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Polk, Edwin W. (Edwin Weiss), 1916-2002

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 9 January 1916 - 30 November 2002

biographical statement

Edwin W. Polk was an alumnus of Western State Teachers College (1937), now Western Michigan University. He was also a junior high teacher in the Detroit area for 40 years. Polk was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve (12/1943 - 3/1946), and a WWII Navy veteran, having served as a PT boat officer in the South Pacific, where he received the Purple Heart.

Occupations

Found in 362 Collections and/or Records:

Der Führer fürdert durch sein Beispiel die Luftfahrt

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 10
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #1, Gruppe 62, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 10

Der Führer im Jahre 1929. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1929

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 15
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #84; Portrait of Adolf Hitler. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1929
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

Der Führer im Jahre 1929. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1929

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 16
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #84; Portrait of Adolf Hitler. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1929
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

Der Führer im Jahre 1935. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1935

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 5
Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #152, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1935
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

Der Führer im Kreise seiner nächsten Mitarbeiter am Abend der Reichstagswahl vom 29. März 1936, 1936

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 192
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #198, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1936
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 192

Der Führer im Wahlkampf um Deutschlands Freiheit; März 1936, 1936-03

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 85
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #34, Gruppe 66, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1936-03
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 85

Der Führer in Bayreuth

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 169
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #102, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 169

Der Führer in Franken. Am Gefallenendenkmal in Hiltpoltstein (Fränkische Schweiz)

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 34
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #2, Gruppe 63, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 34

Der Führer inmitten seiner blauen Jungen

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 181
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #141, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12 cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 181

Der Führer legt die Grundmauer zum Versammlungshaus im Adolf-Hitler-Koog

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 90
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #81, Gruppe 66, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 90

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