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East Civil War Letters

The East documents were found in an abandoned building near Cherrystone Creek in the early 1970s, and include one empty envelope addressed to John C. East and one letter (with envelope) from George W. East to Thomas C. East. George W. East enlisted in the 53rd VA Infantry, Company I, when he...

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Zenas Matthews' 1846 U.S.-Mexico War Diary and Service Papers

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Diary written by Z. W. Matthews while a private in the War of 1846 with Mexico. Matthews served under Captain C[hristopher]. B. Acklin's Company B of Col. John C. Hays' First Texas Mounted Riflemen. The diary begins with mention of leaving to join...

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Robert E. Lee Letters

These are sample letters from the Missouri History Museum collections.

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The French campaign in Egypt, 1798-1801

A collection of documents relating to the French campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt, 1798-1801.

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Boehm/Casement Papers

The Boehm/Casement Papers consist largely of letters from Roger Casement to Captain Hans Boehm, during Casement's stay in Germany in 1915, as well as some associated material (photographs, medals) relating to his first contact with the German authorities in November and December 1914 and the...

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WWII Letters

Letters written by WWII servicemen to Stanford president Donald Tresidder and professor Thomas Barclay.

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Indiana World War I Service Record Cards

Hi virtual volunteers! While this project is completed you can help transcribe other projects for the Indiana State Archives: Indiana Volunteer Militia Enrollment Lists of 1862 Indiana Draft Enrollment Lists of 1862 Help the Indiana Archives commemorate the centennial of World...

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Waples Diary

The diary, written in a reporter style notebook, contains entries written by 'Tubby' Waples while serving on board HMAS KALGOORLIE during the Pacific campaign of World War Two. Waples writes of the general activities that occurred during the trip talking about the weather, the duties he...

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Chief Gunner Logbook

The Chief Gunner’s journal provides, on one side of the diary, a rough journal by Edward Argent detailing the voyage to China of the PROTECTOR to serve with the Admiralty during the Boxer Rebellion. He writes of the events that occur during the voyage which involve travelling from Adelaide...

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JH Gill

These papers contain the memoirs of J.H Gill, a Lieutenant-Commander of the Royal Australian Navy. He writes of his time in the Navy, from when he joined the South Australian Naval Reserve in July 1898 until 1943 when he finally retired and became a ferry-boat master, still enjoying life on the...

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Eugene Houghton Civil War letters

Eugene Coolidge Houghton was born March 11, 1844, the son of Robert Coolidge Houghton and Lucy Taylor Forbush Houghton. His hometown was Stow, Massachusetts. During the Civil War, he left Phillips Academy to serve in the 2nd Heavy Artillery Battery C Massachusetts and was promoted to Colonel....

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Arthur Osceola Waterman Civil War Writings

Arthur Osceola Waterman, Phillips Academy class of 1864, writings about his service during the Civil War.

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William Henry Harrison letters, 1811-1824.

This collection consists of letters written to Colonel James Taylor and Major (later General) Thomas Bodley by General William Henry Harrison. The first letter, written to Taylor on Dec. 28, 1811, discusses the arrival of hospital stores at a military post. The other letters, written between...

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RCAF letters to Oshawa - WWII

This is a scrapbook containing letters sent from RCAF serviceman to teh RCAF Women's Auxiliary in Oshawa.

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Sergeant Herbert

Second World War Diary (covering 16 December 1942 to January 1943) written by Sergeant Herbert, from Townsville. The diary was accompanied by a Pocket vocabulary of Malay Pidgin English and Japanese phrases; Photographs of troops, aircraft and natives, taken in New Guinea at that time.

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British Army: Description and Succession Books (Regimental)

These books give details of British Army soldiers and officers, They include details of enlistment, and appointments (promotions) and discharged or deceased The National Archives (UK) will use basic information to enhance their catalogue. The forms vary in content. The image quality may be...

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Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans

Help transcribe this card index of Indiana's deceased World War II veterans. These cards are organized by the last name of the bonus applicant, generally the veteran's next-of-kin. To get started, click Start Transcribing and create a free account. More detailed instructions, including what...

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Northeast Ohio and the Civil War: Primary Source Manuscripts at Cleveland Public Library

This collection contains a diary, a set of letters, and a manuscript document from the Special Collections at Cleveland Public Library. The first item is the Diary for 1865, George B. Carle, Company K, 90th Ohio Regiment. The diary, part a larger collection, consists holograph entries in a...

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Anthony W. Wilkinson Letter Collection

The Anthony W. Wilkinson Letter Collection is composed of approximately 700 letters and postcards which were written by Edith Hartzell Grandy, a former army medic, between the 1860s and 1960s. These letters have been assessed by Gilb Museum staff as invaluable for their inclusion of the...

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United States Colored Troops Muster and Descriptive Roll for Kentucky the 7th, 8th and 9th Districts

This ledger contains information on the African American troops from part of the 7th district, and all of the 8th, and 9th Congressional Districts of Kentucky, who were mustered into the U.S. Army during the Civil War in 1864-65. The 7th district includes: Woodford, Franklin, Mercer, Boyle, and...

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African-American World War II unit photograph, 1943

African-American World War II Unit Photograph, 1943 1st Platoon CO.D. 8th Medical Training Battalion 3rd MED. TRG. Regt., Camp Pickett, VA U.S. Army-6/25/43 -- inscribed caption.

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Civil War letters at Middlebury College

These letters reflect the majority of letters written during the mid 19th century, allowing disparate family members to catch up with one another during the years of the American Civil War. A number of letters in this collection are written from the front lines of the Civil War, explaining the...

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Letters from World War II : J.H. Massey

This collection contains digital scans from 163 handwritten letters written by J.H. Massey during his time in the English Army (Cheshire Regiment) during World War II. Most of the letters were written and sent from Palestine, and discuss naval life, the Cheshire Regiment, England, World War II,...

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U.S. Civil War letters and journals at Rice University

If you would like to help with transcription for this project, please select one of the works below and then click the "Help" tab for instructions.

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Letters of Rev. John W. Alvord

This collection contains the private letters written by the Rev. John W. Alvord, a Civil War Army Chaplain and Freedmen's Bureau Superintendent of Schools and Finance. Rev. Alvord was a significant historical figure best known for his Letters from the South, Relating to the Condition of...

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Herbert Mackarsie journal

Henry Herbert Mackarsie was born in or around the 1810's or 1820's and died May 12, 1857 at Monte Video, Uruguay on board HMS Indefatigable after having been removed from HMSS Rifleman on May 7th. Mackarsie was a surgeon in the Royal Navy having served on the Steam Sloop Growler under Commander...

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Indiana Volunteer Militia Enrollment Lists of 1862

Project Update: This project is currently in the review stage of transcription. You can assist by reviewing items flagged with "?". Not for you? Check out our latest project, the Swamp Land Patents! Near the start of the Civil War in the summer of 1862, the Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton...

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QSA Frontier War Records

Experimental Project that compares transcribing documents with a paid transcriber, with out of the box Transkribus, and with a combination of Transkribus results and a paid transcriber.

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The Correspondence of Baron de Vioménil (Highlights)

The Correspondence of Baron de Vioménil Project is part of a grant funded effort at the Washington Library to transcribe and translate the manuscript papers of Vioménil, a French officer who served during the American War for Independence. This aspect of the project is set to private...

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Macarthur papers, 1789-1936

Macarthur papers, 1789-1936 https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZ80gn John Macarthur (1767-1834), soldier and pastoralist, was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army in 1782 and transferred to the New South Wales Corps in 1789 with a promotion to lieutenant. Macarthur, and his...

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John Bramblett Beall Letters

John Bramblett Beall (1833-1917) was born in Carroll County, Ga. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he served in the 19th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Virginia campaigns in 1861 and was wounded in the hip at Mechanicsville in 1862. During his recovery, he served as conscription officer at...

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Texas Adjutant General's Department Ranger military rolls 1876 - 1897

These records include muster rolls, muster-in rolls, muster/payrolls, and payrolls for various Ranger organizations of the State of Texas, maintained by the Texas Adjutant General's Department. They date 1846-1861, 1874-1910, 1913-1914, and undated. The information contained on the rolls varies...

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Greenville Army Air Base

The Greenville Army Air Base (later known as the Donaldson Center) opened in 1942 as a bomber training base in support of World War II

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Claude Fraser Diary

This diary was kept by 18 year old Claude Fraser from Queensland, who volunteered for deployment with the Graves Registration Unit in 1919. The men were tasked with locating, exhuming, identifying and reburying of Australian war dead on the battlefields of France in 1919.

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Works of Alfred T. Mahan

Help the NWC Archives transcribe the works of Alfred T. Mahan, considered to be the theortical founder of the 20th century Navy, held in their collections. Mahan had a significant impact on the U.S. Naval War College and naval strategy globally. His theories on the importance of sea power...

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World War II Letters

Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Intermediate About the Collection This collection includes a sample of World War II letters from the Military Collection of the State Archives of North Carolina. To help with context, such as the names of...

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Diary of a Marine Corps aviator during his first tour in Vietnam

Peter Davis grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts in a well-to-do family. Pete went to college at Dartmouth in New Hampshire but was rather more fond of the Outdoor Club than his studies. Feeling listless, he dropped out of college and joined the Marine Corps as an aviator. This diary was...

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Troop Rosters (1747-1893)

Collection Status: Open for transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Intermediate About the Collection This collection is comprised of Troop Returns from the State Archives of North Carolina Military Collection. Troop Returns (1747-1893) include lists, returns, records of...

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Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence, 1940

Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea, and the life of his fiancé Nancy at home in Brisbane. Hooper...

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Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence, 1941

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World War I Questionnaires

The World War I questionnaire project was part of an effort to gather and preserve the history of Tennessee's involvement in what was then known as the Great War. On January 24, 1919 the state legislature resolved that a committee of 25 be appointed, to be known as the Tennessee State...

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Indiana Draft Enrollment Lists of 1862

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Nettie McNaughton Jones Family World War One Letters

Letters 1915-1918 mainly sent to Nettie and other family members from her brother Pte. John Oliver McNaughton, cousin Sgt. John Alexander (Jack) McNaughton and her friend, Pte. David Henry Radcliffe. Review the finding aid for Nettie McNaughton-Jones fonds for more information...

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World War I Collection

Collection of World War I documents, letters, and photos.

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Kentucky USCT Pension files

1,633 Black Catholics are buried in unmarked graves in St. Louis Cemetery in Louisville, KY. Many of the men served in the Union army during the Civil War (the US Colored Troops), as Buffalo Soldiers, and in World War I. This project collects military records, especially pension files, that...

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World War II Separation Notices: U.S. Marine Corps

The World War II Separation Notices Collection documents demographics, civilian life, and military service history for more than 250,000 men and women from across the state. After leaving the U.S. military, individuals received official documentation noting separation from their branch of...

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Dry Tortugas National Park Histories Project

Before its designation as a National Park, Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson already had a long history of occupation and abandonment. Construction of the fort began in 1846 and by the time the Civil War broke out, the fort was only halfway done. During the Civil War, Union forces were stationed...

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World War II Separation Notices: Navy

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World War II D-Day Accounts from the Cornelius Ryan Collection

This collection features materials from Ohio University Libraries' Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers. Gathered as part of Ryan's research process while writing his book, The Longest Day, the accounts include questionnaires, interviews, and correspondence with soldiers who...

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Military Papers

Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Easy About the Collection This collection includes a selection of documents from the World War I and World War II eras. How to Help Transcribe Documents The transcription conventions, or “rules,” are...

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Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence 1942

Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with the 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea and the life of his fiancée Nancy at home in Brisbane....

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World War II Operation Market Garden - Accounts from the Cornelius Ryan Collection

This collection features materials from Ohio University Libraries' Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers. Gathered as part of Ryan's research process while writing his book, A Bridge Too Far, the documents include firsthand accounts from military personnel who participated in...

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James B. Stockdale papers

ADM James Bond Stockdale had a profound impact on the U.S. Naval War College through his leadership, philosophical contributions, and his influence on the curriculum focusing on ethics and philosophy. Stockdale is best remembered for his exemplary courage and leadership during the Vietnam...

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Early California

The letters and documents in these collections cover the 19th and early 20th Century in California. From businessmen to travelers, they share their experiences in the state. ** Please note that historical materials in the Early California Collections may include viewpoints and values that are...

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Navy Yard Correspondence

This collection consists of correspondence between the Commandant of the Pensacola Navy Yard and captains of ships, officials at other navy yards, and government officials.

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Works on Naval Diplomacy

This collection of documents relates to the U.S. Navy and U.S. diplomatic agents at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

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John Crother's War Diaries 1942-1945

The War Diaries of John Crothers, a forest ranger from Atherton, in north Queensland, who served with the 31/51st Australian Infantry Battalion as a mechanic and driver in Queensland and Merauke, Dutch New Guinea. His diary entries cover his daily activities including his observation of the...

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Camp Sevier

Collection of materials from World War I Camp Sevier. The camp was located just outside Greenville near Taylors

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Mexican-American War

The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) is a pivotal event in the histories of both Mexico and the United States. This conflict not only reshaped the borders of North America but also set the stage for future relations between the two nations. The war was sparked by the U.S. annexation of Texas in...

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