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WWII FINDING AID- A Guide to WWII Resources-Archives NUMBER COLLECTION NAME DESCRIPTION 143 East Prospect Borough, York County dedication of WWII memorial (1946); 160.001 Hanover Borough, York County WWII veterans homecoming program; 160.005 Hanover Borough, York County WWI and WWII veterans memorials (1946, 1948) Voter list (1938); issue of The Home News (1944); World War I and II Honor Roll 187 York New Salem Borough, York County (1876-) dedication program (1945); maps (Plan of Neffstown, birds-eye-view) 198.008 Red Lion Borough, York County (1880-) Issues of Red Lion Echoes, June 1944-May 1946, a World War II newspaper Issues of The Old Home Town (incomplete) sent to servicemen during World War 199.012 Seven Valleys Borough, York County (1892-) II 203 Spring Grove Borough, York County (1882) World War II efforts (2001) 223 York Township, York County (1745-) World War II memorial (1946) 521 Dallastown U. B. Church Program for appreciation banquet for veterans of World War II, 1946 554 Duke Street M. E. Church new lighting system dedicated as memorial to WWII vets (1951) October 16, 1943 Gazette and Daily article listing York County one room schools in conjunction with where residents should go to pick up Ration Books for World War 00653.018.05 Education and Schools II food rationing. Bortz, Edward L. (World War I & II veteran): 1947; Hill, Walter (World War II veteran): 2006 obituary; 666.001 Medicine World War II; WWII; farming; agriculture; gardening; "WWII: York County Remembers--Victory Gardens: 50 Years to the Present, 1943-1995"; "World War II: 678.019 Agriculture York County Remembers" (publ. by Penn State) Reesers Summit crash - December 26, 1944 - 11 WWII soldiers killed and 16 injured - newspaper article Sunday Patriot News December 25, 1983; - WWII plane restoration (Fawn Township - Kosko); 2009; email query - Civil Air patrol; courier service - York Plan during WWII; World War II veteran Philip Redmond 687 Airports, Aviation working on bedoing the first York amputee to hold a private pilot's license; 702 Maps 1943 global map for World War II identification of war planes 00721.005.02 Young Men's Christian Association World War II (WWII), Korean War, servicemen, servicewomen, veterans, military 2000 newspaper article - memorial honoring WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Persian 726.076 East Prospect Cemetery Gulf War veterans dedicated Article placing flags on veterans graves, including Louis King, William W. Thackston, Calvin C. Kirkland (Munford Marines), Mut Sease, Louise K. Jenkins 726.16 Lebanon Cemetery (WWII Army nurse) (n.d.) 740.001 World War II World War II- General Sources 740.002 World War II World War II- Newspaper Clippings 740.003 World War II World War II - Correspondence 740.004 World War II World War II - Original Documents 740.005 World War II World War II - Copies of Original Documents (originals not found in Collection) 740.006 World War II World War II - Civilian Defense 740.007 World War II World War II - Meal Booklets 740.008 World War II World War II - Ration Books, Cards, Etc. 740.009 World War II World War II - WWII Database and Obituaries 740.013 World War II World War II - Bonds and Stamps 740.014 World War II World War II - local - newspaper articles about veterans, pre-1960 740.015 World War II World War II - local - businesses 740.019 World War II World War II - Letters 740.02 World War II World War II - maps 740.025 World War II World War II - Veterans 740.026 World War II World War II - women and the war 740.027 World War II World War II - Civilian Defense Copies of pages from Lucky canning house ledger, 1943, showing government 781 Canners purchases during World War II. 834.001 York International Corporation Refrigeration; ice; manufacturing; machinery; World War II; military York International Corporation, Borg-Warner Corporation, Borg Warner, York 834.007 York International Corporation, York Manufacturing Company, York Ice Machinery, Johnson Controls 875 Liberty Fire Company New ambulance dedicated to World War II dead, 1947 887.001 York Plan York Plan, Boxes 1-15 887.002 York Plan Booklet, Conversion, How to go after war work 887.003 York Plan York Plan, Box 0 887.004 York Plan York Plan - Bits & Pieces Committee Certificate to A. B. Farquhar Co., Ltd. to issue War Savings Bonds (1940's, World War II, WWII); - Certificate: Army Navy "E" Award to Francis Stefanowicz (1943); Program: presentation of Army Navy "E" Award (1943), 2 copies, one which had an original medal attached to it. Medal setn to collections department 3/15/2019 937.007 A. B. Farquhar & Company (McClure 2019) 10469 York Safe and Lock Co. Locks, safes, weapons, guns, World War II Invitation to presentation of Army-Navy "E" Award on June 27, 1944 (with original 10480 Herbert J. Freezer Company envelope); Program: Army-Navy "E" Award presentation (June 27, 1944) (x2) 10481 Pennsylvania Tool & Manufacturing Company