Papers of Rosemary Tharp, [194-]-1994.

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Papers of Rosemary Tharp, [194-]-1994.

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The papers contain a personal memoir chronicling the years 1938 to 1945, centering on Tharp's experiences in the WAVES and her courtship of Herman Sharp. Included also is the family history she compiled describing the lives of her parents, Everett A. and Vessie Fleming, and of her paternal grandmother, as well as reprints of her scientific articles, chiefly from the Cleft palate journal and photographs of Tharp in her WAVES uniforms.

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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

Tharp, Rosemary, 1921-1994.

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Fleming family.

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