World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
James Wold served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. He also served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1965. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on June 13, 2006, Wold talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Wold was born on August 29, 1919, in South Dakota. He grew up in Wyoming. He was drafted into the Army in July 1942. He went to basic training at Camp Roberts, California. He worked as a truck driver in the Philippine Islands. Once he joined the Navy in 1946, he was a radio communicator on the USS Hancock. He retired from the Navy in November 1965.
Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
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Jan 1933 Telephone directory, Lawrence, Kansas.
Business enterprises — Kansas — Lawrence — Telephone directories.
Lawrence (Kan.) — Telephone directories.
Douglas County (Kan.) — Telephone directories.
Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and businesses produced in January 1933 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subscribers' phone numbers and addresses, and a classified section with businesses sorted by type. Numerous ads are also present in the directory.
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Jan 1946 Telephone directory, Lawrence, Kansas.
Text: A telephone directory of Lawrence (Kan.) residents and businesses produced in January 1946 by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The directory contains information about long distance calls, Lawrence telephone subscribers' phone numbers and addresses, and a classified section with businesses sorted by type. Numerous ads are also present in the directory.
White t-shirt with a Jayhawk cartoon holding a smaller Jayhawk wrapped in a white cloth printed on the front. Underneath the cartoon are the words 'Jaystork Cares.' Ian doesn't know the story behind this t-shirt, but found it during a garage sale and thinks it may be related to Greek life at the University of Kansas.
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Jesse Pacheco enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943. He served in the Fourth Raider Battalion and Fourth Marine Regiment during the Second World War. Pacheco also served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired as a Sergeant Major in 1979. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on July 10, 2007, Pacheco talked about his military experiences. Pacheco was born on August 24, 1924, in Remington, Oklahoma. He was raised in Ottawa, Kansas. During World War II, Pacheco was stationed in New Caledonia. He took part in the invasion of Guam and Okinawa. After Japan surrendered, he was in the first unit to land on Japanese soil. While there, he worked as military police. Following the war, he worked guard duty on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Throughout his military career, he also served as a troop handler, advisor, drill instructor, and recruiter. Pacheco passed away on April 14, 2016.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/pacheco-jess-wwii-interview
Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-pacheco&pid=179638207&fhid=24990
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218571
Segments from an interview with Jim Fisher conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of nuclear war, which was set and filmed primarily in Lawrence, Kansas. The KPR special aired on November 12, 2013. The interview was conducted at the Watkins Museum of History on June 28, 2012. Fisher was an extra in the film. He describes the realism of the sets and extras having dust thrown on them.
"The Day After": Thirty Years Later (KPR Presents)
Watkins Museum of History (Lawrence, Kan.)
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Jimmie L. Gill served as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps (Air Transport Command) from 1942 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on May 10, 2006, Gill talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Gill was born on March 3, 1924, in Benton, Kansas. He enlisted in the Air Corps after graduating high school in 1942. He served as C.B.I. Hump pilot during the Hump Operation. He accrued 750 flying hours and completed 96 missions. Gill received a Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, two Oak Leaf clusters, several other medals. Following the war, he joined the Reserve. He worked at Standard Oil for 36 years, before retiring in 1982. Gill passed away on August 11, 2011.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/gill-jim-wwii-interview
Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=jimmie-gill&pid=181052556&fhid=24990
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211946
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st -- History.
World War, 1930-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne.
Joseph "Joe" Baringer served in the Army (101st Airborne Division) from 1941 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on October 1, 2007, Baringer talks about his experiences during the Second World War. Baringer was born on February 21, 1918, in New Paris, Indiana. Baringer attended the University of Indiana in Wilmington and graduated with a business degree in 1940. He was drafted into the Army on April 9, 1941. Between 1941 and 1943, Baringer spent time at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, MS and Fort Bragg, CA. In 1943, Baringer deployed to Liverpool, England. While waiting to enter France, Baringer played the trumpet for his company's dance band. On June 7, 1944, the second day of the D-Day invasion, Baringer entered Normandy by glider. He talked about what it was like to be on the glider with eight other soldiers, and their trek from the Mourmelon-le-Grand quarters to Bastogne. Upon being rescued by General Patton during the Battle of the Bulge, Baringer was sent to Lake Geneva. He was there when the Germans surrendered and was instructed to march with the German prisoners. He talked about their interactions and discussed visiting Adolf Hitler's hideout, in which he and his fellow soldiers took some souvenirs, including salt and pepper shakers. Throughout his service, Baringer rose to the rank of Sergeant and received the Purple Heart. He was discharged at Fort Wayne, IN in September 1945. Baringer then worked at Standard Oil (Amoco) and spent the rest of his career there, retiring in 1978. He passed away on July 17, 2012, in Lawrence, Kansas.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/baringer-interview
Obituary: https://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Joseph-Joe-Baringer-94143521
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211936
John "Buck" W. Newsom World War II Interview
John W. “Buck” Newsom served as a Captain in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1964. Interviewed by Kristen Miller in 2002 as part of the Kansas Veterans History Project, Newsom talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Newsom was born on July 24, 1919, in Durham, North Carolina. He attended Duke University before going to the Naval Academy in 1937. He first served on the USS Hopkins DMS-13 as Chief Engineer and Gunnery Officer. Newsom spent time in Pearl Harbor and took part in the invasion of the Solomon Islands. He then trained as a blimp pilot in 1944. He was assigned to the USS California as an air-defense officer. He took part in the Okinawa campaign and was part of the Japanese invasion fleet. After retiring from the military, he worked at Centron Productions in Lawrence, Kansas. Newsom passed away on November 26, 2015.
