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WAVES United States Naval Training Center Photograph Album

 Collection 0526-MDHC

This collection documents the training of women to serve as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during and after World War II at the United States Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland. WAVES served in the United States and overseas in a variety of roles including clerical, aviation, medical, technology, and communications duties among others.

Dates

  • 1945-1949

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.

Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.

Archival materials may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 Half-Hollinger box)

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single photograph album. The album contains a series of 20 photographs showing women training to be WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II at the United States Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland.

Custodial History

The University of Maryland Libraries purchased the photograph album from Jordan Antiques and Antiquarian Books on November 23, 2018.

Processing Information

These materials were received by the University of Maryland Libraries in 2018. Upon arrival, the album was re-housed into an archival quality box.

Title
Guide to the WAVES United States Naval Training Center Photograph album
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Willem Kalbach
Date
2019-09-26
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212