Subject: World War, 1939-1945 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Morris H. Merritt Collection, 1942-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Lt. Col. Morris H. Merritt lived in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. He served in the U. S. Air Force, and upon discharge returned to his position as secretary and purchasing agent at the John T. Lewis Bros. Co.

Held at: Chestnut Hill Historical Society [Contact Us]

Hugh McNally Jr. Collection, 1890-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains various materials relating to Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, World Wars I and II, and other topics. It features ration books, a Haverford College scrapbook, and small amounts of business and personal papers from various sources.

Held at: Chestnut Hill Historical Society [Contact Us]

"Service with the War Relocation Authority", 1942-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: George L. Townsend's memoir, entitled "Service of the War Relocation Authority," describes his recruitment by and work with the War Relocation Authority, a civilian agency established to provide care and services for Japanese Americans moved to Army Relocation Centers. Included is a map of Relocation Centers in the Western United States.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Charles C. Walker Papers, 1940-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25.67 linear ft. (21 record cartons and 1 flat box)
Abstract:: Minutes, reports, writings, notes, photographs, and printed material from Walker's work as an activist and nonviolent resistance trainer. Materials have been place in series based on how the subjects were identified in their original boxes.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Nicholas L. Childs family papers, 1818-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.75 linear feet
Abstract:: The Childs and Moon families were long-time residents of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Nicholas Lewarne Childs (1940-2009) taught history and Asian studies in private secondary schools in New Jersey, Iran, and Singapore. The bulk of the Childs family papers, 1818-1991, relate to Nicholas L. Childs and date from about 1965 to 1991, but there are also older materials from Louis M. Childs II, Nicholas L. Moon, Jacob Childs, Lizzy Orchard, and other Childs and Moon family members. The collection is comprised of correspondence, travel journals, travel ephemera, lecture notes and slides, photographs, genealogical research, legal documents, vital records, and other miscellaneous papers.

Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]

LMHS.05: Russell Byerley Memorial World War II letters collection, 1941-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Russell Byerley Memorial World War II Letters Collection, 1941-1945, consists of original letters and photographs of service men and women whose homes were in Lower Merion Township or the Borough of Narberth. These letters and photographs were sent during the war to Mr. Russell Byerley, a woodshop teacher at Lower Merion Senior High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

Bristol History collection of oral history projects, 2007-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: From 2007-2012, the Bristol Oral History Initiative Committee organized three oral history projects with residents of Bristol Borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The first project was conducted by Borough students in the 7th and 8th grades. The interviewees were family members and community leaders, each discussing their life growing up in Bristol. The second series of interviews was conducted by 10th and 11th graders, and focused on Bristol veterans and residents on the home front during World War II. The third series interviewed Bristolians who were involved with baseball in Bristol during the 1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s. The Bristol History collection of oral history projects, 2007-2012, consists of digital audio recordings of oral history interviews from all three projects, as well as a small amount of background information about the projects and interviewees, some transcripts, and copies of photographs of some of the tri-fold poster boards created by students about the...(see more)

Held at: Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library [Contact Us]

Thomas Kingsley photograph album, 1944

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 photograph album)
Abstract:: Thomas Kingsley was a Hatboro resident who worked for the United States Postal Service for over 20 years. During World War II, Kingsley served as a Navy Hospital Corpsman. He was stationed on Pearl Harbor and survived the attack of December 7, 1941 on board the USS Phoenix. The Thomas Kingsley photograph album, 1944, documents Kingsley's time on the war ship USS Phoenix during World War II.

Held at: Millbrook Society [Contact Us]

Pauline Gardner Palmer materials, 1940-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection contains materials relating to Pauline Gardner Palmer and the Women's Army Corps during World War II.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Stephen G. Cary collection, 1714-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.6 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the personal materials of Stephen G. Cary and historical materials collected by Cary about his relatives.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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