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Corporal Alger E. Brown Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-030
Abstract
This collection consits of approximately 60 letters, V-mail, and invitations from Corporal A. (Alger) E. Brown during his time in World War Two to M. J.(Mary Jane) Fishbaugh.
Dates:
January 1944- March 1945
John Ahouse-Upton Sinclair Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2013-001
Abstract
This collection consists of 400 books, 12 linear feet of archival items and resource material about Upton Sinclair collected by bibliographer John Ahouse, author of Upton Sinclair, A Descriptive Annotated Bibliography. Included are Upton Sinclair books, pamphlets, newspaper articles, publications, circular letters, manuscripts, and a few personal letters. Also included are a wide variety of subject files, scholarly or popular articles about Sinclair, videos,...
Dates:
1895-2014
George W. Schneider III Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-001
Abstract
This collection contains 313 letters sent from George Schneider to his future wife, Virginia Webb; as well as few other letters, notes, and clippings. A majority of the letters were sent during Schneider’s time in the United States Army as a Corporal. The letters begin in 1944, when Schneider was at Camp Campbell in Kentucky, and continue through his travels across the Atlantic and into France, Germany, and Austria in 1945; his return to the United States and time while at Camp Cooke in...
Dates:
1944-1971; undated; Majority of material found within 1944-1945
Violet E. Bromark Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-004
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, directories, and other materials that give insight into the professional career of Violet E. Bromark, a Compton city teacher, from 1926-1958.
Dates:
1926-1958; undated
Deloris L. Holt Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-015
Abstract
The Deloris L. Holt Collection contains documents from the life and career of Deloris L. Holt, an educator, author, and activist who dedicated her career to sharing the history and achievements of Black Americans with the world. She was the founder of Kinderpress and published books and teaching resources with an emphasis on Black History and Early Childhood Education. This collection includes documents relating to her many publications, including original manuscripts, as well as extensive...
Dates:
1970-2022; undated
Takahashi Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-013
Abstract
The Takahashi Family Papers comprise of photographs from a family photo album, correspondence between the immediate Takahashi family, correspondence between Florence Griffen and her mother-in-law, Lois Griffen, transcripts of the correspondence, Yae Takahashi's original artwork, Dorothy Treakle's school report cards, Florence's short autobiography, newspaper clippings, church and Peace Corps papers, Poston incarceration camp Christmas cards, and more. All of this collection has been...
Dates:
1942-2013; Majority of material found within 1942-1969
Mary Nolf Diaries and Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-051
Abstract
The Mary Nolf Diaries and Correspondence collection contains diaries, autograph books, and a calendar book that mostly belonged to Mary Nolf, as well as correspondence, such as letters and postcards between Mary, her siblings, family members, and possibly friends.
Dates:
1831-1939; Majority of material found within 1880-1910
Warren J. Mone Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-001
Abstract
This collection contains letters, essays, issues of the “Cycloner” (the daily paper of the 38th Infantry Division), and other materials from Sgt. Warren J. Mone, sent mostly to his aunt and uncle, Maurice and Josephine Whelan from 1942-1945 during his time in the Army. Letters were sent from Camp Roberts; New York City; Hawaii; New Guinea; and the Philippines. Also included in this collection are cards with Warren’s address; newspaper clippings; and a Japanese Government ten Pesos note.
Dates:
1942-1945; undated
Bass Family Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-005
Abstract
Bass Family Correspondence comprises the correspondence and family documents of the Bass Family from Nebraska, who were involved in early American socialism and the labor movement. The collection documents the family history through the eyes of descendant Jeanne Morgan, a community advocate, author, and artist who conducted thorough research into her family’s genealogy throughout her adult life. The collection documents the story of the Bass family through letters, documents, heirloom...
Dates:
1909-2012, undated
Joseph J. Sirak Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-023
Abstract
This collection contains autographed books, letters, clippings, photographs, articles, and other material relating to writers and politicans and collected by Joseph J. Sirak Jr. Often the files for the authors and politicans contains a summary of how he met the person, their titles, works, and other biographical information along with material he collected about the person such as clippings, autographs, books, articles, and short stories. The letters in the files are from the politicans and...
Dates:
1926-1988; undated; Majority of material found within 1960-1980
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