (humorous images) -- 1930-1960

Citation:

Mauldin Cartoon Collection, 1946-1987, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0307

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Mauldin Cartoon Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0307

Collector:

Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.  Search this

Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.  Search this

Creator:

Nicholson, James H., 1897-  Search this

Names:

United States. Navy  Search this

Extent:

0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Technical manuals

Date:

1920-1970.

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, photographs, audio tapes and other documents relating to James H. Nicholson's career in radio, both as a long-time amateur operator and in his career in the U.S. Navy in both world wars and civilian government employment before and after World War II; Nicholson's autobiography; reminiscences by his daughter; and publications of amateur radio organizations (particular the "Old Old Timers Club") in which he was active.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

Radio operator during his service in the Navy, an operator on merchant ships after World War I, and a "ham" radio operator on shore. He set up a radio shop which included the first licensed radio station in Maine, WTAJ. During World War II he was in charge of Naval aviation radio and after the war he worked for the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Division of Electricity by Patricia Kilkenny, daughter of J.H. Nicholson, on 12/30/1994.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies  Search this

Radio -- History  Search this

Genre/Form:

Technical manuals -- Electrical equipment

Citation:

James H. Nicholson Amateur Radio Collection, 1920-1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0577

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0577

Source:

Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Creator:

Rosenau, Fred Simon  Search this

Former owner:

Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Names:

United States. Office of War Information  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Leaflets

Correspondence

Newspapers

Booklets

Maps

Matchcovers

Newsletters

Clippings

Menus

Place:

Calcutta (India) -- 1940-1950

India -- 1940-1950

Thailand -- 1940-1950

Burma -- 1940-1950

China -- 1940-1950

India -- Description and Travel -- 1901-1946

Date:

1944-1945

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains both the personal papers of Fred Rosenau and examples of air-dropped psychological warfare literature created by the O.W.I. Amongst his personal papers, which constitute the first series, there are information guidebooks and language aids for India and Burma, a large number of Indian newspaper articles, and photographs taken by Rosenau in Calcutta. However, letters to his family in New York City compose the bulk of the personal series. Along with detailing the experience of a young American living in India and his reactions to a distinctly different culture, the letters document the organization of his O.W.I. office and the duties of its workers. In one particular letter, dated January 7, 1945, (which was hand-delivered to his family and thus avoided censorship) Rosenau was able to write freely about his work, colleagues, and responsibilities in Calcutta. In addition, there are letters from the O.W.I. headquarters in New Delhi to Rosenau, including one in which the proposed post-war job was offered.

The second series contains general information about the O.W.I. and its aims. It mainly consists of documents and photographs relating to Rosenau's office. The series includes many examples of propaganda leaflets directed towards the Burmese and Thai peoples (with attached translations) which were produced by the Calcutta team. The representative works include news bulletins on the war's progress, warnings about future Allied bombings, and a variety of anti-Japanese and morale-boosting literature. It also includes examples of leaflets dropped over Japan, which were directed at soldiers rather than civilians in an attempt to undermine their faith in the military leaders.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into two series.

Series 1: Personal Experience of Fred S. Rosenau

Series 2: Psychological Warfare

Biographical / Historical:

Fred Simon Rosenau was a student at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, when he joined the Overseas Branch of the Office of War Information (O.W.I.) in May 1944. After completing training at an unidentified military base camp, Rosenau traveled to Calcutta, India, where he served as Assistant Representative under the directorship of Mr. Teg Grondahl. The Calcutta office was part of the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater and as such its psychological warfare activities were directed towards Burma and Thailand. Initially Rosenau was responsible for leaflet production, including supervising their printing and delivery to air crews, as well as serving as an assistant to Grondahl. By the spring of 1945, however, Rosenau's role had been expanded and he was given new charges in the intelligence field, becoming more directly involved in the development and editing of "strategic" literature.

While in Calcutta, Rosenau lived in a series of different boarding houses. When he was not working (by the summer of 1945, his work load had been substantially reduced), he devoted his spare time to writing letters home, sightseeing around the city and neighboring areas of Bengal, and attending local cultural events. However, the heat and lack of proper sanitary conditions continued to frustrate Rosenau as he attempted to adjust to an Asian lifestyle.

Once the Japanese had surrendered in September 1945 and World War II had officially ended, Rosenau was offered a position by the Director of Psychological Warfare in India--William Carter--to join a new O.W.I news operation in Bangkok, Thailand. Its intent, as explained to Rosenau, was to fulfill the "need for American news" in Asia. Rosenau declined the offer since he was dissatisfied with the proposed salary and wanted to complete his college education. He left for the United States on the S.S. Muir in late September. Later, he attended the University of Chicago and received his bachelor of arts degree in 1947. His subsequent career is unknown. Rosenau died in 1985.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana (AC060) contains some three hundred posters from World War I and II.