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Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=john-newsom-buck&pid=176696155&fhid=24990
A transcript of another interview with Newsom is available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218569
John "Jack" Proctor World War II Interview
Air Pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American.
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th -- Aerial Gunners -- Biography.
John “Jack” Proctor was drafted into the United States Army (Eighth Air Force). He was originally trained as a gunner and engineer on the B-17, but then trained and worked as a gunner on the B-29. He was discharged in October 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 23, 2007, Proctor talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Proctor was born on June 6, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Pennsylvania. After being drafted, he trained in Salina, Kansas. He then went overseas to Saipan. Proctor received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Following his service, he worked at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. Proctor passed away on October 3, 2007.
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Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/oct/05/jack_proctor_sr/
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218572
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
John Chavez and Helen (Chavez) Martinez La Yarda Interview
Mexican Americans -- Housing -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Mexican Americans -- History -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Mexican Americans -- Social conditions -- Kansas -- Lawrence
John Chavez and Helen (Chavez) Martinez were interviewed by Helen Krische in 2006 as part of an oral history project to document the La Yarda and Mexican-American communities in Lawrence, Kansas. La Yarda was a neighborhood of worker housing provided by the Santa Fe Railroad for Mexican-American railroad workers; located near the Kansas (Kaw) River, the neighborhood was largely destroyed by a major flood in 1951. The interview is split into two parts. John and Helen grew up in East Lawrence; they discuss their family's migration from Mexico to Lawrence, their father's work for the railroads and his extensive gardens, and their mother's strategies for managing a large family. They share memories of holiday traditions, childhood pasttimes, and social activities. John and Helen also describe their experiences of discrimination and segregation as part of the Mexican-American community in Lawrence.
Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.)
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John Clifford served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 28, 2007, Clifford talked about his experiences during and after the Second World War. Clifford was born in Springfield, Illinois, on October 19, 1918. He was drafted into the Army in 1941. He was first assigned to a film school at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and then worked as a clerk in the battalion headquarters at Camp Crowder, Missouri. He later joined a hospital company at Fort Leonard Wood. After going overseas, his company built a hospital in Hollandia. Clifford then went to Manila Bay in the Philippines. Following the war, he attended Marian Elwood’s Hollywood School for Writing to continue his writing career that began before he was drafted. After completing the school, he moved back to Kansas and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas. Clifford taught high school journalism in Lawrence and worked as a copy editor for the Topeka Daily Capital. He then got a job at Centron Films, where he worked for the next twenty-three years. While there, he wrote the horror film, Carnival of Souls. He also authored a novel, The Shooting of Storey James.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/clifford-john-wwii-interview-20070828
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214315
An award the library received for the bond issue campaign to get funding for a new library.
Lawrence Public Library Historical Records
John Glinka served in the United States Army (106th Signal Corps Service) from 1942 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project, Glinka talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Glinka was born on May 24, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated high school in 1938. He volunteered for the Signal Corps in 1942. He attended training at Paine Field in Washington and then went to radio repair school in Chicago. He served throughout the Pacific theater in Guadalcanal, Morotai, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Following the war, he went to Emporia State Teachers College. He then worked at the University of Kansas Libraries until he retired in 1984. Glinka passed away on July 28, 2012.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/glinka-john-wwii-interview
Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=john-louis-glinka&pid=158837408
John Weatherwax served in the United States Army (Company A, 33rd Infantry Division, 136 Infantry Regiment) from 1941 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on November 13, 2006, Weatherwax talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Weatherwax was born on December 24, 1920, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated high school in 1938. He then attended the University of Kansas and joined the ROTC. He received his commission in June 1941. After Officer’s School, he spent time at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii and then went to New Guinea and Morotai, where he engaged in combat. Weatherwax earned three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, a Silver Star, and a Combat Infantry Badge. He returned to Lawrence, Kansas on August 14, 1945. He then served in the Reserve until 1950. Following his service, Weatherwax became a CPA and taught at the University of Kansas. He passed away on August 29, 2008.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/weatherwax-john-wwii-interview
Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2008/aug/30/john/
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211761
A list of all the journalists in Kansas in the 1870s. The list includes J.S. Boughton, who was involved with newspapers both as a printer, an agent, and a traveling correspondent.
Weekly Atchinson Champion (Atchinson, Kan.)
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A portrait of James Stanley Emery (1826-1899), who played a part in founding the Kansas Atheneum. The photograph shows him aged 60 to 70 in a dark suit and spiffy bowtie.
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Segment from an interview with Judy Wright conducted by Kaye McIntyre for a Kansas Public Radio special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of nuclear war, which was set and filmed primarily in Lawrence, Kansas. The KPR special aired on November 12, 2013.Wright was an extra in the film. She “never fully realized the impact” of the film until a few days before it aired, when Time Magazine interviewed her.
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Kansas Coalition for a Gun Free Campus Banner, 2016.
Cloth and paint banner with "Kansas Coalition for a Gun-Free Campus" printed next to a pistol with a barrel in the shape of a pencil. This banner was displayed at the 2016 Wescoe protest at the University of Kansas.
Brochure with a picture of a soldier in camoflauge running, facing front, armed with a rifle on the front page, between the words 'Kansas Patriots for the 2nd Amendment.' The inner folds discuss the Kansas Gun Law (75-7c01) and concealed carry on college campuses and includes a large picture of Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The back folds of the brochure provides resources for contacting Representative Barker in Topeka to promote the passage of HB-2074. These brochures were circulated in Lawrence, including the University of Kansas campus, in 2016.
Katherine Stannard World War II Interview
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
Katherine Stannard worked at Douglas Aircraft in California for one summer during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Stannard talked about the war effort at home and her experiences during that time. Stannard was born on March 6, 1927, in Hawthorne, California. After the United States joined the war in 1941, several of her brothers joined the Navy and Merchant Marines. When she was sixteen, she spent a summer assembling wings on dive bombers for Douglas Aircraft. The following summer, she did timekeeping for a shipyard. After the war, Stannard went to Pepperdine University. Stannard passed away on May 2, 2019.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/stannard-interview
Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=katherine-stannard&pid=192830524&fhid=24990
Kenneth Pine was in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He served as a replacement in Italy and was assigned to the 276th Infantry Company I in France. He also served as a military policeman. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on June 30, 2006, Pine talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Pine was born in Lawrence, Kansas, on September 1, 1924. He attended Liberty Memorial High School and the University of Kansas. He took part in the Army Specialized Training Program at the KU to become an engineer. He then took classes at the University of Nebraska before being sent to Camp Robinson in Arkansas and Camp Rucker in Alabama.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/kenneth-pine-wwii-interview_202008
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211747
Kenneth Rehmer served in the United States Army (607th Graves Registration; 3rd Platoon, 78th Division) during World War II. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 23, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Rehmer talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Rehmer was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised in Yates Center, Kansas. He enlisted in the Army in February 1942. He was inducted at Fort Leavenworth and completed basic training at Camp Lee in Virginia. Rehmer spent over a year working as a truck driver on the Alcan Highway in Canada. He then went to Fort Warren, Wyoming, where he was assigned to the 607th Graves Registration. He then went to Europe. While there, he established cemeteries in France, Belgium, and Germany. Throughout the interview, he discussed creating cemeteries and identifying fallen soldiers. Rehmer passed away on August 21, 2005.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/rehmer-interview
Obituary: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30562134/kenneth-j_-rehmer
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212318
Kenneth L. Sperry served in the United States Army (86th Infantry Division) from 1943 to 1946. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on October 6, 2006, Sperry talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Sperry was born in Kansas in 1923. He graduated high school in Lawrence, Kansas in 1942, and was drafted into the Army in 1943. He went to basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. He went to France in 1944. His division moved through Belgium into Germany. Following the war, Sperry completed a degree at the University of Kansas.
To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/sperry-ken-wwii-interview
Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211758
A photograph of children sitting in front of a [book computer??]. One little girl reads the book while another girl listens with headphones.