World War II scrapbook

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

World War II scrapbook

Entry/Object ID

ARC265

Scope and Content

Scrapbook kept during World War II by Helen Burch (donor) while her husband, H. Mitchell Burch, was in the U.S. Army in Europe. Scrapbook contains photo of H. Mitchell Burch (also see Object No. 1265); 2 uniform patches are glued on inside front cover; postcard of Camp Croft, SC; postcards of France; newspaper clippings and cartoons relating to World War II and surrenders; French money and Japanese money; Nazi insignia; Army ration cards; 1944 graduation announcement of Windber Hospital Training School for Nurses (with card for Margaret Louise Balog); photo of unidentified building pasted inside back cover.

Acquisition

Accession

538

Source or Donor

Burch, Helen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1944 - 1946

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1945