Princeton University Poster Collection (AC0433) has over 10,600 World War I and II posters.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Armed Forces History Division of the NMAH in January 1986, by Lucy W. Rosenau, daughter of Fred Rosenau. It was transferred to the Archives Center in January 1993.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

"Yank"  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda  Search this

Chinese language -- 1940-1950  Search this

Japanese language -- 1940-1950  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives  Search this

Burmese language -- 1940-1950  Search this

Propaganda, Anti-Japanese -- 1940-1950  Search this

Psychological warfare -- 1940-1950  Search this

Leaflets dropped from aircraft -- 1940-1950  Search this

Propaganda, American -- 1940-1950  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Burma  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- China  Search this

Thai language -- 1940-1950  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pamphlets  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- India  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950

Leaflets -- 1940-1950

Correspondence -- 1940-1950

Newspapers -- 1940-1950

Booklets -- 1940-1950

Maps -- 1940-1950

Matchcovers -- 1940-1950

Newsletters -- 1940-1950

Clippings -- 1940-1950

Menus -- 1940-1950

Citation:

Fred S. Rosenau Papers, 1944-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0478

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Fred S. Rosenau Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0478

Creator:

Porter, John C.  Search this

Collector:

Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Navarre, Jack B., 1925- (merchant seaman)  Search this

Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Names:

San Mateo Coast Guard Station  Search this

United States. Merchant Marine  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Newspapers

Oral history

Scrapbooks

Identity cards

Menus

Correspondence

Military passes

Photographs

Diaries

Passports

Place:

San Mateo (Calif.)

Date:

1943-2001

Summary:

The collection documents individuals who served in the Merchant Marine's and Navy between 1943 and 1946.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of primarily of reminscenes with individuals who served n the Merchant Marine and Navy.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Individual Reminiscences, 1945-1997

Series 2: Supplemental Documentation, 1943-2001-08

Provenance:

Collection donated by Delia Porter, date unknown, and Jack B. Navarre, August 24, 1990.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Merchant Marine  Search this

Ships -- Manning  Search this

Merchant Marine -- Manning of vessels -- United States  Search this

Merchant Marine -- United States  Search this

Seamen -- 1940-1950  Search this

Merchant seamen  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean  Search this

Marine engineers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Newspapers -- Ships -- 1940-1950

Oral history -- 1940-1950

Scrapbooks -- 1900-1950

Identity cards -- 1940-1950

Menus -- Ships -- 1940-1950

Correspondence -- 1940-1950

Military passes -- Ships -- 1940-1950

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950

Diaries -- 20th century

Passports

Citation:

Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection, 405, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0405

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Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0405

Creator:

United States. War Production Board.  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reports

Correspondence

Statistics

Date:

1943-1945

Summary:

Records of the War Production Board concerning watches (including clocks and timers) so that both the civilian population and the military would be supplied with adequate and reliable timepieces.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of records of the War Production Board concerning watches (including clocks and timers) so that both the civilian and the military would be supplied with adequate and reliable time mechanisms as well as timers for military purposes. The activities ranged from control over aspects of production to allocation of material used in manufacturing along with references to foreign importation of watches and a technical survey of clock and watch factories in Europe.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into five series.

Series 1: Watches by Type

Series 2: Correspondence: Manufacturers

Series 3: Reports for Watch Industry

Series 4: War Production Board Records/Reports

Series 5: War production Board Requirements

Biographical / Historical:

The War Production Board (WPB) was established in the Office for Emergency Management by an Executive order of January 16, 1942, which transferred to it the functions of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and the Office of Production Management (both established in 1941).

The function of the WPB was to exercise general direction over the war procurement and production programs of all federal departments and agencies. The WPB was terminated November 3, 1945.

The Consumers Durable Goods Division of the War Production Board was concerned with the regulation, production, and allocation of timepieces during World War II.

Source

Guide to the National Archives and Record Services, General Service Administration, Washington: 1974, PP. 687 689).

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clocks and watches  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Reports -- 1940-1950

Correspondence -- 1940-1950

Statistics

Citation:

War Production Board Collection, 1943-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0341

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War Production Board Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0341

Compiler:

American Lebanese Awareness Association  Search this

Creator:

Haberstich, David E., 1941- (microfilmer)  Search this

Collector:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet (2 reels, Silver gelatin microfilm, 35mm.)

Culture:

Arab Americans  Search this

Lebanese Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Account books

Microfilm master negative

Microfilm positive

Photonegatives

Minutes

Place:

Deir-El-Kamar [Lebanon]

Lawrence (Mass.)

Date:

1926-1950

Scope and Contents:

Microfilm copy of a bound, hand-written book compiled by the American Lebanese Awareness Association, Lawrence, Massachusetts (later Salem, New Hampshire.?); includes minutes of meetings and biographies of men killed in World War II.

