World War II Collection
These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.
At a Glance
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17,837
Items
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27
Types
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289
Titles
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32
Partners
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11
Decades
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9
Languages
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319
Counties
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50
States
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68
Countries
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4,944,894
Usage
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13 years, 5 months ago
Collection Created
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3 months ago
Last Updated
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![[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 17, 1944]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Cite This Collection
Here is our suggested citation. Consult an appropriate style guide for conformance to specific guidelines.
World War II Collection in The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/WWII/ accessed June 8, 2023.
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Partners
The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
10,859
National WASP WWII Museum
5,000
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
484
Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
346
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
264
Lee College
193
Pioneer City County Museum
165
Palacios Area Historical Association
131
University of Texas at Arlington Library
93
Arlington Public Library
88
Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.
53
Rosenberg Library
43
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth
33
Abilene Public Library
17
Private Collection of the Ritchie Family
12
UNT Libraries
11
UNT Libraries Special Collections
8
Murphy Historical Society Inc.
7
McMurry University Library
5
City of Grapevine
4
Hardin-Simmons University Library
4
Northeast Lakeview College
3
Denton Public Library
2
Houston Metropolitan Research Center at Houston Public Library
2
McAllen Public Library
2
Private Collection of Mike Cochran
2
Fannin County Historical Commission
1
Howard Payne University Library
1
Sinton Texas Historical Museum
1
The Williamson Museum
1
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
1
UNT Press
1
Resource Types
Photograph
12,915
Letter
1,798
Text
1,287
Postcard
419
Clipping
294
Pamphlet
260
Book
169
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
136
Sound
123
Physical Object
67
Technical Drawing
53
Legal Document
52
Artwork
48
Map
48
Report
35
Yearbook
25
Article
24
Image
21
Poem
21
Script
17
Paper
8
Legislative Document
6
Collection
4
Newspaper
4
Presentation
1
Musical Score/Notation
1
Video
1
Countries
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United States
7,964
Germany
1,683
France
700
Philippines
145
Italy
143
Japan
109
Switzerland
61
Guam
48
Austria
42
China
37
Russia
34
Papua New Guinea
26
Belgium
25
India
19
Northern Mariana Islands
17
Solomon Islands
14
Monaco
13
Mexico
12
North Korea
8
Australia
7
Canada
7
Kiribati
7
Poland
7
New Zealand
6
South Korea
6
Luxembourg
5
American Samoa
4
Hungary
4
Vietnam
4
Egypt
3
Fiji
3
Gibraltar
3
Norway
3
Panama
3
Romania
3
Saudi Arabia
3
Greece
2
Hong Kong
2
Indonesia
2
Kenya
2
Montenegro
2
Morocco
2
Netherlands
2
Palau
2
Puerto Rico
2
South Africa
2
Spain
2
Thailand
2
United Kingdom
2
Algeria
1
Brazil
1
Cuba
1
Denmark
1
Dominican Republic
1
Ethiopia
1
Georgia
1
Kuwait
1
Lebanon
1
Marshall Islands
1
Nepal
1
Peru
1
Singapore
1
Sweden
1
Syria
1
Taiwan
1
Turks and Caicos Islands
1
Ukraine
1
Vanuatu
1
States
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Texas
3,364
Kentucky
517
California
290
Tennessee
185
New York
183
Florida
138
Louisiana
87
Pennsylvania
81
Oklahoma
78
Colorado
75
Georgia
67
Kansas
58
Virginia
55
North Carolina
54
Hawaii
52
Illinois
49
Arizona
46
New Jersey
45
Ohio
39
Alabama
36
Missouri
32
Mississippi
25
Arkansas
24
Michigan
24
New Mexico
23
South Carolina
23
Washington
19
Maryland
18
Oregon
15
Nebraska
13
Nevada
10
Indiana
8
Delaware
7
Massachusetts
7
Alaska
5
Minnesota
5
Wisconsin
5
Connecticut
4
Maine
4
Montana
3
Utah
3
Iowa
2
South Dakota
2
West Virginia
2
Idaho
1
New Hampshire
1
North Dakota
1
Rhode Island
1
Vermont
1
Wyoming
1
Counties
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Nolan County, TX
1,004
Taylor County, TX
706
Caldwell County, TX
417
Christian County, KY
313
McLennan County, TX
227
Dallas County, TX
166
Tarrant County, TX
165
Bexar County, TX
137
Matagorda County, TX
122
Harris County, TX
97
Los Angeles County, CA
92
Duval County, FL
77
Brazos County, TX
63
San Diego County, CA
63
Caddo Parish, LA
54
Galveston County, TX
52
El Paso County, CO
51
Hardin County, KY
49
Fulton County, GA
42
El Paso County, TX
39
Jefferson County, KY
39
Victoria County, TX
30
Pima County, AZ
29
Winnebago County, IL
29
Sedgwick County, KS
28
Cameron County, TX
25
Essex County, NJ
25
Cleveland County, OK
24
Midland County, TX
22
Montgomery County, KS
21
Wichita County, TX
21
Oklahoma County, OK
20
Arlington County, VA
19
Davidson County, TN
19
Orange County, FL
19
Monroe County, NY
18
Riverside County, CA
18
Travis County, TX
17
Wayne County, MI
17
Jackson County, MS
16
Montgomery County, AL
16
Denton County, TX
14
Todd County, KY
14
Nueces County, TX
13
King County, WA
12
Liberty County, GA
12
Orange County, CA
12
Tulsa County, OK
12
Cook County, IL
11
Greene County, MO
11
Jackson County, MO
11
Brown County, TX
10
Forsyth County, NC
10
Lubbock County, TX
10
Montgomery County, TN
10
Orleans Parish, LA
10
Palo Pinto County, TX
10
Douglas County, NE
9
Maricopa County, AZ
9
Miami-Dade County, FL
9
Allegheny County, PA
8
Denver County, CO
8
Erie County, NY
8
Grayson County, TX
8
Queens County, NY
8
Shelby County, TN
8
Fannin County, TX
7
Garland County, AR
7
Hamilton County, OH
7
Montgomery County, OH
7
New Castle County, DE
7
Bernalillo County, NM
6
Calhoun County, TX
6
Cuyahoga County, OH
6
Dale County, AL
6
Franklin County, OH
6
Gray County, TX
6
Houston County, AL
6
Kings County, NY
6
Washoe County, NV
6
Bell County, TX
5
Bossier Parish, LA
5
Broward County, FL
5
Burlington County, NJ
5
Charleston County, SC
5
Ector County, TX
5
Onslow County, NC
5
Baltimore County, MD
4
Brevard County, FL
4
Guilford County, NC
4
Lauderdale County, MS
4
Luna County, NM
4
Marion County, IN
4
Multnomah County, OR
4
Niagara County, NY
4
Philadelphia County, PA
4
Tom Green County, TX
4
Winkler County, TX
4
Anne Arundel County, MD
3
Dawson County, TX
3
Delaware County, PA
3
Escambia County, FL
3
Fort Bend County, TX
3
Frederick County, MD
3
Guadalupe County, TX
3
Harford County, MD
3
Hennepin County, MN
3
Hidalgo County, TX
3
Hunt County, TX
3
Imperial County, CA
3
Knox County, TN
3
Maverick County, TX
3
Mecklenburg County, NC
3
Ouachita County, AR
3
Richland County, SC
3
Rusk County, TX
3
San Bernardino County, CA
3
Santa Fe County, NM
3
Summit County, OH
3
Teller County, CO
3
Vernon Parish, LA
3
Winnebago County, WI
3
Yuba County, CA
3
Atlantic County, NJ
2
Auglaize County, OH
2
Bibb County, GA
2
Bowie County, TX
2
Calcasieu Parish, LA
2
Calhoun County, AL
2
Calvert County, MD
2
Clark County, NV
2
Colquitt County, GA
2
Contra Costa County, CA
2
Craighead County, AR
2
Duval County, TX
2
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2
Eddy County, NM
2
Fairfax County, VA
2
Fairfield County, CT
2
Ford County, KS
2
Franklin County, TX
2
Gaines County, TX
2
Garfield County, OK
2
Gillespie County, TX
2
Harrison County, MS
2
Harrison County, TX
2
Hays County, TX
2
Hillsborough County, FL
2
Houston County, GA
2
Jackson County, MI
2
Jones County, TX
2
Liberty County, TX
2
Lincoln County, NE
2
Llano County, TX
2
Merced County, CA
2
Middlesex County, NJ
2
Midland County, MI
2
Mobile County, AL
2
New Hanover County, NC
2
Okaloosa County, FL
2
Okeechobee County, FL
2
Ottawa County, OH
2
Ouachita Parish, LA
2
Pinal County, AZ
2
Potter County, TX
2
Rapides Parish, LA
2
Reeves County, TX
2
Sacramento County, CA
2
Saline County, KS
2
San Luis Obispo County, CA
2
San Patricio County, TX
2
Santa Barbara County, CA
2
Sebastian County, AR
2
Spartanburg County, SC
2
Spokane County, WA
2
Suffolk County, MA
2
Sumter County, SC
2
Taney County, MO
2
Val Verde County, TX
2
Vanderburgh County, IN
2
Wake County, NC
2
Washington County, OK
2
Wayne County, NC
2
Westchester County, NY
2
Wilbarger County, TX
2
Williamson County, TX
2
Alachua County, FL
1
Alameda County, CA
1
Albany County, NY
1
Allen County, IN
1
Anderson County, TX
1
Bastrop County, TX
1
Baylor County, TX
1
Bee County, TX
1
Bosque County, TX
1
Bradford County, FL
1
Buchanan County, MO
1
Cabell County, WV
1
Callahan County, TX
1
Cass County, IN
1
Cass County, TX
1
Chatham County, GA
1
Cherokee County, TX
1
Clark County, AR
1
Clark County, OH
1
Clark County, WI
1
Coal County, OK
1
Colfax County, NM
1
Collin County, TX
1
Comal County, TX
1
Cooke County, TX
1
Coryell County, TX
1
Covington County, AL
1
Cumberland County, NC
1
Dallas County, AL
1
De Baca County, NM
1
Deaf Smith County, TX
1
Dunklin County, MO
1
Durham County, NC
1
Dutchess County, NY
1
Edmonson County, KY
1
Ellis County, KS
1
Fayette County, PA
1
Fisher County, TX
1
Flathead County, MT
1
Florence County, SC
1
Floyd County, TX
1
Franklin County, MO
1
Fresno County, CA
1
Glasscock County, TX
1
Grand County, CO
1
Gregg County, TX
1
Grimes County, TX
1
Grundy County, IL
1
Hampden County, MA
1
Hardeman County, TN
1
Hartford County, CT
1
Hawaii County, HI
1
Hill County, TX
1
Howard County, AR
1
Howard County, TX
1
Ingham County, MI
1
Jack County, TX
1
Jackson County, FL
1
Jackson County, TX
1
Jasper County, MO
1
Jefferson County, PA
1
Jim Wells County, TX
1
Kane County, IL
1
Kaufman County, TX
1
Kern County, CA
1
Kleberg County, TX
1
La Salle County, TX
1
Lake County, FL
1
Lamar County, TX
1
Lancaster County, NE
1
Larimer County, CO
1
Lea County, NM
1
Lee County, FL
1
Limestone County, TX
1
Lincoln County, OK
1
Lowndes County, MS
1
Lycoming County, PA
1
Madison County, AL
1
McCulloch County, TX
1
Medina County, TX
1
Mercer County, NJ
1
Middlesex County, MA
1
Milwaukee County, WI
1
Mitchell County, TX
1
Monmouth County, NJ
1
Muscogee County, GA
1
Nacogdoches County, TX
1
Navarro County, TX
1
New York County, NY
1
Norfolk County, MA
1
Orange County, NC
1
Otero County, NM
1
Palm Beach County, FL
1
Parker County, TX
1
Pasquotank County, NC
1
Pender County, NC
1
Polk County, FL
1
Pueblo County, CO
1
Pulaski County, AR
1
Richmond County, NY
1
San Mateo County, CA
1
Sangamon County, IL
1
Santa Clara County, CA
1
Scurry County, TX
1
Shawnee County, KS
1
Smith County, TN
1
Smith County, TX
1
Snohomish County, WA
1
Somerset County, NJ
1
Starr County, TX
1
Stephens County, OK
1
Stephens County, TX
1
Stephenson County, IL
1
Suffolk County, NY
1
Sumner County, TN
1
Terry County, TX
1
Tulare County, CA
1
Tuolumne County, CA
1
Tuscaloosa County, AL
1
Ventura County, CA
1
Washington County, AR
1
Washington County, ME
1
Washington County, RI
1
Washington County, VT
1
Washita County, OK
1
Wayne County, OH
1
Webb County, TX
1
Williamson County, IL
1
Wilson County, TN
1
Wood County, WV
1
Worcester County, MA
1
York County, VA
1
Yuma County, AZ
1
Titles
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Eleanor Brown Collection
874
Charlyne Creger Collection
578
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
549
Kafka Collection
500
Julien D. Saks Collection
450
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
428
Correspondence, Joseph E. and Catherine Dawe Davis
411
Aten White Album
390
Gayle Snell Collection
382
Edward S. Johnson Collection
340
Prince Collection
330
Catherine Parker Collection
289
Herbert J. Schaff Collection
263
714th Tank Battalion Collection
251
Robert Downey Collection
236
Helen Snapp Collection
228
William Jenkins Collection
226
William R. Hahn Collection
210
Henry R. Rohrbeck Papers
208
17th Armored Infantry Battalion Collection
202
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
198
Louis C. Britton Collection
194
56th Armored Infantry Battalion Collection
177
Clarence Whitefield Collection
164
Clifford H. Woycke Collection
149
Les Johnson Collection
144
William Giannopoulos Collection
143
Marlene R. Ennis Collection
128
William Hahn Collection
120
Dan J. Melli Collection
115
Suzette Van Daell Douglas Collection
114
Solange D'Hooghe Collection
105
Donald Coombes Historical Collection
102
Jewel Brekke Collection
100
Kenneth Bradstreet Collection
96
Edward Wells Collection
94
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
93
Lawrence Fessler Collection
92
Arthur Shirvin Collection
89
Twelfth Armored Division Scrapbook: V1, K, 2
87
12th Armored Division Historical Collection
86
82nd Medical Battalion Collection
86
Homer F. Petross Collection
86
Baytown Veteran Oral Histories
85
12th Armored Division Collection
83
Henry Taylor Collection
82
M. A. Krieger Collection
80
Cooper World War II Collection
75
Jack Yates Collection
75
12th Armored Division Historical Collection II
72
John J. King Collection
72
James B. Kite, Sr. Collection
70
George Moss Collection
55
James E. Stone Collection
55
Woodrow Aten Collection
55
Kenneth Bray Collection
54
Avenger Field Nomination
53
Emil E. Cardamone Collection
53
Military Buildings
53
Mobilization Buildings
53
John Muth Collection
52
119th Armored Engineer Battalion Collection
51
John H. Muth Collection
51
Raymond Pieterick Collection
50
Clayton B. Sime Collection
47
Albert H. Gaynes Collection
46
Zane Jones Collection
46
Grace Museum Historical Collection
45
James Sedgwick Collection
45
Pieterick Collection
45
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
43
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
43
134th Ordnance Battalion Collection
42
Division Headquarters Collection
42
Baytown World War II Oral Histories
40
23rd Tank Battalion Collection
39
Carold Bland Collection
39
Howard Gmelch Collection 494th AFA
38
John Nugent Collection
38
Louis Lapinski Collection
38
Lyons A/17 Photos 1991
38
Mary Ruth Rance Collection
38
Vern M. Thomas Collection
38
Marvel Rowland Collection
37
National WASP WWII Museum (NWM) Collection
36
ALC
35
John R. Sampson Collection
35
NWM Collection
35
Reuben J. Lasee Collection
35
George Hatt Collection
34
Harold K. Wells Collection
34
John F. Schoenstra Collection 494th AFA HQ Co.
33
Adeline Alsabrook Collection
32
Charles Allan Dear Collection
32
Gerard McCarthy Collection
32
A. G. Bramble Collection
30
Dorothy Christenson Collection
30
Richard Barham Collection
29
Marjorie Wakeham Collection
28
The Eagle
28
Adolf Hitler Cigarette Cards
27
Louis Lapinski 493rd AFA Collection
27
WASP Newsletter
27
Clifford S. Koah Collection
26
Julius Tervay Collection
25
Leopold Kusnierczak Collection
25
Walter W. Baedke Collection
25
Suanne Holtman Collection
24
44th Tank Battalion Collection
23
82nd Medical Collection
23
Camp Barkeley Historical Collection
23
George Hatt, Jr. Collection
23
John F. Schoenstra Collection 494th AFA Co.
22
Albert Lipschultz Collection
20
Charles Lorenz 493rd AFA Collection
20
92nd Recon Collection
19
Dan J. Melli Scrapbook
18
Eugene Ward Collection
18
Frank J. Rumph Collection
18
WASP News
18
Edward Scott Collection
17
George W. Hammer Collection
17
Jacqueline Cochran Collection
16
Joel C. Wilson USO Collection
16
John Amundson Collection
16
Leonard M. Kornman Collection
15
Lester Stricoff Collection
15
Charles W. Lorenz Collection
14
ECI Correspondence Courses
14
Earl Norris Collection
14
Clarence E. Whitefield Collection
13
Ralph Casey Collection
13
Wayde Atwell Collection
13
Wayde V. Atwell Collection
13
Avenger Field Yearbook
12
Ferdinand Hebner Collection
12
Forts Heritage Region
12
Historic Marker Application: Women Airforce Service Pilots
12
Jay Lee Shore Collection
12
War Record Books
12
Warren E. Maue Collection
12
Wayde V. Atwell Historical Collection
12
43rd Tank Battalion Collection
11
Carl Zutz Collection
11
Ernest Stanczyk Collection
11
Helen Melisko Historical Collection
11
Thaddeus J. Zamacki Collection
11
Homer Petross Collection
10
Robert F. Hoeweler Collection
10
Vernon H. Wates, Sr. Collection
10
23rd Tank Battlion Collection
9
Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course
9
Albert Lipshultz Collection
9
Elton Samuels Collection
9
Frank Rumph Collection
9
John N. Bernhard Collection
9
495th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Collection
8
Alfred Roy Tyler Collection
8
Frank Sheridan Collection
8
James Sedwick Collection
8
Marshall Lyon Collection
8
Ralph Jannelli Collection
8
William Wesserling Collection
8
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8
Civil Aeronautics Bulletin
7
Dale Bryhan Historical Collection
7
Daniel Wolf Collection
7
Henry R. Rohrbeck Collection
7
Marcie Nelson Griffith Collection
7
Morris M. Choyke Historical Collection
7
Ole Kravik Collection
7
Russell Stump Collection
7
Steve Czecha Collection
7
Terrell Lamb Collection
7
Walter Gaines Historical Collection
7
493rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion Collection
6
Charles A. Thomas Collection
6
John Berg Collection
6
John J. Lamberti Collection
6
Leonard Stewart Collection
6
Lilly Collins/Linda Langrill Letters
6
Marvin Bertelson Collection
6
Odell Goodman Collection
