USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Memorabilia, 1941-1991 A&M 3463

USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Memorabilia, 1941-1991 A&M 3463


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3463
Title
USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Memorabilia 1941-1991
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195988
Quantity
0.3 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 1/2 in. (1 small flat storage box)
Creator
Walsh, Mike
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Artifacts, scrapbook, photographs, clippings, and ephemera related to Pearl Harbor, the USS West Virginia, and World War II. The collection includes a 9' x 14' scrapbook labelled 'Logalbum, USS West Virginia, Aloha Honolulu' with a color illustration of the USS West Virginia on the cover, it contains 27 vintage World War II photographs of mostly naval ships (not including the USS West Virginia). There is an 8' x 14' print of a tinted photograph of the USS West Virginia. There are also four World War II service and campaign medals and one ribbon, a Pearl Harbor Survivor Association medal, three naval certificates, two news clippings, and a 1991 collector's edition Life magazine relating to Pearl Harbor, and a Minnesota 'Pearl Harbor Survivor' license plate.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], USS West Virginia, Scrapbook and Memorabilia, A&M 3463, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • USS West Virginia.
  • World War, 1939-1945