World War, 1939-1945

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As I Live and Breathe and Okuna and the Kabuki Dance are both hand printed autobiography of Robert Brackenbury telling of his family history as well as his experiences growing up during the Depression, serving in the military in World War II, and his family life after the war. Other stories from his life are recorded in an oral history through the Tell Me A Story program at the Midwest Genealogy Center.

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This collection contains eight scrapbooks assembled by James W. Stobaugh, Sr. Most of the scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and magazine ads related to World War II. There is also a scrapbook about the actor Will Rogers, and a scrapbook about James W. Stobaugh, Sr. himself (marked “J.W.S.”). This last scrapbook is full of newspaper clippings, telegrams, written notes, railroad passes, and other materials from James W. Stobaugh’s life.

Scope and Contents This collection primarily contains correspondences, which are sorted into two files. The first file contains correspondences to and from Edward Coles, documenting his experiences in the U.S. Navy near the end of World War I in 1918. Many of these letters come from and were sent to family members located in California. The second file contains correspondences to and from Paul Osmond, who describes his experiences in India and Sri Lanka during and after World War II. The collection also...

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This collection contains correspondences between Kenneth Bien and Florence Gorman from the 1939 to the 1940s during World War II, as well as some misc. correspondences. The collection also contains several folders of family photographs, most of which are unidentified. There is also a scrapbook containing numerous photographs and other items from the military servicemen in the 1940s, as well as a folder containing an army air force training certificate from 1945 for Charles DeBaar.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of items relating to the Sunflower Ordnance Works and then later the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. Collected by Richard B. Stevens, the contents include personal correspondence and a scrapbook. Also included are the entire run of The Sunflower Sentinel, the weekly employee newspaper for the Sunflower Ordnance Works and some editions for the Sunflower Planet, newspaper for the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. There is also one edition of the Lawrence [KS]...