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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:

Zwei Arbeiter für Deutschland reichen sich die Hand.

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 124
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #157, Gruppe 32, Sammelwerk #8. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010

Zweiter Parteitag, Weimar 1926. Schon sind viele Tausende gekommen. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1926

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 12
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #79; Second anniversary celebrations of the Party, in Weimar. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1926

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