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Smythe Family Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0046 · Fonds · 1930-1979

Fonds consists predominantly of correspondence between members of the Smythe family during the period of WWII when Lorne W. Smythe and his son were active overseas. The fact of Lorne N. Smythe's death while serving is reflected in many of the documents. Fonds is divided into

Smythe, Hilda Anne Marie
William Harry Carson Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0060 · Fonds · 1941-1945

Fonds consists of material pertaining to W.H. Carson's time of military service during WWI. Includes a photocopy of Carson's journal that records events in his life following his enlistment up until his taking on the role of Registrar for the 4th Canadian General Hospital. Photographs, including unit photos, are normally well captioned on verso.

Carson, William Harry
S.G. Pallesen Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0062 · Fonds · 1943 - [195-]

Fonds consist predominantly of aerial photos depicting, primarily, northeastern France. Also includes photographs of family and friends of Corporal S.G. Pallesen, and a photocopied journal from 1943 and 1946. Fonds are divided into two series, one photographic and one textual.

Pallesen, S.G.
Audrey Cochran Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0069 · Fonds · 1940-1945

Fonds consists of one photo album and associated loose photos. The photographs predominantly relate to Cochran's military career with the RCAF during the year of WWII. Some photographs are captioned, presumably in Cochran's hand.

Cochrane, Audrey
William Ziegler Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0072 · Fonds · 1940-1999

The William Ziegler Fonds consists predominantly of material gathered and used by Ziegler during his time as an officer in the Canadian Military during WWII. This includes detailed official battle histories written immediately post conflict by the commanding officer for operational purposes, a draft of Ziegler's unpublished autobiography, and notes taken by Ziegler in his capacity as Deputy Commander of the Hannover Region in Germany following WWII. The fonds is divided into 4 series:

  1. Ziegler Biographical
  2. Battle and Unit Histories
  3. Operations Related Material
  4. Miscellaneous
Ziegler, William Smith
Malcolm Smith Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0082 · Fonds · 1916-1945

Fonds consists of photos and a single textual item collected by Malcolm Smith during his time of service during WWII.

Smith, Malcolm Sanders
Gertrud Lessmann Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0087 · Fonds · 1905-1945

The collection consists of one three ring binder with 19 double-sided pages in plastic sleeves and 13 single-sided pages taken from a photo album and placed in the three ring binder. At the end of the binder there is a single plastic sleeve with 2 inserts relating to an Belgian individual who died in Buchenwald. The collection also contains a certificate from the offices of Adolf Hitler, received by Gertrud Lessman and accompanied by a large photo.

Lessmann, Gertrud
Camilla Carlsen Fonds
CA ACU TMM F0095 · Fonds · 1940-1945

Consists of one photo album pertaining, predominantly, to Carlsen's career as a member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) during WWII.

Carlsen, Camilla Matilda
Leslie C. Green Collection
CA ACU TMM F0096 · Collection · [194-?]

Consists of 11 Canadian posters produced by the offices of the Judge Advocate General related to tenets of armed conflict law. Presumably created for soldiers active in combat during WWII.

Green, Leslie C.
CA ACU TMM F0109 · Collection · ca.1940-1977

Collection consists of material relating to the Dieppe raid. Includes taped interviews of veterans of the raid; transcripts of interviews; photographs and slides; war diaries of various Canadian military units participating in the raid; military reports written after the raid; German accounts; correspondence with German veterans; collection of articles, pamphlets, thesis and other published material about the raid; research material for and manuscripts of J. Mellor's book Forgotten heroes : the Canadians at Dieppe; and miscellaneous material.

Mellor, John