Deborah Gierach's collection of photographs were taken by her late father-in-law (no name given), a B-17 pilot in Europe during the Second World War. The collection consists of scanning from three photograph albums (in German) compiled and produced for the Nazi government as a means to show what the Third Reich was doing during the war. Subjects include Nazi rallies, Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Goering, soldiers, military vehicles, as well as Hitler playing with children and socializing with others. Captions are in German. Organized month to month for separate calendar years of 1939, 1940, 1942.
Spanish manuscript, 4 pp., folio, official copy of a decree by King Philip V of Spain, executed at Madrid on June 20, 1713. Incompletely translated, indicates that Fernando Gomez de la Escalera, Captain General of the City of Havana and Island of Cuba has advised that an officer has been appointed to the task of overseeing the military situation in Mobile (Movila), and it is ordered that the military post there be provided with all needed arms and equpment.
Digital copies of reports, meeting presentations and posters, outreach materials, publications, photos/videos, social media archives, and other organizational documents related to the Deep-C Consortium.
The Degen Resource Room has an extensive historic playbill collection. The collection consists of playbills of productions from all over the world beginning in 1873. The Degen Resource Room is continuing to catalog this massive collection, so the entire scope of this collection cannot yet be assessed. However, it is estimated that we hold one of the premiere playbill collections in the nation. As cataloging continues to take place, we will be able to ascertain the extent of this very special and unique collection.
The Degen Resource Room holds a large collection of blueprints of shop construction drawings and stage designs. This collection encompasses stage designs for Broadway and off-Broadway productions, touring theatrical productions, prestigious awards shows and television set designs. Currently, over 750 set designs have been cataloged with an estimated 500-750 more to be assessed.
Delbert E. Wylder served in the Army Air Force in the "Screaming Red Ass" Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, 22nd Tactical Wing, 12th Air Force in Italy. Jack Wylder served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific, spent most of the war in hospitals, and received a medical discharge. The collection contains a manuscript titled "Letters to the Home Front," which is comprised of a series of letters written by two brothers, Jack and Delbert Wylder, during their time in the AAF. Delbert Wylder was stationed in Pisa, Italy, and received the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, a Bronze Star, and a European Campaign Medal. He was involved in several dogfights while in Italy and later met one of his German counterparts after an English and Italian historian reunited them. This manuscript features photographs and biographies of the people to whom the letters are addressed. Also included are three issues of "Red Ass Screams" newsletters (1996-7). The publication contains articles about the 347th Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force. The 347th flew from September 1942 to August 1945, fighting in England, Algeria, Tunisia, Corsica, Sardinia, and Italy. The magazines include articles written by the men of the 347th, reflecting on their combat experiences, favorite missions, entertainment, maintenance of aircraft, insignia, fuselage art, etc.
This collection includes letters, photocopies of 2 personal scrapbooks, and photographs related to Dell Dinneen who served as a U.S. Army nurse during World War II in the European and Mediterranean Theaters with the 61st Field Hospital.
This collection relates to Major General Delmar T. Spivey who was an U.S. Army Air Corps prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III in Germany from August 1943 until May 1945. Then Colonel Spivey was in charge of gunnery training for B-17 flight crews of the U.S. 8th Air Force based in England. He was sent to England with several other gunnery instructors to teach air gunnery to bomber flight crews who were being decimated by German fighter aircraft. He was participating in his first combat mission as a nose gunner/ observer on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen in the Ruhr Valley when his plane was disabled by anti-aircraft fire. After the plane crash landed, he was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft III. This collection contains POW letters, documents, telegrams, and a published biography of his experiences in the POW camp.
Vaughn Delong served in the Army Civil Service/Affairs in the European Theater (ETO); he began in the 30th Division, transferred to Detachment H6H2 of Civil Affairs, became the commanding officer of Detachment I7DZ, and ended his time in Germany as the Chief of Education and Cultural Relations for the military governments in Hesse as a civilian with the powers of a brigadier general. The collection of Vaughn Delong includes a manuscript entitled "After the Fighting Ends," which details Delong's transition into the U.S. Army Reserve, training, and time spent in England, Belgium, and American-occupied Germany. He wrote of his time spent as a Civil Service Officer, as the officer in charge of the German county Oberlahnkreis, and as judge of a military court for civilian cases. He then detailed the educational reform in Germany and the difficulties inherent in German education. Also included in the collection is Delong's curriculum vitae, which details his academic background and the jobs and responsibilities he held both in the United States and in Europe. Finishing the collection are three photos, which are of thirteen members of the Civil Service in fatigues, three men in front of an Army Jeep, and a mass grouping of bodies.
This collection features memorabilia, photographs, and documents spanning two generations of the Llaneza and Llaneras families, beginning with Delfin Llaneza, Sr. and Miguel Llaneras. The bulk of the materials, however, pertain to Delphin Jr. Llaneza and his wife, Violet Marie Llaneras Hagler Llaneza, both natives of Ybor City who served in the military during World War II.