Photographs and Ephemera from African American Member of Women's Army Auxilary Corps (WAAC)
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of thirteen black-and-white photographs depicting a group of Black women enlisted in the Women's Army Auxilary Corp (WAAC) in Des Moines, Iowa. Also included in the collection are two identical newspaper clippings featuring Miriam Wheeler and Herlyne Leonard, and a small booklet about the WAAC created by the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce as a memento.
Dates
- Creation: 1943
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of photographs and ephemera from an African American member of the Women's Army Auxilary Corps (WAAC), most likely collected by either Miriam Wheeler or Herlyne Leonard.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The University of Alabama Libraries acquired the Photographs and Ephemera from African American Member of Women's Army Auxilary Corps (WAAC) in 2018.
Cultural context
Topical
- Title
- Guide to Photographs and Ephemera from African American Member of Women's Army Auxilary Corps (WAAC)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Jessica Rayman, November 2021
- Date
- November 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository