Anderson, Roy collection
Scope and Contents
Color 35mm slides. Approx 240. Ca. WWII. Incl. Thule, Goose Bay, Cape Christian, Padluping, Resolution Island, at sea, Greenland, Sondre, Newfoundland, Haiti, Leghorn, Naples, Pisa, Pompeii, Tripoli, San Juan, Lisbon, Casablanca, Gibralter, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Panama Canal, New York, San Francisco, Midway, Guam, Pagan, Chichijima, Marianas, DD 545, Argentia, Trinidad, Lisbon, Pompeii, Mt Vesuvious, Leghorn, St Johns NF, Sondre,
Coolidge Bible.
Bates List Finder. desktop pop-open address book.
Anderson German? Bible.
3 small antique framed photos. unidentified girl, woman, and 4 men.
Coolidge Pocket Bible. Company K 1st Reg. New Hampshire Volunteers. 1859.
Coolidge Pocket diary. 1860.
Two pocket notebooks.
Anderson high school graduation certificate.
Coolidge funeral guest book.
Two Italy postcard books.
Mabel Coolidge Machinist Union booklet.
Loose photos.
Artifacts:
Burial flag, pocket compass, USN ring, dog tags, ribbons, foreign paper money and coins, spoons, bracelet made from aircraft rivits, leather gloves.
Dates
- 1860-1969
- Event: Donated by Marcia and Jeff Sand on 7 June 2022. Accession 2022.071
Conditions Governing Use
MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
Roy Bernard Anderson. WWII. US Navy. On USS Helena during Pearl Harbor attack. USS Butner (AP-113). Served 1939-1969. Lived Sept 7 1916 - March 6 1986.
George Lorin Coolidge. Minneapolis.
Mabel Coolidge. Roy's sister. Aeronautical Mechanics Union. A "Rosie the Riviter"
Sgt Wilbur Sands. US Army. 1942-45. 27th Engineer Training Battalion.
Anthony Anderson. Minneapolis.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (One grey banker's box. Shelf 4-A-2.)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Daniel Ewer, Archivist
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
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