The papers of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company, Chicago, Illinois, were obtained in the winter of 1967/1968 by Richard J. Wright. They became part of the Richard J. Wright Marine Collection at Bowling Green State University, and are now part of the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. The…
Papers, 1941-1943 Receipts and documents related to Mill's job as a sheet metal worker during World War II.
Scrapbook compiled by an unknown person from Tiffin or Kenton, contains clippings concerning Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Regiment, Company E.
Scrapbook, 1969-1970 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings of articles written while serving as a private in the United States Army in Vietnam, appearing in the Pacific Stars and Stripes, USARV Reporter, Cavalair, and in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Microfilm.
Papers, 1900-1960 Family papers, including receipts related to the operation of the family farm near Delphos, Ohio, the will of Edwin M. Erman, and family war ration books from 1942-1944.
Interview Taped interview and transcript relating to service of a Toledo woman in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. Related to MS 197 mf (above)
Papers, 1942-1944 World War II ration books of the Louis Fulweber family and the Floyd Finch family, including leather folder and ration point tokens.
Records, circa 1950 Summary listing of military service by community members, primarily in World War II, sponsored by the local American Legion post. Microfilm.
Papers, 1945-1994 Photocopies of typed notes, official telegrams, and clippings used for a panel discussion on World War II, describing his military life and experiences as a prisoner of war.
Film Collection, 1942-1945 Film (16mm) of Hawaii after Pearl Harbor and newsreels (Castle Films) of World War II in the Pacific. Transferred to VHS videotape.
Correspondence, 1943-1944 World War II V-mail originals with enlarged photocopies, written by family and friends to US Navy sailor, serving with the 36th Naval Construction Battalion in the Pacific.
Papers, 1944-1948, 2000 Photocopies of Logbook, scrapbook, certificates, and photographs kept by a pilot serving with the 15th Army Air Force in Italy during World War II. Details of each mission and his thoughts about the war and one news article written about him in 2000 are included.
Photographic material, 1908-1940 Photographs, with photocopies of supporting newspaper articles, related to the Liberty truck produced by the Gramm-Bernstein Motor Truck Company during World War I, and biographical information on Carl J. Bigelow, who worked as chassis superintendent for the…
Papers, 1918-1919 World War I letters.
Memoirs, 2007 Personal reminiscence of service in Korea with Company I, 17th Infantry, between 1951 and 1953, by a faculty member at Bowling Green State University.
Personal Narrative, "Ten Years in Two," 2002 Personal reminiscence of service in the Pacific Theater with the Marines during World War II, including an account of the Battle of Peleliu.
Minutes, 1925-1942, 1945-1950 Summary reports of meetings, lists of individual Camps present, with some loose written and printed material and clippings glued in back cover.
Letter, 15 October 1943 Letter written to his sister concerning activities while in service in the South Pacific during World War II and family matters
Scrapbook, 1941-1946 Scrapbooks, mostly newsclippings, with personal items about sons Ben, Norman, Don, and Wayne during World War II.
Account Book, 1918-1919 Cash book from January 1918 to October 1919
Clippings, [1984?] Collection of clippings, photographs, and material related to the dedication of the Bataan Memorial in Port Clinton, Ohio and to the service of the 192nd Tank Battallion during World War II. Microfilm.
The Gerald Rees Papers consist of original letters written during World War II by a resident of Toledo, Ohio (who had been a student his freshman year at Bowling Green State University before his Army service). The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Gerald Rees of Ann…
The Charles F. Snyder papers, dating from 1938 through 1952, document the World War II experience of a former Bowling Green State University student from Bryan, Ohio through correspondence to his family, with additional letters from his family and fiancée to Charles. The collection also…
The Donald F. Rodawig Papers consist of transcripts, with some photocopies, of original letters and a diary written by a physician serving during World War II. The transcription agreement with the Center for Archival Collections was through the cooperation of Susan R. Reams of Perrysburg, Ohio, on…