6
Peggy Ward Collection
6
Ray Perkett Collection
6
Thomas Perrett Collection
6
495th Armored Field Artillery Collection
5
Alex Bratman Collection
5
Bill Leftwich Collection
5
Donovan Williams Collection
5
Flight 1
5
Jack Sturman Collection
5
John Schoenstra Collection
5
Marian Tervay Collection
5
The Consolidated Eagle
5
The Junior Aggie
5
Thomas C. White Collection
5
Donald A. Mercier Collection
4
Earl Brunner Collection
4
Frank & Bitsy Meyers Collection
4
James B. Czarnecki Collection
4
Lloyd Liggett Collection
4
The Bronco
4
The Totem
4
Tom Wilmeth Collection
4
152nd Armored Signal Company Collection
3
17th AIB Collection
3
714th Tank Battalion
3
Arlene Brekke Collection
3
Baytown Oral Histories
3
Bob Kampling Collection
3
Charles Fitts Collection
3
Edward J. Goeppinger Collection
3
Hangar One
3
James Coover Collection
3
Marjorie Dumas Collection
3
Pat Koenig Historical Collection
3
The Avenger
3
World Aeronautical Chart
3
Air Force pamphlet
2
Archie Palmer Collection
2
Bell Serviceman
2
Captain A. B. Flanagan Collection
2
Colonel John H. Evans Collection
2
Congressional Record
2
Floyd Vanderhoef Historical Collection
2
Francis Jani Collection
2
George A. Moss Collection
2
James Pilgrim Collection
2
John Critzas Collection
2
Sherman Bennet Lans Historical Collection
2
Steve "Pete" Pedrett Collection
2
Sweetwater Chamber Area News
2
WASP Region Two Newsletter
2
Wayne Young Collection
2
Wilbert Kuehn Collection
2
Yucca
2
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111th Congress
1
113th Congress
1
714th Tank Batalion Collection
1
78th Congress
1
95th Congress, 1st Session
1
AWVS Official Monthly Progress Report
1
Air Intelligence Training Bulletin
1
Barnett Abromovich Collection
1
Bert McCall Collection
1
Catherine Parke Collection
1
Catherine Parler Collection
1
Civil aeronautics bulletin
1
David C. Williams Collection
1
Der Führers Kampf im Osten v.1
1
Der Führers Kampf im Osten v.2
1
E. J. Simons Collection
1
Earl Nichols Collection
1
Edwards Wells Collection
1
Gayle Sneel Collection
1
General Military Training Program
1
George E. Rich, Jr. Collection
1
Gilbert W. Fisher Collection
1
Gosport Gossip
1
Harry E. Schultz Collection
1
High Pitch
1
James K. Turner Collection
1
James P. Bond Collection
1
James Read Collection
1
Jane L. Jensen Collection
1
Jess Ponce Collection
1
Juhn Muth Collection
1
Lise Pommois Collection
1
Lloyd Liggett Historical Collection
1
Lyon A/17 Photos 1991
1
Mark Ault Collection
1
Orville Hatley Collection
1
Paul Lack Collection
1
Ray Einsiedel Collection
1
Solnage D'Houghe Collection
1
Spool Cotton Company Books
1
Steve Perrett Collection
1
Technical order (United States. Army Air Forces)
1
Ted Hermann Collection
1
Texas A & M University military history series
1
The Colt
1
The Ex-Claimer
1
The Outpost
1
The Visitors Bulletin
1
WIMSA Collection
1
William Newby Collection
1
Women Military Aviators
1