44 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Prisoners of war.

  1. Joe Stephens papers, 1978-2013

    47,000 items. 134 containers plus 2 classified and 2 oversize. 52 linear feet. 218 digital files (671.04 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Journalist. Research files, correspondence, writings, notes, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Stephens's career as a Washington Post investigative journalist.

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  2. Leonard John Kovar collection, 1922-2003 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    384 items.. 14 containers.. sound recordings: 1 sound cassette : analog.. sound recordings: 2 sound discs : analog ; 8 in.. sound recordings: 1 sound disc : analog ; 6 1/2 in.. manuscripts: 44 folders.. graphic images: 59 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes.. manuscripts: 1 transcript.. 1 computer disk : 3 1/2 in.. 1 diary.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Interview conducted for the Veterans History Project 2003. This collection contains audio recordings, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, creative works, a diary, military papers, mixed manuscripts, mixed periodicals, unit histories, a transcript, and photographs relating to Leonard John Kovar's service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The majority of this collection consists of correspondence between Kovar and his family, some of which was written while Kovar was a prisoner of war.

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  3. Robert Frank Augur collection, 1941-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    129 items, 11 folders. graphic images: 61 black and white, color ; various sizes. . manuscripts: 63 items.. artifacts: 5 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Robert Frank Augur Collection includes biographical information, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, a diary, military papers, printed matter, a scrapbook, photographs, and artifacts relating to Augur's service in the United States Army during World War II.

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  4. George Washington Pearcy collection, 1915-1949 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    310 items, 42 folders. 34 graphic images black and white ; various sizes.. 275 items.. 4 diaries.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection includes biographical information, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, diaries, maps, military papers, periodicals and photographs relating to George Washington Pearcy's service in the United States Army and Army Air Forces in the United States and the Philippines prior to and during World War II, and his subsequent capture by Japanese forces.

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  5. K.C. Emerson papers, 1938-1994

    800 items. 8 containers plus 2 oversize. 3.4 linear feet. 4 digital files (55.08MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Army officer, entomologist, prisoner of war. Correspondence, notebooks, military papers, writings, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers as well as digital files of sound recordings pertaining to Emerson's life and career in the United States Army, both as an officer and as a civilian, with a particular emphasis on his experience as a prisoner of war in World War II. The papers also document his work as an entomologist focusing on lice.

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  6. John Edward Stavast Jr. collection, 1965-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    2 items.. 9 items.. 192 items.. 3 items.. 5 items.. 22 maps.. 54 items.. 9 items.. 1 item.. 102 photographs.. graphic materials: 1 photograph : film negatives, black and white ; 3.5 in x 5 in.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    John Stavast served as a pilot in the United States Air Force for 30 years, and spent more than five years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Collection includes civilian papers, correspondence, journals, maps, military papers, printed matter, a transcript, and photographs relating to his service.

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  7. Keidel family papers, 1821-1937

    3,000 items. 5 containers plus 2 oversize. 2.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Letters from Northern prisons and Civil War records of Herman F. Keidel, biographical material relating to Louis J. Keidel, family letters from the second generation of the Keidel family in America, and correspondence and other papers of George C. Keidel.

  8. World War II prisoners of war letters, 1942-1944

    1,000 items. 7 containers. 2.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photostatic reproductions of letters written by American soldiers, sailors, and airmen interned in German and Japanese prisoner-of-war camps during World War II.

  9. Jefferson Patterson papers, 1824-1981

    27,800 items. 87 containers plus 2 oversize. 34.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Diplomat. Correspondence, family papers, diaries (1928-1930), speeches, notes and book drafts, other writings, memoranda, subject files, legal and financial papers, biographical material, academic notebooks, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting Patterson's career as a diplomat and foreign service officer serving at American embassies in China, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Peru, Poland, and Turkey, and as ambassador to Uruguay.

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  10. Donald T. Giles papers, 1926-1982

    250 items. 8 containers. 2.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    United States Navy officer. Correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter chiefly documenting Giles's incarceration as a Japanese prisoner of war from 1941 to 1945.