Shirley M. Tillson Letters, 1945
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Title |
Shirley M. Tillson Letters, 1945 |
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Date |
1948 |
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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 |
Navy--WAVES
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Item description |
Manuscript collection. Not yet digitized. |
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Veteran's name |
Tillson, Shirley M. |
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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 |
WV0302 Shirley M. Tillson Letters, 1945 |
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Collection summary |
Letters, chiefly from Port Blakely, Washington, document Tillson's daily life with the WAVES. Subjects include her dates and social activities, particularly the USO (United Service Organization), a Women's Service Club, dances, and athletics; her family; the status of the war, including the death of Franklin Roosevelt and the German surrender; WAVES uniforms and uniform regulations; and her work as a radio operator. Tillson writes in detail about the opportunities the navy provides and about how difficult it is for sailors and soldiers to return to civilian life while on leave. She also tells the story of a young woman who punched a sailor when he criticized her for joining the navy. |
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Finding aid link |
https://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=283 |
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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 |
WV0302.0.000 |
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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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