| Title |
Collection Number |
Description |
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Women's Auxiliary Army Corps Records
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M89-21
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The WAC existed on UCA
campus from 1943-1945. The collection relates to the WAC training at
UCA. |
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Milford Pete Atkinson Papers
|
M89-33
|
Milford Atkinson was
stationed in India, flying in many air attacks in World War II. His
collection consists of letters and photographs, 1943-1945. |
|
Walter C. Hudson Papers
|
M89-34
|
Walter Hudson joined the
state guard in hopes for fighting in the Spanish-American war, but saw no
action until the
Philippine Insurrection. This collection holds materials from his
army and his veteran organization experiences,1878-1964. |
|
Brian Family Journal |
M90-06 |
Solomon M. Brian and his son William
S. Brian both contributed to a journey about their daily lives from
1861-1964 (Civil War years) and 1878-1904. |
|
Ross Smith Letters |
M90-12 |
Ross Smith served as a private during
World War I, and his collection contains his letters to his family from
1917-1920. |
|
Freeman-Robbins Papers |
M90-16 |
Allen Freeman fought in the Civil War.
His letters. which are written after the war had ended, tell
of this experience during and after the war, 1883-1912. This
collection also has the diary of Ruth Robbins, 1936-1949. |
|
Robert Armstrong Doyle Papers |
M91-08 |
Robert Doyle served in both World War
I and II. His collection holds letters, and military papers from both
wars. |
|
Harry Steinberg Papers |
M94-08 |
Harry Steinberg served in both World
War I and II; he was also a member of the Free Masons and a prominent
lawyer, 1897-1971. |
|
Cochran Family Papers |
M95-01 |
The Cochran family papers represents a
family experience in Little Rock, Arkansas through correspondence business
and legal papers, and Civil War Diary, 1859-1975. |
|
Osro Cobb Papers |
M96-11 |
Osro Cobb was a former State
Representative; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District during the 1957
Little Rock Central High Crisis; former State Chairman for the Republican
party of Arkansas; Arkansas Supreme Court Judge; and oil business man,
1929-1980. |
|
Joe Goss papers
|
M98-05
|
This collection contains twelve
Army Sketchbooks from the Civil War correspondent and illustrator Edwin
Forbes, 1894. |
|
Senator Guy H. "Mutt" Jones Papers |
M99-08 |
Guy Jones served as
Arkansas state senator, World War II Veteran, and was a prominent Conway
attorney. His collection contains personal papers, military
records, financial material, correspondence, legal material, and
memorabilia, 1925-1985. |
|
E.
Howard Tipton World War II Collection |
M00-02 |
The personal accounts of P. O. W.,
Technical Sergeant Howard H. Tipton's missions during the European campaign.
Included are photocopies of Metals received, photographs, and a small
manuscript, describing month by month accounts of war activities. |
|
Theodore C. Hood World War II Collection
|
M00-03
|
Chief Maser Sergeant Hood collection
contains World War II memorabilia, achievement awards, photographs, books,
videos, World war II Statistics, newspaper articles, magazines, and the
306th Echoes from 1979 to present. |
|
William
John Gaff World War II Collection |
M00-04 |
William John Gaff served in World War
II and his father served in World War I. The Gaff Collection contains
material and information from both wars, early 1900's to 1960s. |
|
Marvin De Boer World War II Collection |
M00-05 |
Marvin De Boer served on the U.S.S.
