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The James Sefton World War II Correspondence Collection contains materials collected by Dr. James E. Sefton that document the lived experiences of American military servicepeople in the first half of the 20th century. Correspondence, photographs, and ephemera document the everyday lives of American soldiers, and the many ways that they communicated with the home front, especially during World War II.

Abstract A native of New Jersey, Harrison Sheppard worked as journalist and city editor for the Daily News of Van Nuys, California, from 1999 to 2014, where he covered numerous secession movements around Los Angeles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The collection documents Sheppard’s work as a reporter for the Daily News, and covers the grassroots efforts of the citizens of the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, and Los Angeles' Harbor...

Abstract Zoya Shlakis was born in Mukden, China in 1927, to Stayses and Alexandra Shlakis. Her father was of Lithuanian descent and her mother a White Russian. The Shlakis family fled Russia for China, eventually settling in Shanghai in 1936. In 1948, as Communist forces advanced across China, the Shlakis family relocated to Taipei, Taiwan. In Taipei, Zoya acquired a visa under the 1948 Displaced Persons Act, which allowed her legal entry into the U.S. The collection consists of records documenting...

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Sergeant Major Robert J. Shovar was a United States Marine and editor of the China Marine Association publication Scuttlebutt prior to William J. Parker. This collection is comprised of photos, letters and other material related to the publication of Scuttlebutt.

Abstract George Simmons, Sr. was a British citizen who moved to China in the 1890s and helped to build the Peking-Mukden Railroad (PMR) in Northern China. He left China briefly during the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of the century, but returned to help complete the railroad. After the railway was completed, he stayed on and trained and supervised the locomotive engineers and railway staff. The collection contains three sterling silver pieces given to Simmons in appreciation for his work on the...

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The materials are the personal and professional family papers of Norman Jonathan Sipe, his wife Isabel Sipe (née Deines), and their son Gregory F. Sipe. The materials include identification papers, correspondence, photographs, and journals. Topics include personal family history, the United States Army, the Vietnam War, and architecture teachings.

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The Frank St. Denis Collection is a small collection of San Fernando Valley State College (SFVSC) memorabilia, including St. Denis' signed yearbook and class ring. St. Denis was a Korean War veteran attending SFVSC on the GI Bill and was the first elected president of the SFVSC Associated Student Body (ASB), 1957-1958. He graduated with a B.S. in Business in 1958.

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The John T. Stamelos Collection contains photographs, ephemera, and clothing acquired by Stamelos while serving as a U.S. Marine in China circa 1945-1946, including a jacket and clutch purchased for his then girlfriend and future wife. The bulk of the collection is comprised of souvenir clothing and accessories.

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The Harvey J. Stefanowicz Collection documents the 7th Marines and the context of their work in northern China immediately following World War II through ephemera, maps, and newspapers. Harvey J. Stefanowicz was stationed in North China from December 1945 to April 1947 with the United States Marines.

Abstract The Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary contains a single diary recording Stickels' experiences in 1951, while he served as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War. The diary entries were kept in a calendar published by the Army Mutual Aid Association. It has military personnel resources in the front pages. Entries cover daily activities during two service tours and leave time including military assignments and duties, letters written and received, and locations...