Dorothy Molander Collection

Archive

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Swedish American Museum

Bianchi_2022.3.2_018.a: Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 300ppi
Bianchi_2022.3.2_018.a

Copyright: Swedish American Museum; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 300ppi

Name/Title

Dorothy Molander Collection

Entry/Object ID

2022.3.1

Scope and Content

Digital collection of archival material related to Dorothy Molander. These items belonged to Dorothy Molander who served in WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during WWII. Series I: Correspondence Seven military records and one note pertaining to Dorothy Molander's time in WAVES, including military correspondence, a course certificate, and discharge letters. Also contains one letter from one of Dorothy's friends from her time in WAVES. Series II: Photographs Twelve photographs and two photograph holders, including portraits and group photos, from Dorothy Molander's time in the military. Series III: Military Insignia Three insignia patches all pertaining to Dorothy's time in WAVES.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.3

Source or Donor

Judith Bianchi

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift from Judith Bianchi

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Armed forces, War, Digital images

Search Terms

World War II (1939-1945), Women--Employment

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1942 - 1945

Archive Size/Extent

46 Files, 3 Folders

Restrictions

The collection is open to research with restrictions. The collection contains sensitive and personal information.

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Record, Military

Description

Files on digital server only. Folder contains seven documents and one note pertaining to Dorothy Melander's time in WAVES, including military correspondence, a course certificate, and discharge letters.

Date(s) of Creation

1942 - 1945

Title

Photographs

Description

Files on digital server only. Folder contains digital files of twelve photographs and two photo holders, including portraits and group photos, from Dorothy Molander's time in the military.

Date(s) of Creation

1942 - 1945

Title

Insignia

Description

Files on digital server only. Folder contains three insignia patches all pertaining to Dorothy's time in WAVES.

Date(s) of Creation

1942 - 1945

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Molander, Dorothy

Copyright

Copyright Details

Ownership of digital files was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the Gift Agreement signed by Judith Bianchi. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum. For donations of digital files, the donor transfers ownership and copyright of only the digital files to the Swedish American Museum. This does not transfer ownership or copyright of any physical items.

Reproductions

Notes

Reproduction of the Museum's archives for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires written permission.