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Box Multi 07

 Container

Contains 15 Results:

Correspondence, 1943; 1945

 File — Box: Multi 07, Folder: 02
Scope and content note

Includes a letter to Mr. S. T. Chaires of Chestertown while Grace was at WAVES training in Massachusetts describing her time at training. The other letter is to Mrs. Chaires and written from Oahu.

Dates: 1943; 1945

Woman's Reserves (WAVES), 1942-1948; undated

 File — Box: Multi 07, Folder: 02
Scope and content note

Includes instructions, publications for the students, programs, and memorandum.

Dates: 1942-1948; undated

Diplomas, certificates, and I.D. tags, 1942-1958; undated

 File — Box: Multi 07, Folder: 02
Scope and content note

Includes her Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Michigan, dog tags, her honorable military discharge, and other certificates and recognition for her service.

Dates: 1942-1958; undated

Receipts and pamphlets, 1943-1944; undated

 Item — Box: Multi 07, Folder: 03
Scope and content note

Includes receipts for clothing, insurance, and taxes. There are also pamphlets on the Naval Reserves, the U.S.S. Saratoga, and one from the Rotary Club for returning veterans.

Dates: 1943-1944; undated

Newspaper clippings, 1943-1944; undated

 File — Box: Multi 07, Folder: 03
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains the military records of Grace Strickland Chaires and items collected from her training for the United States Navy’s Women’s Reserves (WAVES) including items from the Naval Reserves Midshipman School, correspondence, certificates for her service, programs, pamphlets, and clippings. There is also her diploma from the University of Michigan.

Dates: 1943-1944; undated