Title: Wayne Garr Papers
Dates: 1907-1947
Collection Number: MSS 11071
Quantity: 1 cubic feet
Abstract: Contains a scrapbook, military publications, ephemera, post cards, foreign currency, tourist brochures, photographs, and certificates mostly from Garr's service in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Provenance: The collection was donated by Neil Garr, son of Wayne Garr, in October 2010.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code or an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
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Box/Folder Inventory
Oversize materials:
panoramic photo 13th Technical School Squadron, Scott Field, IL 1941
scrapbook 1941-1945
Box 1:
1 Certificates 1901,1909
2 Marriage certificate - Floyd N. Garr and Estella P. Buck 1918
3 Fritz-Cross Service vol. XXV no. 3 1945
4 The GI Bill of Rights and How It Works 1944
5 Hitt's "Up To The Minute" War Atlas 1943
6 Scott Field U.S. Army Air Corps: A Pictorial and Historical Review 1942
7 Truax Army Airfield Madison, Wisconsin n.d.
8 War Department. Basic Field Manual/Soldier's Handbook 1941
9 Welcome Aboard And A Pleasant Journey 27th Air Transport Group 1944
10 Welcome to the States: Boston Port of Embarkation Camp Myles Standish 1944
11 Tourist Maps/Brochures: Northern Ireland. Belfast, France, Stratford upon Avon 1944
12 The Grove Index, published by Office of Basepro and Photo Section 5 1945
13 newspaper clipping 1945
14 News Release: 302nd Transport Wing Commended 1945
15 Military ID, meal coupons, ration card, pay allotment card 1918,1945
16 Memo: Organized Reserve Corps 1945
17 Camp Dodge, IA pictures WWI 1918?
18 New Oxford Theatre Program n.d.
19 post cards 1947, n.d.
20 Souvenir Brochure for movie "I Live in Grosvenor Square" n.d.
21 currency: Japan, Germany, U.S. Military payment certificate 1944,n.d.
22 Jefferson Barracks Song Sheet n.d.
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