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World War, 1939-1945--Women

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Family photographs, 1850s-1970s

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1937/5
Scope and Contents This series contains approximately 60 black-and-white family photographs, dating from the 1850s up to the 1950s. The provenance is not clear and the pictures have no caption, however many of them appear to be related to Arthur Patrick Logan Turner (1914-1998), one of William Aldren Turner's sons, and to Hilda Turner.Approximaltely 40 photographs date from the Second World War, and show service men in uniform and ATS members, as well as some landscapes. Arthur P. L. Turner served...
Dates: 1850s-1970s

Papers related to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA)

 Sub-Fonds — Box CLX-A-115
Identifier: Coll-705/2
Scope and Contents

This box pertaining to Marjorie Rackstraw's work with the Friends Service Committee and the the United Nations Rehabilitation and Relief Administration.

Dates: 1904-1981

Photos related to relief work, 1920-1945

 File
Identifier: Coll-705/6/3
Scope and Contents This file contains photos related to Majorie Rackstraw's relief work in Russia during 1920-1922, and her work in Germany with Displaced Persons during 1944-1945. The top photo is a group photo of 7 people in uniform, Marjorie Rackstraw is in the top row on the far left. The next photo is a group of women surrounding a woman in white in a wheelchair. The back of this photo reads "Polish bride with no legs. (As written by Meg!) UNRRA Germany, probably at Greven DP Camp where MR was welfare...
Dates: 1920-1945