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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:

Lansbury Neighbourhood: Trinity Congregational Church, 1950s

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/2.2.7
Scope and Contents

Papers, plans and architectural model photographs relating to Trinity Congregational Church, constructed as as part of the Lansbury Neighbourhood of London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 2: Stepney / Poplar. The original church at this location had been completely destroyed by bomb damage in World War II. The architects were Cecil Charles Handisyde and DR Stark

Dates: 1950s

Lantern slides, 1920

 Series
Identifier: Coll-705/7
Scope and Contents There are six bundles of lantern slides relating to Marjorie Rackstraw's war relief service in Russia. Photographer is unknown. Some slides include messages to encourage those in London to aid in the efforts, and include images of victims of the war, and places in Russia, as well as slides of text describing how and why it is Great Britain’s duty to assist in this aid. Others are images of children and families who are refugees of the famine. It may be of note that the lists Marjorie...
Dates: 1920

Late 1941-late 1942 file, 1941-1942

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/12
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, press cuttings and related items, including letters from his brother Donald Macpherson Baille, Mona Anderson, David Smith Cairns, George Freeland Barbour and Alexander Martin. Many press cuttings relate to John Baillie's work around United States involvement in the Second World War.

Dates: 1941-1942

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, 28 August 1939

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2612
Scope and Contents

Letter, 28 August 1939, Surrey, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Expressing anxiety over the threat of a European war and over Tovey's health. Holograph signed.

Dates: 28 August 1939

Letter to Robert Calverley Trevelyan from Mabel A. Lumsden, 08 October 1939

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2277
Scope and Contents

Letter, 8 October 1939, Edinburgh, Mabel A. Lumsden to Robert Trevelyan. Concerning the props of ' The Bride of Dionysus', and a note on the war. Holograph signed.

Dates: 08 October 1939

Letter to Sophie Weisse from Karl Bluth, 12 February 1941

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2043
Scope and Contents

Letter, 12 February 1941, London, Karl Bluth to Sophie Weisse. Discussing bombings and invasions, discussing the final months of Tovey's life and his death. Typescript signed.

Dates: 12 February 1941

Letters to the General Secretary for reply: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1945

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/A/1
Scope and Contents

Mixed personal letters to Percy Johnson-Marshall, collected for him during an absence from the Service Arts and Technical Organization office. The letters include one from Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson who at this time was Coventry City Architect.

Dates: 1945

Liaison files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1943-1946

 Series
Identifier: PJM/SATO/C
Scope and Contents Liaison files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization consists of: material concerning the Organisation of Service Architects, Ceylon, 1943-1945 support from the School of Planning and Research for Regional Development (SPRRD), 1944-1946 proposals for technical education as submitted to GHQ, 1944 liaison with the Association of Building...
Dates: 1943-1946

Malaya and Singapore: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1945-1946

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/C/5
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Percy Johnson-Marshall and Colin Graeme Lindsay Shankland concerning the development of Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) courses in Malaya and Singapore. Includes a press clipping dated 6 December 1945 concerning the opening of the Singapore Forces' College.

Dates: 1945-1946

Mandalay and North Burma Group: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1944-1945

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Identifier: PJM/SATO/B/21
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the Mandalay and North Burma Group of the Service Arts and Technical Organization, based at Meiktila, Shwebo and Maymyo. These includes a copy of the "505 District Orders" for 21 April 1945.

Dates: 1944-1945