Tools, World War II; "E" for effort award July 9, 1945 World War II; "E for Effort" award April 7, 1943; copy of poster - warning about 10482 Century Ribbon Mills, Inc., York Branch mosquitos as carriers of malaria (original in WWII poster collection) 10763.009 McClellan, William S. 3 World War II letters from Eric Fullerton? (1945) 10763.010. McClellan, William S. World War II letter from Eric Fullerton? (1945) 10763.017 McClellan, William S. McClellan, William - World War II ration books box of materials on rationing during World War II (WWII), many ration books, 11093 Rationing (WWII) rations coupons, buy Liberty Bonds ads 11093.001 Rationing (WWII) Ration Books, Identification Folders, Tokens Belonging to the Reed Family 11121.093 Glatfelter, Charles Henry Glatfelter, Charles Henry (1924-2013) - York County, World War II 2 awards to the employees of P H Glatfelter and the company for contributions to 11122 P. H. Glatfelter Company war bonds, World War II Forgotten Four-Star General of WWII by Dr. Arthur Mitchell; Written account of 12839.001 Devers, Jacob L. Jacque Meeker, meeting General Devers when his POW was liberated 12839.003 Devers, Jacob L. Devers, Jacob Loucks (General), 1887- Hitler Can't Do Business with the Church," Typescript of SATEVEPOST article, 26 13296.002 Herman, Stewart W. Sept. 1942 Typescript history of the typewriter - "The Typewriter: Weapon of War" - World 13309 Typewriters War II; 13427 Deuel, Joseph C. Baseball, coaches, World War II 13562 Young, Robert Alvin son of James Alvin and Mary Epler. 13627 Pennington, Philip B. U. S. Navy; World War II; Lieutenant, U. S. Navy 13656.001 Goode, Alexander D. World War II. Four Chaplains. 13656.002 Goode, Alexander D. World War II. Four Chaplains; many news stories and magazine stories, pictures; 13896 Bundles for Britain World War II. Correspondence of York County Branch, Bundles for Britain, 1942 13953 U.S. Citizens Defense United States Citizens Defense Corps Zone No. 2 13984 Livingston, J. Chester Selective Service Board Certificate, 1940-1947 Presented to George F. Dressler, who served in the Navy in World War II, by Union 13989.346 YCHT Family Bible Collection Evangelical Lutheran Church, York, PA 14077.001 Calendars In OFB 16: World War II Memorial calendar, 2001 ("Color of York", 2000, continued) Brey, Susan; Jasper, Caroline; Woodward, Ed; 14077.013 Calendars Laucks, Nora; Lindsay, Ralph. National World War II Memorial 2001. typescript of Gettysburg Times article, 4/13/46; handwritten and typed copy of former POW ltr to local resident, 10/12/47; copies of misc. news articles 1982- 1991; 1995 article in VFW Auxiliary magazine; article - German prisoner hangs 14469 Prisoners of War, German, WWII himself in Adams Aopple Plant ( Aspers, near Gettysburg) 11/3/1944 14470.002 Pennsylvania State Association of Life World War II War Loan Drives born in York, son of Walter Laucks Bond and Ethel Bane (Bossert) Bond. father manufacturer of pianos. graduate of William Penn class of 1933. WWII veteran - 14814 Bond, William Henry (1915-2005) U.S. Navy "cracking codes" WWII; Obituary of his brother C Edward Besser 15102 Besser, Norman A. 15119 Desenberg, Avenella WAVES; Navy, WWII 15340.001 Germany Travel; maps. World War II 15510 McClellan, Henry Bruce World War II veteran (8th Air Force) 15510.001 McClellan, Henry Bruce Essay: "Something Male?" about World War II (Feb. 28, 2004) 15510.011 McClellan, Henry Bruce McClellan, Henry Bruce: World War II letters (WWII) McClellan, Henry Bruce: World War II Personal Affairs File kept by the US Army 15510.012 McClellan, Henry Bruce (WWII) World War II, General Orders # 33restricted Headquarters XVIII Corps (Airborne) 15513 Reichle, Paul A. May 7, 1945 Member of Congress; 81st Congress, 21st District, World War I and World War II 16527 Lind, James F. Clergymen; World War II; Deeds, marrigage licenses, miscellaneous papers, 16958 Jacobs, Charles F. journal; St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Membership Roll 17592 Ammon, William Bronley Naval officers 36 year naval officer career, local 17930 Maple Press Company Lists all employees serving in World War II National League of American Pen Women, York 18016 County Branch Apr. 2003 article on Lorann Jacobs & WWII sculpture in York celebrities, local; actors; acting; theater (theatre); stage; movies; entertainment; 18247 Mitchell, Cameron entertainers; television History of company, manufacturer of radio and television cabinets, World War II 18702 Red Lion Cabinet Company items, and tools. 1999 news story about renaming Pennsylvania highway 94 the "94th Infantry 18708 Ninety-fourth Infantry Division Division Memorial Highway," in honor of World War II veterans Monthly copies of The York Reservist, Vol I, No.1, Dec. 1947 through Vol. II, No. 6, 18715 York Reservist June, 1949 19102.001 Autograph Collection Autographs A-E 19199.003 Housing (local) Housing (local): Veterans "A Celebration of Heritage: Women in United Methodism," 1999.