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
This collection is open for use.
  Copyright Notice
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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