World War, 1939-1945
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Barnes Ware Collection
The Robert Barnes Ware Collection includes a postcard from Ware (1914-1944) to Martha Wood, Jan. 3, 1935, about life at VPI, a pamphlet for Memorial Service at V.P.I., May 12, 1946, and a program for Memorial Service, May 12, 1946.
World War I Image Collection,
The collection consists of 33 postcards and 8 photos, from World Wars I and II.
World War II Food Ephemera Collection
The World War II Food Ephemera Collection consists of pamphlets, booklets, newsletters, and canning labels. They contain topics on canning, home economics, meats, nutrition, hospitality, meal planning, wheat and flour, menus, vegetables, and desserts. Many of the materials describe the signficance of rationing during the wartime.
World War II Ration Book Four
This collection contains an American war ration book printed during World War II, issued to Mart Barton of Alton, Missouri.
World War II Sugar Rationing Pamphlets,
The World War II Sugar Rationing Pamphlets include four pamphlets published during the height of food rationing in the United States during the Second World War. The pamphlets promote rationing of sugar at the homefront and provide recipes that can be made using a substitute for sugar.
World War II U. S. Army Iceland Holiday Menus
This collection contains three holiday menus for U. S. Army soldiers stationed in Iceland during World War II. The dinner menus are for Thanksgiving and Christmas 1943 and Thanksgiving 1944. The 1943 menus are both for the 824th Engineers Aviation Battalion and list some of the personnel. The Thanksgiving 1943 menu also includes signatures of several soldiers.