Bessie L. Herbert photo album
Rating
Title
Bessie L . Herbert photo album
Date
1943-1944
Item description
Manuscript collection . Not yet digitized .
Subject headings
World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army--Women
Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch
Army--WAC
Veteran's name
Herbert, Bessie L.
Veteran's biography
Bessie L . Herbert (1906-1971) served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II . In 1943 and 1944 , she was stationed at Camp Grant , Illinois ; Fort Sheridan , Illinois ; Springfield , Massachusetts ; and Des Moines , Iowa .
Source collection
WV0303 Bessie L. Herbert Photograph Album, 1943-1944
Collection summary
Photograph album contains pictures of Bessie L . Herbert and friends in various poses during her service in the WAC in World War II . Photos were taken at Camp Grant , Illinois ; Fort Sheridan , Illinois ; on leave in Brookfield , Massachusetts ; Springfield , Massachusetts ; and downtown Des Moines , Iowa . Includes some photos of Herbert's family and many of her WAC colleagues . Topics include Herbert posing in front of a WAAC recruitment poster ; scenery around Camp Grant in the winter of 1943-44 and the spring of 1944 ; St . Paul's church in winter ; and various buildings at the camp , including barracks , kitchen , office , headquarters , and beauty parlor .
Finding aid link
http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=284
Type
Collection
Language
en
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Preferred citation
[Identification of item], [Identification of collection], Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.
Rights statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Additional rights information
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED . The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item . The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material .
Object ID
WV0303.0.000
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
Digital collection homepage
http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/WVHP
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