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Naval History and Heritage Command
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WAVES, Reserve, Women, Legal
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Topic
  • People--Women
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  • Finding Aids Glossaries Guides
Wars & Conflicts
  • World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
  • WAVES
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Denny, Lieutenant Commander Elizabeth S. Papers

1944-1973

Finding aid (Word)

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of miscellaneous personal souvenirs and papers of Lieutenant Commander Denny. It is arranged in three sections. The first section consists of Navy related materials, including World War II era artifacts. Of interest in this section are photographs of WAVES, ration books, and an issue ofSounding Off, the newspaper of the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School in Northampton, Massachusetts, dated 2 May 1944. The second section consists of information relating to the legal aspects of selective service and several newspaper clippings about women lawyers. The third section, oversized materials, contains newspaper articles covering Admiral Nimitz's victory parade in 1945.


Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as Papers of Elizabeth S. Denny, Archives Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, D.C.


Subject Headings (LCSH)

United States. Navy--History--Sources.
United States. Navy--Women.
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve.
World War, 1939-1945.

 

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Published: Fri Aug 13 10:06:03 EDT 2021