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[World War II declared]

Photograph of several administrators in suits shaking hands on stage during the declaration of World War II. Several students are visible on the audience level of the auditorium.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Obstacle Course]

Photograph of students wearing white jumpsuits working through an obstacle course during World War II.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Denton Fire Truck with Female Students]

Photograph of the Denton firetruck with numerous female students riding on it.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Post Office Interior]

Photograph of students in the interior of a Post Office where defense bonds and stamps are purchased.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students by a Car]

Photograph of several male and female students around a car during the evening. A young woman stands in the backseat holding a camera.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fire Drill, Fire Safety Tower]

Photograph of numerous female students at the base of a fire safety tower. There is a single female student climbing the tower.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Obstacle Course Participants]

Photograph of students wearing white jumpsuits working through an obstacle course during World War II. There is an instructor looking at the students from the right side of the photograph.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Military Couple at a Movie Theater]

Photograph of a young man in uniform at the ticket booth at a movie theater and a young man and a woman standing in line behind him.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Women participate in World War II fire drill training]

Photograph of women participating in a World War II fire drill training on the training tower, 1940s.

Date: 194X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Women take shop class during World War II]

Photograph of women taking shop class during World War II, 1940s.

Date: 194X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[World War II couple talk in the bleachers of the first football field]

Photograph of World War II couple talking in the bleachers of the first football field, now the location of the library mall, 1940s.

Date: 194X

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1945

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.

Date: 1945

Creator: Hardin-Simmons University

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1944

Yearbook for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations. Includes a student directory at the end of the book.

Date: 1944

Creator: Hardin-Simmons University

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Bronco, Yearbook of Hardin-Simmons University, 1943

Date: 1943

Creator: Hardin-Simmons University

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[World War II soldiers march past Theatre Row on the Denton square]

Photograph of World War II soldiers marching past Theatre Row on the Denton square, 1942.

Date: 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from C. M. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - July 24, 1942]

A letter written to T. N. Carswell from C. M. Johnson, The Ordnance Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland dated July 24, 1942. Johnson replies to the letter from Carswell in which he requests to join the service and addresses his desire to serve as "the old itch" advising him to contact Ft. Sam Houston, Texas as they may be able to use him but the age limit in his outfit is 50, even for a full Colonel.

Date: July 24, 1942

Creator: Johnson, C. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Mrs. J. H. McLaughlin to T. N. Carswell - February 13, 1944]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Mrs. J. H. McLaughlin, Sweetwater, Texas, dated February 13, 1944. McLaughlin requests Carswell's advice regarding her son John, who will turn 18 in April, is a Freshman at Hardin-Simmons University and will be joining the service. She describes John regarding his education, intelligence and physical attributes expressing her hope that Carswell can advise him since his father had died when he was nine. She advises that John would li… more

Date: February 13, 1944

Creator: McLaughlin, Mrs. J. H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

"A Parody on 'The Night Before Christmas' or 'The Draftee's Lament'"

A World War II-era parody titled "The Night Before Christmas" or "The Draftee's Lament"HE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" OR "THE DRAFTEE'S LAMENT," written by Lloyd C. Nyman.

Date: 1941~/1945~

Creator: Nyman, Lloyd C.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Annie C. Whiteside to T. N. Carswell - April 1, 1942]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Annie C. Whiteside, Registrar, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, dated April 1, 1942. Whiteside acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell and advises that "in view of the very uncertain conditions at the present time" she understands his unwillingness to make a room deposit for Peggy Anne this far in advance. She explains the necessity of the deposit but assures him of a place for returning students, onl… more

Date: April 1, 1942

Creator: Whiteside, Annie C.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000

Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a Ge… more

Date: February 27, 2000

Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission