World War, 1939-1945

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Five war ration books (circa 1943) from World War II that belonged to Betty Rubin of Englewood, New Jersey; and Lawrence, Doris, Ida Helen, and William Goldman of Yonkers, New York. Also included in the collection is a handmade leather wallet.

Black and white copy prints of World War II war dead being returned to Seminole, Oklahoma. The collection also includes scenes of farming, businesses, and a baptism.

Black and white copy prints of World War II war dead being returned to Seminole, Oklahoma. The collection also includes scenes of farming, businesses, and a baptism.

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Collector. Correspondence, hand-drawn maps, and other data which John Colby used in writing a history of the U.S. Army's 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division. It also contains articles about the 90th Division such as "This fort is ours", stories and memoirs of Colby's former comrades, field artillery and regiment unit journals, cassette tape recordings in which soldiers discuss the role of the 90th Division, and maps of Koenigsmacher and the Metz areas, France, and the Dillingen area, Germany.

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Private foundation. Correspondence (1937-1954) of William Halliburton Miley regarding personal matters, and William's service in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The letters include information regarding William's suicide in 1954, as well as the clemency case of Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik. Also in the collection are letters (2003-2004) of Mark L. Kimmey and others regarding the extension of soldiers' terms of service during the Iraq War; two scrapbooks (1900-1992) with clippings, programs, and photographs concerning Mary Clarke Miley, her career as a pianist, the foundation she established, and prominent figures in Oklahoma history; and an unpublished account by Grace Frances Campbell about life in Indian Territory during the 1890s.

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Collector. Artifacts collected by relatives of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, resident Mrs. David H. Bandy, during their travels and military service. Items include an opium box and a small clock obtained from Tien-Tsin, China, during the Boxer rebellion, which were given to Mrs. Bandy’s brother, Harry M. Lunsett, during his service in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; and Canadian and Mexican coins collected by her husband, David H. Bandy. An obsidian arrowhead, a piece of coral, and newspaper clippings about World War II are also part of this collection.

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U.S. Army officer. Correspondence (1929-1954) concerning McLain's personal and business affairs; orders, memoranda, reports (1920-1937) and correspondence (1939-1940) from McLain's service with the Oklahoma National Guard; speeches (1947-1954) made by McLain as Chief of Information of the U.S. Army and as a member of the National Security Training Commission; typescript account (n.d.) by McLain of his participation as commander of the 45th Division Artillery in the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II; and a typescript account by McLain of the 45th Division Artillery's role in the Battle of the Aisne (1918) in World War I.

Black and white copy prints of World War II war dead being returned to Seminole, Oklahoma. The collection also includes scenes of farming, businesses, and a baptism.