Roberta Wells Manuscripts and Photographs
1943-2004
WVM Mss 1776
0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box and 1 flat folder) of papers, 0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes 1 folder and 1 oversize folder) of photographs.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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Manuscripts and photographs pertaining to Roberta Wells, a Madison, Wisconsin resident who served in the Women Marines during World War II. The collection includes materials from her service in the Marines and her political career after the war. The collection is mostly photographs from her time in the Marines. Manuscripts from her time in military service consist mainly of training materials and materials she collected while in service. Materials collected in service range from church bulletins and invitations to dances on base to a poem written by a fellow Woman Marine and sheet music written by a Marine she served with in Hawaii. The photograph collection includes official Marine Corps photographs of combat in Japan, Marines and Women Marines in Japan and on base in Honolulu and personal photographs. Photographs from her time in the Women Marines include candid images on base and during outings and more formal images taken by Wells and others of events on base. The range of photographs in her collection illustrates life as a Woman Marine during World War II. Also included in the collection are photographs from Milton Leidner, Wells' husband, who served in the 8th Air Force during World War II. Photographs include several images of himself and others in Europe. Materials from her political service are mainly articles Wells collected about issues she was involved in and concerned with. Wells served on the city board for Madison, Wisconsin and the transportation committee, making her main focus public transportation and the positive impact it could have on all of Dane County.
English
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