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Title: The Working Front 2: Brave New World, F. O. B.
Description: Article expounding the company's capacity for manufacturing production in the war effort and afterwards, especially metal structures.
Date: 1943-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City: An American Story
Description: Chapter of the book about the World War II era in Kansas City and economic resurgence through the military industrial effort, with several photos and illustrations, including women entering the work force en masse for the first time.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Book

Title: SC169 North American Aviation Collection Finding Aid
Description: The North American Aviation Inc. operated a B-25 factory at the Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas from 1942-1945. This collection, donated by relatives of former North American Aviation employees, consists of issues of the plant's employee newsletter, notices sent to employees, and a patriotic music catalog.
Date: 1942/1945
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: An Interview with Julia Gutierrez
Description: Interview 15 of SC69-1 Hispanic Oral History Collection.Interviewer: Irene Ruiz. Interview recorded September 27, 1978. 1 sound cassette (ca. 90 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape; 1 sound disc; digital; 4 3/4 in. Has typed guide to contents.
Date: 1978-09-27
Object Type: Sound Recording

Title: Mapping an Unplanned Life in Truman's Sphere
Description: Author reviews An Unplanned Life (University of Missouri Press), a memoir written by George McKee Elsey. Elsey served as as a U.S. Naval Reserve ensign in the White House Map Room during World War II, where he worked with Presidents Harry Truman and Franklin Roosevelt, as well as British Prime Minister Winson Churchill.
Date: 2006-01-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: It's Never Too Late to Graduate: World War II Veteran Receives Northeast Class of '46 High School Diploma
Description: Photo and biographical article about Bob Brizendine, a World War II veteran from the Northeast area "working for TWA for 28 years" and "receiv[ing] his diploma almost 50 years after [leaving] Northeast High School to join the Coast Guard."
Date: 2001-08-01
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: B-25 Bombers at Fairfax
Description: Harry Desko and wife Alice give a short overview of their work at the plant in the Fairfax district in Kansas City, Kansas, where the B-25 Bombers were built during World War II.
Date: 2005-01
Object Type: Newsletter Article

Title: Riveted to KC History
Description: Article focuses upon the experiences of Kansas City women who worked in aviation assembly plants during World War II. Several women are interviewed and describe their lives before, during, and after the war.
Date: 2015-01-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 'The Old Guy with the Bikes' Wins Hearts in Martin City
Description: Article announces that Ralph Martin will be the first recipient of the Martin City Community Humanitarian Award. A biography of Martin is provided. His experiences serving in the Pacific Theater of World War II are summarized. Martin's later work of repairing and selling bicycles to residents of Martin City is also described.
Date: 2013-03-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Review of the Structure and Program of the Kansas City Department of Civil Defense
Description: Mobilization of civilians at home to aid in the war effort, including increased industrial and office work, collection of salvaged materials for the war, etc.
Date: 1943
Object Type: Book

Title: William W. Jacoby
Description: Portrait of William W. Jacoby, World War II pilot. He was born on October 19, 1919, at Trail, British Columbia, Canada. He moved to Kansas City in 1922 and graduated from Paseo High School, working at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant before enlisting. He received his wings in May 1944 at Lubbock Field, Texas. He was a pilot on a P-47 Thunderbird and was reported missing March 18, 1945, with his death confirmed May 24, 1945. He is buried in a United States Military Cemetery near Liege, Belgium.
Date: 1944~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Henry Burton Coker
Description: Portrait of Henry Burton Coker, a Staff Sargeant in the U. S. Army. Coker was born on October 20, 1912, in Warren Arkansas. In 1928 his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he finished high school at Westport High School in 1929. After working for the Kansas City Fire Department for five years, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 27, 1942. He died on November 22, 1944, while in combat in Germany.
Date: 1942~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: POWs in Missouri
Description: Overview of the four major POW camps in Missouri: Camp Crowder in Neosho, Camp Clark in Nevada, Fort Leonard Wood, and Weingarten, south of St. Louis. Sidebar includes list of camps located in Missouri including Kansas City, Liberty, Independence--Atherton, Parkville, and others. Most of the prisoners were Germans or Italians that worked on many farms in the state.
Date: 2002-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: France After World War II
Description: A church and buildings in what is likely Countances, France. After retiring as director of the Guadalupe Center, Dorothy Gallagher spent a year working for the American Relief for France organization and was based in Countances. The photograph was found loose within Album 3.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: France After World War II
Description: Photograph of destroyed buildings covered in snow possibly near Countances, France. After retiring as director of the Guadalupe Center, Dorothy Gallagher spent a year working for the American Relief for France organization and was based in Countances.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: France After World War II
Description: A boy in front of a building in what is likely Countances, France. After retiring as director of the Guadalupe Center, Dorothy Gallagher spent a year working for the American Relief for France organization and was based in Countances.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: France After World War II
Description: Photograph of a woman standing outside in what is likely Countances, France. After retiring as director of the Guadalupe Center, Dorothy Gallagher spent a year working for the American Relief for France organization and was based in Countances.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: France After World War II
Description: Postcard featuring the Chateau du Perron near Normandy, France. After retiring as director of the Guadalupe Center, Dorothy Gallagher spent a year working for the American Relief for France organization and was based in Countances.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: France After World War II
Description: A ditch or trench with destroyed buildings in the background possibly near Countances, France. After retiring as director of the Guadalupe Center, Dorothy Gallagher spent a year working for the American Relief for France organization and was based in Countances.
Date: 1946~
Object Type: Photograph

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