Eleanor Jones Exhibit
Item set
- Title
- Eleanor Jones Exhibit
- Description
- Archival materials chosen from the Eleanor Jones Papers relating to her time in the Hormel Girls.
- Creator
- Eleanor Jones
- Date
- 1948-1956
- Location
- United States
- Format
- Documents; Photographs; Digital Audio Files
- Subject
- Hormel Girls
- Collection Name
- Eleanor Jones Papers, 1943-2019
- Source
- Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Contributor
- History 386: Introduction to Public History; Fall 2022
Items
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Draft card WWII -
US Marines crossing the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal, September 1942, Guadalcanal, the Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle -
Three members of the MCWRB pose with drum. Public domain. -
A pamphlet for Charlotte Owen’s memorial service, February 20, 2005. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
The MCWRB plays once again at a reunion. Date unknown. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
The first part of Eleanor’s last letter to her family before returning home, December 6, 1945. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
The MCWRB On Stage. Date unknown. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives -
The MWCRB is pictured leading a parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1945. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
Eleanor Jones writes a letter to her parents about her performances in Pittsburgh, May 14, 1945. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
The MCWRB On The Bus On Their Way To a Performance. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives -
MCWRB Reunion. Date unknown. -
MCWRB Spending their free time together. Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives -
MCWRB Barracks. Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
Eleanor and Grace holding hands holding a Dallas County Jail Sign during touring with the Hormel Girls. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives.” -
Magazine on the MCWRB titled “The Musical Marines, Celebrating 169 years of the Corps." Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives.” -
The MCWRB marching. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives.” -
MCWRB members celebrating. Date Unknown. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
MCWRB members practicing outside. Unknown Date. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
Eleanor and her fellow bandmates listening to the radio. Unknown date. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
The MCWRB on their bus back from Wilmington, DE, July 3, 1944. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
The band practicing their routine at Camp Lejeune. Likely from November 1943-1945. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
Eleanor's hand-drawn map of Camp Lejeune, giving us a glimpse of where her daily life took place. UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
Image of MCWRB in Training at Camp Lejeune, Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
Eleanor Jones' District Music Festival Certificate 1937. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives. -
An image of the full Cornell High School Band in 1939. Eleanor Jones Collection, UWEC McIntyre Library Special Collections and Archives.