Donations

We accept donations related World War II (1936-49) "Great Depression" to "Early Occupation." We seek items representing military service from all theaters of operation. In addition, we also want Red Cross, USO activities, Nurse Corps, women in the military, women on the Home Front, OSS, civilian workers at military bases, defense factories and volunteers on the Home Front.

Types of memorabilia already donated (we will consider other types as well).

• Personal papers
• letters
• diaries
• scrapbooks
• memoirs
• photographs
• films
• maps
• flight or ship logs
• military documents
• unit histories
• books
• art (paintings, drawings, etc)
• cartoons
• music (old records)
• poetry
• unit newsletters
• shipyard or defense plant newspapers
• business records pertaining to the war
• small town or school newspapers
• oral history interviews