World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

WSM Radio and Television Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0535
Abstract

The WSM Radio & TV collection is composed of correspondence, photographs, scripts of radio programs, and promotional material. It is stored in thirteen manuscript boxes, eight of which contain scripts of radio programs. Dates of the collection range from 1928 to 1966 with a large portion of the material dated in the 1940s.

Dates: 1928 - 1966
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / WSM Radio and Television Collection

WWII Homefront Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0970
Abstract

This collection contains a 5-Year diary written by a North Carolina woman in the Raleigh area at the outset of WWII. She details an active life marked by frequent car trips, bridge club meetings, and duties around the home.

Dates: 1939 - 1943
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / WWII Homefront Diary

Zeek Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0541
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one handwritten letter, with envelope, from Jack W. Ball to the Zeek Family, during World War II.

Dates: 1942 January 11
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Zeek Family Papers

 

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