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McGuire Collection of Letters from Black Soldiers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-051
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of 109 photocopies of letters from Black soldiers during World War II. They were used in Dr. Phillip McGuire’s book, Taps for a Jim Crow Army, published in 1983. The letters contain the many maltreatments Black soldiers dealt with during their service, including the complaints they made and corresponding consequences they suffered for speaking out. Maltreatments included but were not limited to use of racial slurs, corporal...
Dates:
1941-1946 (photocopies), 1983; Majority of material found within 1941-1946 (photocopies)
Found in:
Special Collections
Rehder Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-314
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers relating to the history of the Rehder family in Wilmington, North Carolina. The collection includes original documents, photocopies of original documents, correspondence, and photographs that detail the lives and lineage of Johann and Johanna Rehder beginning in 1844.Rehder family history is represented through both oral history and visual materials including typescripts, genealogical documents, photographs and scrapbooks. Additionally, of...
Dates:
1844-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Stanley Rehder Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-373
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers and audiovisual materials relating to Stanley Rehder's World War II experience and work as a Venus flytrap enthusiast. The World War II series of this collection includes newspaper clippings and research pertaining to the 1944 Christmas Eve sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville. Rehder was a lieutenant aboard the ship at the time, and this collection includes the writings Rehder created to memorialize the event as well as documents of Rehder's veteran organization....
Dates:
1946-2012
Found in:
Special Collections