World War, 1939-1945.
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Abe Sperling papers
This collection consists of papers and documents relating to Abe Sperling and his time at North High School in Minneapolis, as well as his time as a Major with the Burma Road Engineers.
Alan Rich papers
This collection consists of correspondence with Alan Rich during World War II as well as photographs and various ephemera.
Albino Zattoni papers
Zattoni was an antifascist. His papers contain correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to his fighting in the Spanish Civil War and to his volunteer work during World War II, when he re-educated captured Italian soldiers. Also included is a file of correspondence referring to the Mazzini Society.
Amos S. Deinard papers
The Amos S. Deinard Papers reflects the life of this prominent Minneapolis lawyer, from family papers and newsclippings, to records from organizations he was deeply involved in such as the Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Services and the Minnesota Fair Employment Practices Commission, to a collection of pamphlets and publications documenting his interests in topics such as antisemitism and Zionism.
Benjamin E. Youngdahl Papers
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of noted public welfare administrator and social work educator, Benjamin E. Youngdahl. Personal correspondents include Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Hubert Humphrey, and John F. Kennedy. Materials documenting Youngdahl's career in the academic and public sectors form the bulk of the collection.
Bureau of Veterans' Affairs papers
Collection contains the papers of the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
David and Genia Levi papers
This collection consists of the papers of David and Genia Levi, Holocaust survivors who immigrated to the United States in 1950, eventually settling in St. Paul, Minnesota. These papers mostly deal with the Levi's efforts for reparations from the German government.
Displaced persons from Estonia records
Eesti sport Inglise okupatsioonitsoonis Saksamaal ja Inglismaal (Estonian athletics in the English occupation zone, Germany and England) records
Organizational records include correspondence, constitution, minutes and other materials.
Eesti Vabariigi Saadikud (Estonian Ambassadors) collection
Newspaper clippings, lists of diplomatic corps.
Engineering Bookstore papers
Collection contains the papers of the Engineering Bookstore at the University of Minnesota.
Estonia-related materials (World War II) in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the United States collection
"Guides to German Records Microfilmed at Alexandria, Virginia", copies of material about the German occupation in Estonia during World War II.
Frank and Arthur Eisenberg papers
This collection consists of correspondence and ephemera from father and son Frank and Arthur Eisenberg, members of a Jewish family living in Minneapolis who both served in the military during World War I and World War II respectively.
Frank M. Rarig papers
Collection contains the papers of Frank Rarig, professor and chairman of the Department of Speech at the University of Minnesota.
Frederick Klaeber papers
This collection contains the papers of Frederick Klaeber, professor emeritus of English and comparative philology at the University of Minnesota.
George Hall McCune Papers
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of George Hall McCune, professor of social studies at the University of Minnesota.
Guy Stanton Ford papers
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Guy Stanton Ford, professor of history and dean of the Graduate School, 1913-1938 and president of the University of Minnesota, 1938-1941.
Gwen Rossler papers
A copy of a bound typescript entitled TO AMERICA WITH A SHIPFUL OF WORLD WAR II REFUGEES: DIARY OF FALL 1950 by Gwen Rossler. Originally written in German, translated in March 1990 in Madison, Wisconsin, by Gwen Rossler. The diary covers the time between September 27 an October 24, 1950, and describes Gwen Rossler's journey from Camp Grohn near Vegesack in Germany via Bremerhaven and New Orleans to New York.
Harold C. Deutsch papers
Collection contains the papers of Harold C. Deutsch, professor emeritus of history at the University of Minnesota.
Institute of Technology papers
Collection contains the papers of the Institute of Technology at the University of Minnesota.
Jerry Weinberg papers
This collection consists of personal and military materials from Jerry Weinberg as well as materials and memorabilia from the Weinberg Hardware Store in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Jewish Community Relations Council / Anti-Defamation League Holocaust Oral History project records
This collection consists of taped oral histories and transcripts from Minnesota Holocaust survivors and liberators, a project funded by the Jewish Community Relations Council/Anti-Defamation League, which resulted in the publication Witnesses to the Holocaust: an oral history by Rhoda G. Lewin.
Leonard (Butch) Levy papers
Leonard "Butch" Levy was a Jewish athlete from Minneapolis involved in wrestling and football at the University of Minnesota before going on to play professional football in the 1940s; his papers document his family in Minneapolis, his time as a student athlete, his service in the United States Navy during World War II, and his time playing football for the NFL Cleveland Rams and the AAFC Los Angeles Dons.
Metsavennad (Forest Brothers) collection
Karl Talpak's memoirs, newspaper clippings.
Michael and Nadia Karkoc papers
The Michael and Nadia Karkoc Papers consist of 26 notebooks of correspondence (USA, Canada, Europe, Ukraine); memoirs, additional correspondence, minutes and documents of Ukrainian political and community organizations and publishers (in USA and Europe); articles published in various Ukrainian newspapers pertaining to events in the Ukrainian American community and Ukraine (in particular the Orange Revolution); material pertaining to Ukrainian churches in the Twin Cities; and photographs.
Mieczyslaw Friedel papers
Papers (n.d.) of journalist Mieczyslaw Friedel consist of a photocopy of his manuscript entitled "Unbookish and Undivulged Story About World War II". The manuscript consists of newspaper clippings of a diary he wrote for the Polish-American Daily "Kuryer Poliski (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Molly Ehrlich Tyler collection on Jewish women's service during World War II
This collection consists of research conducted and materials collected by Molly Ehrlich Tyler to identify information regarding Jewish women in the Upper Midwest who served in the armed forces during World War II.
Nina Samuels papers
This collection consists of various documents collected by Nina Samuels.
Office of the Dean of Students papers
Collection contains the papers of Deans Nicholson and Williamson during their tenure in the Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Minnesota.
Office of the Vice President for Academic Administration papers
Collection contains the papers of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Administration at the University of Minnesota. They cover the vice presidency of Malcolm M. Willey (1943-1963) as well as his tenure as University dean and assistant to the president (1934-1943).