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Carl Carlson papers
Carl Carlson was a Wesleyan University student between 1937 and 1941 but did not graduate. He was killed in World War II.
The collection contains Wesleyan course work, prose and poetry by Carlson, and correspondence.
William M. Citron papers
Henry C. Herge papers
Henry Curtis Herge (1907-2003) was the Commanding Officer of the Navy College Training Program at Wesleyan University, known as the V-12. Materials include items specifically related to Wesleyan's V-12 program as well as writings, research, and published works related to naval wartime training, the Navy V-12 program, naval curricula information, and higher education during wartime in general.
Jerome Long collection on World War II African American soldier court martial documents
The collection involves research on African American soldiers who were court martialed, found guilty, and executed while they served in the U.S. Army in World War II.
William Manchester papers
Correspondence, manuscript drafts, proofs, galleys, extensive research and reference materials, photographs, and other documentation relating to Manchester's professional career, his eighteen books and dozens of articles and other writings, and personal affairs, including his college years, awards, speeches, financial and legal matters, the construction of his Middletown house, and travels. Also includes scrapbooks, audio and video tapes and computer files, and realia.
Jean F. Maynard collection of Eleven Who Served: narratives and letters from World War II
The personal narratives of 13 Wesleyan almuni during World War II.
David McAllester papers
David Park McAllester was professor of Anthropology and Music at Wesleyan University from 1947 to 1986. He studied and wrote about the rites and ceremonies of the Navajo Indians and was a co-founder of the Society for Ethnomusicology.
This collection contains drafts of published and unpublished writings, extensive correspondence, field notes and one nineteenth century family photograph album.
Fred B. Millett World War II letters from students
The Fred Millet World War II letters from students were sent from both Wesleyan and non-Wesleyan students involved in the war effort.
Frederick Carl Strong V-12 photographs
Nine photographs of the V-12 Unit at Wesleyan.
Wesleyan University Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units collection
Wesleyan University hosted both V-5 and V-12 Naval Training Units on its campus during World War II. The Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units collection features information about both naval training units, including information about their curricula, as well as publications used in the courses.