Do you have a stash of World War II letters in the attic? An album of photos of Chestertown in the 1940s? A stack of wartime ration books from Kent County? Members of the public are invited to bring such treasures to the Kent County Public Library next Saturday to share them with local college students and the larger community. On April 25, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Washington College students will be on hand at the Library to scan, photograph, and document objects for inclusion in an expanding World War II digital archive. Donations of the objects is not necessary, as the archive will be an on-line resource. For more information, please call Jean Wortman at 410-810-7165 or email [email protected].
A joint effort of Washington College students, faculty, and staff, the Dr. Davy H. McCall World War II History Project is especially seeking information on the wartime experiences of residents of Kent County and the surrounding area – whether in uniform or as civilians. Over the past year, students in the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience’s StoryQuest program have conducted oral history interviews and researched local archives to discover more about the college’s and the community’s role in World War II. With the information gathered, the Starr Center, working with the College’s Miller Library, is building a digital archive of stories and memorabilia. The goal of the project is to create a comprehensive, easily accessible resource that includes oral histories along with digitized images of artifacts, letters, posters, photographs, and other material documenting the local World War II experience both on the front lines and on the home front.
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