Dorothy DeMoss research materials, 1943-1997.

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Dorothy DeMoss research materials, 1943-1997.

Collection includes DeMoss' notes on interviews with Pilkey, correspondence with contemporaries who also served in South Asia, background files on the Red Cross and the American military campaign in the region.

1 cubic foot.

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Southern Historical Association

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The Southern Historical Association was established in 1934 to promote the study of history of the American South and the teaching of all branches of history in the South. From the description of Southern Historical Association records, 1935-2005. WorldCat record id: 25466009 Eighteen historians from seven southern states organized the Southern Historical Association in November 1934, to promote interest and research in Southern history, to collect and preserve ...

American Red Cross

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DeMoss, Dorothy "Dottie" Dell, 1942-2005

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Professor emerita of history at Texas Woman's University; served on faculty from 1966-2003 specializing in Texas and South American history; delivered papers at Southern Historical Association and Texas State Historical Association meetings on Rita Pilkey, who served with the Red Cross in China during World War II. From the description of Dorothy DeMoss research materials, 1943-1997. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 85578992 ...

Pilkey, Rita.

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Texas educator at University of North Texas (UNT), Denton. Born in Buffalo, New York but moved to Texas as a child. Photographs, letters, news clippings, and miscellaneous memorabilia pertaining to Pilkey's two-year stint during World War II as Club Director for American Red Cross Military Welfare service clubs on American bases in China. The letters were written to family members describing her experiences in foreign service. The scrapbook includes views of the clubs, a...

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