Bessie L. Herbert photo album
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Title |
Bessie L. Herbert photo album |
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Date |
1943-1944 |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women |
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Era |
World War II era (1940-1946) |
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Service branch |
Army--WAC |
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Item description |
Manuscript collection. Not yet digitized. |
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Veteran's name |
Herbert, Bessie L. |
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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. |
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Type |
Collection |
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Language |
en |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0303 Bessie L. Herbert Photograph Album, 1943-1944 |
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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. |
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Finding aid link |
http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=284 |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
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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. |
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Object ID |
WV0303.0.000 |
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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/ |
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