Essex during World War II bring back memorabilia, naval information,
certifications, photographs, and Japanese currency. |
|
Omer LeMire World War II Collection |
M00-07 |
Sergeant Omer LeMire served in the
United States Army during World War II and was one of the many who photographed the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp. |
|
Gene Hatfield Papers |
M00-08 |
Gene Hatfield 's family has been an
active part of UCA for many years. He attended UCA before being
drafted into Word War II. After the war Mr. Hatfield finished his
education in the field of art, and he became one of the most distinguished
professors at UCA, 1925-2005. |
|
John P. Chopelas World War II Collection |
M00-10 |
John P. Chopelas enlisted in the Army
Air Forces during World War II at the age of 18. His collection
contains photographs, merit awarded, missions of a gunnery man, newspaper
clippings, albums, and cartoons. |
|
Neal King World War II letters |
M01-01 |
The Neal King collection contains
personal papers from Navel Officer Neal King to his sister Evalyn King and
their parents during World War II. |
|
David Ramage World War II Collection |
M01-02 |
Staff Sergeant David Ramage served in
the European theater during World War II. His collection contains
memorabilia, photographs, and letters. |
|
Fred
Hopkinson World War II Letters |
M01-06 |
Fred Hopkinson fought in World War I
and was a civilian in World War II. His collection contains letters,
copies of medals, copies of foreign money, and gasoline and tire ration
book. |
|
Collins
B. Isom World War II Collection |
M01-07 |
This collection hold primary sources
from both World War II and the Korean War through Telegrams, V-mail,
National Service Life Insurance, six issues of "Star and Stripes", and two
copies of "Yank". |
|
Earl
Beadle World War II Papers |
M01-08 |
Earl Beadle served in the Navy on the
U.S.S. Capps during World War II. His collection contains the dairies
of Earl Beadle, Stanley R. Goral, John Hnatichin, video, and audio tapes
dealing with the war, 1942-1945. |
|
Darrell Aubrey Rook World War II Papers |
M01-09 |
This collection contains photographs
from a championship football team in 1938, new Coast Guardsmen in 1942, and
a book on SPARS. |
|
Robert D. Covington Papers |
M01-14 |
Robert Covington served in the Navy
during World War II. This collection contains a diary, photographs,
and discharge papers, 1942-1946. |
|
Richard E. Wood Papers |
M01-17 |
Richard E. Wood is a World War II
Veteran who publishes the 79th Airdrome Squadron Newsletter. His
collection also contains several books on Worlds War II. |
|
Ivor Parker World War II Collection |
M01-18 |
The Ivor Parker collection contains
photographs, medals, information on India, allied newsletters, and a letter
of Presidential Recognition from President Harry Truman during World War II. |
|
Hansel
Lee Collection |
M01-22 |
Hansel Lee graduated as a pilot from
The Army Air Force in 1944. His collection contains a bomb group pilot
album, and some copies of the Briefing: Journal of the International B-24
Liberator Club, 1977-2001. |
|
WAC Veterans Association / Sue
Evans Collection |
M02-01 |
The Sue Evans WAC Veterans Association
collection contains minutes, information on national conventions,
association handbook, and the annual bulletin of WAC, 1979-2001. |
|
Shane
C. Dunn Collection |
M02-07 |
This collection contains information
regarding Franz Ziereis the Commander of Mathauson and an overseer of
many German concentration camps. |
|
Edwin Ledbetter Collection |
M02-08 |
This Edwin Ledbetter collection is a
compilation of unpublished material by Edwin Ledbetter on his experiences
during World War II and growing up in Conway during the great Depression. |
|
Sam Laser World War II Collection |
M02-10 |
Sam Laser joined the navy in World War
II and was present on the U.S.S. Yorktown when it was repeatedly hit
by torpedoes before succumbing to the wounds. |
|
Al Hiegel World War II Collection |
M02-15 |
Al Hiegel served on the U.S.S.
Independence, CVL-22 during World War II. This collection contains
information on the ship and its service men. |
|
Rex L. Horn Papers |
M03-01 |
Rex Horn joined the Army
Air Corps in 1940 and died in a training exercise in 1941. His
collection contains his obituary and the Presidential Memorial Certificate. |
|
Carroll Williams
Collection |
M03-03 |
The Carroll Williams
collection contains unpublished stories about his life including his
father leaving for World War II and Carroll leaving for Korea. |
|
Ruth Coster Collection |
M03-06 |
Ruth Coster joined WACS in
1943 and was transferred to New Guinea after completing her training.
She became friends with Helen Kent who was trained at UCA. Helen died
in a plane crash in the valley of Shangri-La along with seventeen other
people. |
|
Ed Stallcup World War II
Collection |
M03-09 |
This collection contains a
ration book, photographs, and the oral history of Ed Stallcup's experiences
during World War II. |
|
Jerrel K Moore Collection |
M03-13 |
Jerrel K. Moore was the
director of Torreyson Library in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His
collection holds material relating to Civil War medical practices. |
|
H. G. Foster Photographic Collection |
M04-02 |
This collection contains two albums of
both the China/Japan war and of the beautiful buildings and structures of
China. |
|
Hot Springs Village Eighth Air Force
Veterans Collection |
M04-06 |
This collection contains information
on the 8th Air Force Historical society, James Walter and World War II.
|
|
Waves National Collection |
M04-10 |
Women were first allowed into the navy
during World War II in order to increase the number of able body men in
active military duty on the seas. This collection contains newsletters
written after the war about the Waves members' experiences. |
|
UCA World War II Alumni
Collection |
M06-05 |
This collection contains
information on UCA alumni who took part in World War II. |