MS541 William James World War II Collection MS541 circa 1940-1985, 8.01 linear feet Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO. Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

PO Box 7777 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109 336 758-5755

2005 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-06-03T15:08-0400 Description is in English Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2019 Revised by Finley Turner, Stephanie Bennett William James World War II Collection MS541 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 3 4 1 2 7 5 6 8.01 linear feet 6 record cartons, 1 half-document box circa 1940-1985 William James, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was a collector of World War II information and memorabilia. He specialized in German generals and admirals, particularly . The William James World War II Collection consists of correspondence files with Mrs. Edwin Rommel, Manfred Rommel, Admiral Fredrich Ruge, historians from Duke and Wake Forest universities, and other military enthusiasts; typescript and original copies of articles on World War II battles and leaders; printed works in German and English; and subject files on World War II battles and leaders. James, William Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

William James World War II Collection (MS541), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Gift from Vera Hull (sister), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 13, 1997.

Processing Information

Processed by John Woodard, Feb. 15, 2001. Encoded by Apex, March 2005. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.

Biographical Note

William James, Junior, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was a collector of World War II information and memorabilia. He specialized in German generals and admirals, particularly Erwin Rommel.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of correspondence of Mrs. Erwin Rommel, Manfred Rommel, Admiral Friedrich Ruge, historians from Duke and Wake Forest universities and other military enthusiasts; typescript and original copies of articles on World War II battles and leaders; magazines and other publications, printed in German and English; and subject files on World War II battles and leaders.

Subject files 1 2 Correspondence 3 Rommel, Erwin, 1891-1944 Rommel, Manfred, 1928-2013 Ruge, Friedrich Article reprints and writings 4 5 Magazines and other publications 6 7