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World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0010-015
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of publications and other materials relating to World War II. These single items that were found in the Townsend Room and Dorris Museum Collections were pulled together into one artificial collection to provide ease of access for users. The materials document events from the war as well as provide a glimpse into life on the home front. The researcher should also look at the subject heading "...
Dates:
1940 - 1946
World War II Political Cartoons Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 2019A001
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook was created by Mrs. G.D. Hamilton of Richmond, Kentucky in 1941. It consists of nearly 300 syndicated and editorial political cartoons relating to WWII from various artists and newspapers as well as two cartoons that were created by hand. Artists include Svoboda, Cargill, Harold Talburt, Reg Manning, Herbert Block (Herblock), Robert York, Grover Page, Daniel Bishop, Rollin Kirby, Brown, Paul Carmack and others. Topics include Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin, American defense...
Dates:
1940 - 1941; Acquisition: 1956
Ruth Knarr Yerkey Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1989A007
Scope and Contents
The Ruth Knarr Yerkey Papers were donated to the University Archives by Mrs. Yerkey (Mrs. William T. Yerkey) of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky in August 1978. This was a carefully preserved collection consisting of a number of photographs and memorabilia from Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College, 1924-28, the years Mrs. Yerkey was a student here.
This collection is divided into two series: Photographs and Publications/Memorabilia. Descriptions of the series precede the...
Dates:
1924 - 1928; Acquisition: 1978-07-28
YWCA Records
Collection
Identifier: 1977-012
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, records, correspondence, photographs and memorabilia related to the YWCA at Eastern Kentucky University.
Dates:
1911 - 1978; Acquisition: 1977-04-27