World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
August Kirk Brown World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1069-SC
Abstract
The collection consists of five World War II army draft cards and one ration stamp book belonging to August Kirk Brown, who lived at Estancia and Mountainair, New Mexico.
Dates:
1941-1945
E. A. Gertig Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-374-SC
Abstract
This is a small collection containing newspaper clippings, World War II memorabilia and a few business records. Documents concerning Albuquerque funeral director, Chester T. French, are also housed in the collection.
Dates:
1920-1961
Elisha V. and Boaz W. Long Papers,
Collection
Identifier: 1972-003
Scope and Content
Collection consists of Elisha V. and Boaz W. Long's personal, legal, and dipolmatic correspondence; legal and business records; manuscripts and reports; clippings; and family papers. A large portion of the collection consists of: the legal papers of Elisha V. Long during his tenure as district attorney for several New Mexico counties (1896-1899), as the Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court (1885- 1890), and as a private attorney; and the official papers of Boaz W. Long...
Dates:
1857-1970
Erna Fergusson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-45-BC
Scope and Content
The Erna Fergusson Papers consist of personal papers, including journals, notebooks, scrapbooks, correspondence, and business and family records; literary and professional correspondence (correspondence is also found with related manuscript materials); lectures and travel notes; manuscript and published materials; research materials; and scrapbooks. Of particular interest are the research materials relevant to Albuquerque and New Mexico, particularly concerning individuals and families as well...
Dates:
1846-1964
George E. Omer, Jr. oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 89
Abstract
This collection documents the professional career of Dr. George E. Omer, Jr. (1922-2014). Included in the collection is the forty-two page final transcript of an oral history interview, a corrected proof of the transcript, four audio tapes and two diskettes from the interview. Also included are collected news clippings concerning Dr. Omer from 1970 to 1990 as well as reprints of four articles authored by Dr. Omer and a copy of the 1989-1990 annual report of the Department of Orthopaedics...
Dates:
1950-1999
J. Paul Taylor writing on bombing of Pearl Harbor
Unprocessed
Identifier: RG-2022-057
Dates:
1941 - 2008
James Kerr Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-257
Abstract
This collectioin contains four color World War II propaganda posters.
Dates:
1943
Kewa Pueblo Veterans Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1070-BC
Abstract
This collection consists of interviews with fourteen military veterans from Kewa Pueblo (formerly Santo Domingo Pueblo), New Mexico.
Dates:
2003
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-699-SC
Abstract
The majority of this collection consists of materials relating to Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and its role in World War II. Press releases, newsletters, speeches by J. Robert Oppenheimer, correspondence to laboratory employees, and excerpts from news stories about Los Alamos and the Atom Bomb Project comprise the bulk of this small collection.
Dates:
1942-1963; Majority of material found within 1942-1949
Merrill E. Stacy Collection
Collection
Identifier: PAAC-0098
Scope and Content
The Merrill E. Stacy Collection (ca. 1900 - 1970) contains approximately 200 photograph prints, small albums, mounted portraits, and one Super8 mm film related to his personal life, family, and tour in the European Theater during World War II.
Note: Box 2 consists largely of unidentified photographs which appear to date from circa 1890s-1920s and not be located in New Mexico. These are possibly photos of relatives and/or ancestors of Merrill or Gloria.
Note: Box 2 consists largely of unidentified photographs which appear to date from circa 1890s-1920s and not be located in New Mexico. These are possibly photos of relatives and/or ancestors of Merrill or Gloria.
Dates:
ca. 1890 - 1970; Majority of material found in 1940 - 1970
Mrs. Moszelle K. Rooney: World War II Photographs of the South Pacific, Colorado Training, and Photo Equipment
Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1991.88-MNM.1991.393.1107
Dates:
Majority of material found within June 30, 1944 and March 1945
Navajo Code Talkers Exhibit Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1041-BC
Abstract
Collection comprises materials from the Circle of Light Navajo Educational Project’s traveling exhibit entitled “Our Fathers, Our Grandfathers, Our Heroes; the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II”.
Dates:
ca. 2001-2011
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Collection
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-119
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, news clippings, alumni lists, and various reports including annual and financial of the UNM NROTC/Department of Naval Science and AFROTC/Department of Aerospace Studies. There is also a scrapbook containing photographs of the battleship USS New Mexico, information on the Wardroom Society (a social organization of the NROTC), and NROTC publications including Desert Voyage, Drydock, Sunline and Mark. The V-12 Naval College Training...
Dates:
1919-2010
New Mexico Adjutant General Records,
Collection
Identifier: 1973-019
Scope and Content
As of 1997 collection consists of records of the New Mexico Adjutant General, National Guard, and Office of Military Affairs (1847-1988). Includes administrative correspondence, field reports, general and special orders, ledger books, enlistment and discharge documents, casualty records, photographs, clippings, muster rolls from New Mexico volunteer militias and National Guard (1847-1917), and annual reports for various years between 1875 and 1962. Much of the material concerns the involvement...
Dates:
1847-[ongoing]
Otero-Stinson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-506-BC
Scope and Content
This collection consists of three topical segments: Katherine Stinson's aviation career, Miguel Otero's political and legal career, and collected papers and manuscripts of his father Governor Miguel A. Otero, all ranging from the mid 1850s to 1985. The core of the collection are the correspondence files of Otero and Stinson and of Gov. Otero (Boxes 1-6). While Gov. Otero's papers are separated from Otero-Stinson's (Box 6), it was too difficult to separate Katherine Stinson's correspondence from...
Dates:
1843-1985
Thomas D. Campbell Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-566-BC
Scope and Content
The majority of this collection represents Thomas Campbell's activities in New Mexico. However, series I contains some military and political items not directly related to New Mexico. The collection is divided into 5 overlapping series. Series I primarily consists of documents (correspondence, government publications, etc.) relating to Campbell's military and political activities. U.S. federal government related documents include: U.S. Department of Agriculture publications and...
Dates:
1874-1984
Thomas D. Campbell Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-566
Abstract
The collection contains photographs compiled by Thomas Campbell. Agricultural, mining, and ranching operations in New Mexico are depicted as are military operations and pictures made during Campbell's international travels.
Dates:
1925-1960
USS New Mexico photographs and printed material
Collection
Identifier: MSS-905-SC
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs and printed material relating to the USS New Mexico.
Dates:
1945, 1995; Majority of material found in 1945