Arrangement:

Microfilm is an item from a series in Collection 78. Filmed in sequential page number order.

General:

Forms part of: Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection, but is housed with other microforms.

Reproduction Note:

Microfilm. Washington, D.C.: Archives Center, NMAH, 1991. 2 microfilm reels (camera negative and master positive), 35 mm.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site by appointment; copies may be purchased. The Archives Center's service positive microfilm may be removed for viewing in the NMAH Library microfilm readers; contact NMAH Library for access. Master negative not available to researchers.

Rights:

Authorization to publish must be obtained from the American Lebanese Awareness Association, 315 So. Broadway, Salem, New Hampshire.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Biography  Search this

Immigrants -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Account books -- 20th century

Microfilm master negative

Microfilm positive

Photonegatives -- Microfilm

Minutes

Collection Citation:

Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection

Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 8: Audiovisual Materials / 8.8: Microfilm

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4311

Creator:

DuPont (E. I.) de Nemours & Company  Search this

Names:

DuPont, Eleuthere Irenee  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Memorandums

Photographs

Bulletins

Date:

1939-1977

Summary:

Promotional booklets and pamphlets, 1940-1963, regarding nylon; catalogues on the industrial use of nylon; 25th anniversary book on nylon; photographs, and a variety of other documents. Includes memo to DuPont employees concerning the company's wartime involvement in the development of the atomic bomb.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of promotional booklets and pamphlets, 1940-1963, regarding nylon; catalogues on the industrial use of nylon; a 25th anniversary book on nylon; World War II Christmas card of the Nylon Division of Dupont; pamphlets describing the wartime uses of nylon; technical reprints, a cartoon and a plant magazine about the Martinsville, Virginia nylon plant, 1941-1946; an employee handbook, Dupont Nylon Division, circa 1940; newsclippings and historical material for the Chattanooga plant, 1948; news clippings, initial production orders for nylon and typescript on uses and manufacture of nylon at Seaford plant, 1939-1947; publications concerning Delrin Acetal Resins; and photographs of machines for making nylon plastics of the Washington Works, 1947, with a letter from 1977 explaining this material.

Arrangement:

Collection materials are divided into three series.

Series 1: Nylon Production, 1939-1948

Subseries 1.1:Seaford, Delaware Plant, 1939-1940

Subseries 1.2: Martinsville, Virginia, 1941-1946

Subseries 1.3: Chattanooga, Tennessee Plant, 1948

Subseries 1.4: Nylon in War, circa 1942-1945

Subseries 1.5: Photographs, 1940-1977

Series 2: Publications, 1940-1963

Subseries 2.1: Dupont Public Relations Department, 1940-1963

Subseries 2.2:Technical Reprints, News clippings and Magazine Articles About Nylon, 1940-1945

Series 3: "Delrin" Acetal Resin, 1957-1962

Biographical / Historical:

The E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company was founded on July 19, 1802, by Eleuthere Irenee DuPont on Brandywine Creek for the purpose of manufacturing gunpowder. In 1804 the first DuPont powder went on public sale. In 1902 a new corporation was formed by three great grandsons of the founder, to more effectively compete with the changing technical field and the expanding scale and complexity of business.

During the twentieth century the corporation moved into the research and manufacture of thousands of products and processes, and consequently developed and expanded within many markets. Synthetic fibers is one of a family of products of the Dupont Corporation. In 1930, Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, working with Dr. J.W. Hill in DuPont's Fundamental Research Laboratory at Wilmington, produced the first synthetic fiber forming "superpolymer." This was the forerunner of nylon.

In 1938, the development of nylon was announced. It's first use was in brush bristles. Hosiery filaments were developed in 1939, and offered commercially in 1940. In 1941, nylon was applied to the molding industry. From l942 to 1944, nylon production was allocated completely to war uses. The best known outgrowth of the company's resarch progress, nylon is one of the most important developments in Dupont's long history. It was the result of the chemical industry's first large scale fundamental research program. And it proved to be the first of a whole family of synthetics for consumer consumption. The product was bought into commercial production at a new plant in Seaford, Delaware.

No other major chemical development had the spontaneous reception accorded to nylon. It not only changed the hosiery market but was soon developed into a multiplicity of textile applications including: tooth brushes, hair brushes, household brushes, tennis racquet strings, catheters, surgical sutures, fishing leader material, musical strings, wire insulation, self lubricating bearings for machinery, umbrellas, undergarments, shower curtains, parachutes, and rope.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Electric insulators and insulation -- Nylon  Search this

Gunpowder  Search this

Nylon  Search this

Textile fibers, Synthetic  Search this

Chemistry  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic & industrial aspects -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings -- 20th century

Memorandums

Photographs -- 20th century

Bulletins

Citation:

DuPont Nylon Collection, 1939-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0007

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DuPont Nylon Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0007