Overview of the Collection
Temple University Libraries, Special Collections
Philadelphia Daily News
Daily News WWII Series
July 15,2007-Sept. 20, 2007
1 Linear Feet (In 4 Boxes)
Letters and narratives from Delaware Valley regional veterans of primarily WWII, used for a series of articles in the Philadelphia Daily News.
Consult Repository
English
Historical Information
This collection consists materials submitted to The Philadelphia Daily News for an essay contest whose theme was personal stories from World War II. Ads for this contest ran in The Daily News as well as The Philadelphia Tribune, Al Dia, The News Journal of Wilmington, The Princeton Packet and aired on WHYY. The contest was an effort to collect and publish local veterans' stories in conjunction with the airing of Ken Burns' documentary "The War." Submissions were suggested to be either a 300 word short essays whose subject involved retelling significant experiences about either World War II or the homefront. Many entries in this collection discuss other wars including Vietnam and the Gulf War. Selected entries were published in a special section of the Philadelphia Daily News which ran on Sept. 21, 2007 and is included in the collection.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one linear foot divided into three boxes of personal letters and essays recalling significant events during wartime. Some letters contain photographs and or other visual materials.
Organization
This collection is organized into 2 series:
- Series I. Letters, 2007
- Series II. Newspaper, 2007
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by the United States copyright law.
Restrictions on Use
There are no user restrictions on this collection.
Index Terms
Index provides access to key individuals, organizations and subjects referenced in the collection
Organizations
Philadelphia Daily News(Philadelphia, Pa.)
WHYY (Philadelphia, Pa.).
The Philadelphia Tribune (Philadelphia, Pa.)
La Dia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
The Princeton Packet (Princeton, Nj.)
The News Journal of Wilmington (Wilmington, De.)
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 -- Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Document Types:
Letters
Photographs
Newspaper
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item, for example: box, folder title, date], Daily News World War II Series, Special Collections, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.
Acquisition Information
Materials donated to Special Collections on January 15, 2008. For additional donor information please contact Temple Special Collections.
The collection was processed by Alexander Privee.
Series Descriptions
I. Letters,
2007
Alphabetical arrangement
This series contains individual submissions organized alphabetically by last name of contestant.
Folder Listing
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1
Affannato, Louis
2
Allen, Joseph Y.
3
Allman, William B.
4
Anderson, David
5
Andrews, Thomas
6
Arant, Daniel E.
7
Barrett, Morris
8
Batson, Frank Rinky
9
Beebe, Joseph
10
Bennet, Robert Clark
11
Binnig, William F.
12
Blair, Ruth
13
Bonsera, Denise
14
Booz, George W.
15
Bove, Carl
16
Brady, John
17
Braunsberg, William R.
18
Breard, William
19
Bresnan, Jim
20
Breyer, Arthur C.
21
Burnett, Maryanne R.
22
Burns, James T.
23
Byrne, Michael
24
Campbell, Judy C.
25
Cappelli, Albert B.
26
Carbarelli, Lawrence
27
Cargini, Joseph
28
Castro, Salvador
29
Cattie, Gerard
30
Celeste, Anthony
31
Chovanes, Eugene
32
Clement, William S.
33
Coben, Richard
34
Coggins, Patricia
35
Cole, Betsy
36
Cordero, Robert
37
Cossavella, Anthony J.
38
Coyle, Francis T.
39
Crane, George H.
40
Croce, Nancy
41
Cusiek, Ann Finn
42
Cypress, Anthony
43
Daily, Francis X. Jr.
44
Dank, Milton
45
Davenport, Anthony
2
46
DeGrado, Dominic
47
DeLong, John F.
48
DeShields, Roland H.
49
DiBella, John F.
50
Doorey, Francis P.
51
Dougherty, Charles Wesley
52
Dull, James H.
53
Durlacher, Martin L.
54
Dwyer, Frank J.
55
Dykes, Jesse H.
56
Emmons, George
57
Eskin, Sol
58
Esposito, Aldo
59
Exler, Samuel
60
Feingood, Morton
61
Feravolo, Rocco U.
62
Finley, William J.
63
Folger, Agnes
64
Frandsen, Carl J.
65
Galing, Ed.
66
Garifo, Larry
67
Gelb, Stanley
68
Giampetro, Maria C.
69
Gibbs, Leslie
70
Gilen, Helen W.
