World War, 1939-1945

100 photographs depicting farm fields; construction site; men working with farm equipment and other machinery; geological map of Lake Guntersville, Alabama, area; map of soy bean storage in Guntersville, Alabama; drill tower; Walter Jones; University of Alabama football game; hunting; and Walter Jones’s pipe collection.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

100 photographs depicting Civilian Conservation Corps Camp; Walter Jones’s family; Jones family camping; Quad and Denny Chimes at The University of Alabama; Great Smoky Mountains at Newfound Gap; John Edward Jenkins in uniform in Panama Canal Zone; fishing in Alabama; Walter Jones at March Field; Gandrud family; Mobile Delta; boating; Camp Livingston, Louisiana; snow at Pyramid Mountain, Alaska; and New Guinea.

Correspondence, photographs, diary, books, stationery set, newspaper clippings, and dog tags of Andrew William Johnson Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1940s, before and after he was in the Army.

Contains foreign language and travel pocket guides for the United States Armed Forces.

Panoramic photo and files of an Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) group

World War II memorabilia collected and photographs taken during Ashenfelter's tour of duty in Europe .

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

Contains material created and kept by the Berman family of St. Louis, Missouri. Letters written by Dr. William (Bill) Berman and his wife Marian make up the bulk of the collection. These are primarily letters written, often in Hebrew, by Bill and Marian from Ft. Riley, Kansas, where Bill served as an Army doctor during World War Two.

United States Blue Star Service Flag (roughly 8.5" x 14"), membership brochures, and announcements of upcoming events honoring U. S. veterans in the Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

Letters written to and from Lt. Jack S. Butler and his wife, Maxine, in 1945, while he was stationed in Italy, and she was in Notasulga and Auburn, AL

Letters from this WWII sailor to his wife and family.

100 photographs depicting the Jones and Phelps families; Camp A-Z in the Mobile Delta; fishing in Grand Bay, Alabama; cave near Elko, Madison County, Alabama; and Jones family at the Cedars Farm in Huntsville, Alabama.

100 photographs depicting the Jones and Phelps families; Camp A-Z in the Mobile Delta; fishing in Grand Bay, Alabama; cave near Elko, Madison County, Alabama; and Jones family at the Cedars Farm in Huntsville, Alabama.

100 photographs depicting the Jones and Phelps families; Camp A-Z in the Mobile Delta; fishing in Grand Bay, Alabama; cave near Elko, Madison County, Alabama; and Jones family at the Cedars Farm in Huntsville, Alabama.

Unbound typescript of China Marine, written by Eugene Bondurant Sledge. The manuscript is 107 pages long and contains typed publisher's notations about formatting.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

Documents on Collective Protection probably produced by authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, and Montgomery, Alabama, shortly after the United States entered World War II. They cover all areas of collective protection such as home protection, lighting restrictions, espionage and sabotage, war gases and shelters.

100 photographs depicting the Jones and Phelps families; Camp A-Z in the Mobile Delta; fishing in Grand Bay, Alabama; cave near Elko, Madison County, Alabama; and Jones family at the Cedars Farm in Huntsville, Alabama.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

100 photographs depicting farm fields; construction site; men working with farm equipment and other machinery; geological map of Lake Guntersville, Alabama, area; map of soy bean storage in Guntersville, Alabama; drill tower; Walter Jones; University of Alabama football game; hunting; and Walter Jones’s pipe collection.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

100 photographs depicting farm fields; construction site; men working with farm equipment and other machinery; geological map of Lake Guntersville, Alabama, area; map of soy bean storage in Guntersville, Alabama; drill tower; Walter Jones; University of Alabama football game; hunting; and Walter Jones’s pipe collection.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

100 photographs depicting farm fields; construction site; men working with farm equipment and other machinery; geological map of Lake Guntersville, Alabama, area; map of soy bean storage in Guntersville, Alabama; drill tower; Walter Jones; University of Alabama football game; hunting; and Walter Jones’s pipe collection.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

Two World War II U. S. Army Air Forces Air Warning Service certificates awarded to Mrs. Arthur Comstock (Mae) for serving in the Ground Observer Corps.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

World War II letters, scrapbook, and genealogical materials

This collection consists mainly of correspondence between a young married couple during World War Two. It also includes various miscellaneous World War Two-era items and service-related materials.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

Letters from Dragoo to his wife Lois and daughter Sandra Sue in Muncie, Indiana, telling of his arrival and attempts to find housing for the three of them at Fort McClellan Infantry Replacement Training Center in Alabama.

Photographs (including rolled unit photograph), postcards, German marks, French francs, and Special TDY Orders of this west Alabama native.

Signed copies of the 35th Japanese Army's declaration of surrender to US Amry forces in the southern Philippines at the end of World War II.

A copy of the first issue of The Open Post (v. 1, no. 1), the news organ of the 57th College Training Detachment of the Army Air Corps, based on the University of Alabama campus during World War II. Also included is a souvenir folder of the University in 1943.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

112 photographs depicting geological reports; portraits of Walter Jones; airport and aerial views of New Guinea; boats in New Guinea; World War II; military campsite in New Guinea; construction work in New Guinea; landscape, vegetation, and huts in New Guinea; houses and headquarters in Darwin, Australia; flying boats at Port Darwin; quarry and rocks in Darwin; vegetation and landscape of Darwin, Australia; and Manton Dam and reservoir near Darwin.

100 photographs depicting the Jones and Phelps families; Camp A-Z in the Mobile Delta; fishing in Grand Bay, Alabama; cave near Elko, Madison County, Alabama; and Jones family at the Cedars Farm in Huntsville, Alabama.

Letters written in the 1940s to Eleanor ("Ellie" or "Elly") Drenth Dodson of Portland, Oregon, and San Diego, California, from her mother, Mabel Anderson Drenth, who lived in Fresno, California.

This collection consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, and galley proofs, as well as reviews and notices of Elise Ayers Sanguinetti, the Alabama author of The Last of the Whitfields (1962), The New Girl (1964), The Dowager (1968), and McBee's Station (1972).

A collection of letters sent to Elizabeth Harwood from friends, family, and others from 1934 to 1984. They deal primarily with personal lives of Elizabeth, her sister, her friends, and her first husband Richard. For more letters, see Donald and Betty Katz letters, mss_3666.

One photographic album containing 137 black-and-white photographs depicting Emmett A. Parrish's life in Panama working as military radar technician.

World War II air mission diary used by a ball turret gunner with the Eighth Air Force's 467th Bomb Group flying B-24s, to record his 22 air missions, from 24 February to 25 April 1945. Each entry includes information about the target, bomb load, bomb run, flak, time, gas, and altitude. He also included remarks concerning each mission.