Scope and Contents The Norman E. Horat Letters consist of letters to and from family members and friends of Norman and Jackie Horat and their mothers, Zoe McGee Horat Gill and Gertrude Marshall Black. Most of the letters were sent during World War II and the Korea War when Norman was in the navy. The letters from Norman Horat to his wife, Jackie, written during his time in the navy from 1944 to 1951, discuss his time in World War II at Camp Waldron in Farragut, Idaho,...

Scope and Contents The Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection documents the USO careers of Rhinehart, who played the trumpet, and Montgomery, who played the drums. The women met while performing with the USO in Guam, and they became life partners, although they kept their relationship secret for most of their lives.Photographs show snapshots of the two women and their fellow musicians on tour and performing, including Rhinehart’s bandmembers Velma Wunch, Jean Skinner, and Greta. Photographs...