71
Gillespie, James Jr.
72
Godshall, Stella M.
73
Goloff, Albert
74
Gomez-Quintan, Carmer
75
Gorman, Edward E.
76
Graham, Vince
77
Greenstein, David Ronald
78
Gudonis, Joseph Jr.
79
Guss, Sidney
80
Habershaw, Vanessa
81
Habershaw, Robert N.
82
Hale, Robert G.
83
Hastings, Thomas E.
84
Heller, Aaron
85
Herrelko, Frank E.
86
Hoffman, Stanley
87
Iavecchia, Veto A.
88
Innis, Robert
89
Jones, Harry V.
90
Jones, Mike N.
91
Joniec, John F.
92
Jordon, David
93
Kasprzak, Hank
94
Keenan, Edward J.
95
Kiley, Richard H.
96
Ladden, Philip
97
La Gioia, Louis
98
Lara, Joseph J.
99
La Rosa, Marion Amadio
100
Leonard, Irvin
101
Lerman, Abraham "Al"
102
Leuzzi, Charles
103
Lieb, John
104
Logan, Leonard
105
Mack, Barbara
106
Madnick, Murray J.
107
Marchesani, Joseph V.
108
Martin, Robert A.
109
Maurelli, Vincent A.
110
Maurer, Frederick J.
111
McAuley, James J.
112
McBride, Bill
113
McCaskill, Eileen
114
McCauley, Denise
115
McConnel, James
116
McDonald, Edward
117
McFarlane, James
118
McHugh, Anna
3
119
McKee, John R.
120
McKenna, William "Bill"
121
McLaughlin, Joseph F.
122
McTamney, Teresa K.
123
Meistering, Helen
124
Merrigan, Ellen B.
125
Milner, Oscar
126
Minor, Nathaniel
127
Mitchell, Dale
128
Monastra, Richard J.
129
Morris, Ed
130
Morris, Thomas J.
131
Morrone, Anthony J.
132
Morroney, Nicholas
133
Moss, Oscar
134
Myers, William J.
135
Narcisi, Dolores A.
136
Nicholson, Helen B.
137
O'Conner, Caroline
138
O'Conner, Caroline
139
Orlando, Albert J.
140
Ostrander, Richard W.
141
Owens, Larry
142
Panelli, Michael P.
143
Parks, Elanor A.
144
Pawling, John W.
145
Payton, Edward W.
146
Perrone, Stephen M.
147
Pincus, Milton
148
Pizzuto, Gary
149
Pliskin, Irving
150
Psoras, Samuel S.
151
Pullano, Jennifer Vecchio
152
Purcell, Steve
153
Raines, Herman R.
154
Ramsey, Carol S.
155
Raybold, Flossie
156
Renegar, Holly
157
Reyne, John
158
Ritterbusch, Kurt W.
159
Robinson, Ben
160
Robison, David D. Sr.
161
Rodgers, Bruce
162
Rowe, Arthur H.
163
Ruth, Brian
164
Sabin, Bernard
165
Sanders, Stanley
166
Sands, Miriam
167
Seabridge, Richard S.
168
Searls, Darrel
169
Shakespeare, Edward O.
170
Shostak, Arthur B.
171
LSiegel, Lisa M.
172
Smith, Thomas
173
Snyder-Rafael, Sharon
174
Sowden, Harry
175
Steinmetz, Robert J.
176
Stern, Sidney
177
Strosser, Ann
178
Swinderman, Daniel Haines
179
Tagulinov, Eva
180
Tarvydas, Barbara Ann
181
Tarvydas, Anthony
182
Tasca, Jules
183
Thompson, Tom Evans
184
Tiano, James E.
185
Tobin, Marvin
186
Triolo, Barbara
187
Vento, Carol Schultz
188
Wagner, Frank L.
189
Walton, George J.
190
Weber, Bill
191
Welmon, Beatrice M.
192
Wojnar, Veronica R.
193
Wood, Monica
194
Woodard, Vaudine Brooks
195
Woskoff, Burt
196
Wright, Jon W.
197
Zellars, Kevin L.
198
Zirilli, Santo N.
199
BMC Employees
II. Newspaper,
2007
This series contains a special Daily News section publishing several letters found in series 1.
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"As the Colors Fade" The Philadelphia Daily News, (21 Sept., 2007).