]> Finding Aid for the Bessie L. Herbert Photograph Album, 1943-1944 Processed by: Heath Gardner; machine-readable finding aid created by: Beth Carmichael University Archives & ManuscriptsThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC, USA
2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: June 2007. Description is in English. Finding aid was prepared using DACS. Finding Aid for the Bessie L. Herbert Photograph Album, 1943-1944 University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro &hdrnguscua; Descriptive Summary The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Archives & Manuscripts. Herbert, Bessie L. Bessie L. Herbert Photograph Album, 1943-1944 WV0303 Material in English. 1 items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives & Manuscripts. Bessie L. Herbert served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. Photograph album contains pictures of Bessie L. Herbert and friends in various poses during her service in the WAC in World War II. Photos were taken at Camp Grant, Illinois; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; on leave in Brookfield, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; and downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Includes some photos of Herbert's family and many of her WAC colleagues. Topics include Herbert posing in front of a WAAC recruitment poster; scenery around Camp Grant in the winter of 1943-44 and the spring of 1944; St. Paul's church in winter; and various buildings at the camp, including barracks, kitchen, office, headquarters, and beauty parlor. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bessie L. Herbert Photograph Album (WV0303), Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Gift of Natalie Greenberg in 2004.

 Processing Information

Processed by Heath Gardner, September 2004

Encoded by Beth Carmichael, June 2007

 Biographical or Historical Note

Bessie L. Herbert served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. In 1943 and 1944, she was stationed at Camp Grant, Illinois; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Des Moines, Iowa.

 Collection Overview

Photograph album contains pictures of Bessie L. Herbert and friends in various poses during her service in the WAC in World War II. Photos were taken at Camp Grant, Illinois; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; on leave in Brookfield, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; and downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Includes some photos of Herbert's family and many of her WAC colleagues. Topics include Herbert posing in front of a WAAC recruitment poster; scenery around Camp Grant in the winter of 1943-44 and the spring of 1944; St. Paul's church in winter; and various buildings at the camp, including barracks, kitchen, office, headquarters, and beauty parlor.

 Detailed Description of the Collection Photograph album, 1943-1944

Photograph album contains pictures of Bessie L. Herbert and friends in various poses during her service in the WAC in World War II. Photos were taken at Camp Grant, Illinois; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; on leave in Brookfield, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; and downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Includes some photos of Herbert's family and many of her WAC colleagues. Topics include Herbert posing in front of a WAAC recruitment poster; scenery around Camp Grant in the winter of 1943-44 and the spring of 1944; St. Paul's church in winter; and various buildings at the camp, including barracks, kitchen, office, headquarters, and beauty parlor.

 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Herbert, Bessie L. Brookfield (Mass.) Des Moines (Iowa) Fort Sheridan (Ill.) Photograph album Springfield (Mass.) United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. United States. Army. Women's Army Corps--Photographs. Women veterans--United States. World War, 1939-45--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female. World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States.