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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 363 Collections and/or Records:

Die Blutfahne von 1923 auf dem Reichsparteitag in Nürnberg, 1923

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 101
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #184, Gruppe 66, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 101

Die ersten Hitler-Urlauber kehren heim. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie.

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 7
Identifier: Item 15
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #233, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (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 / 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).

Die 'Ewige Wache' am Königsplatz in München

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 173
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #114, 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 173

Die Kriegsmarine, 1937-04/1944-09

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents

1 box; incomplete series (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: Publication: 1937-04/1944-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Polk Mowen Publications

Die letzen 30 Meter des Angriffs. Greiling A.G., Dresden

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #89; The last 30 meter of the attack. Size: 6cm x 7cm (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 / Cigarette trading cards from Schwarz Weiß Zigaretten. These cards are part of a series titled Das Deutsche Heer im Manöver (The German Army in Operation)

Die Linzer Heimat feiert den Befreier. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie.

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #185, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (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 / 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).

Die Olympia-Expedition Griechenlands mit Spyridon Loues, dem Marathonsieger von Athen (1869), an der Spitze, nach der Kranzniederlegung am Ethrenmal in Berlin, 1869

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 133
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #9, Gruppe 61, Sammelwerk #14. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1869
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 133

Die Olympiamedaille: Vorderseite

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 135
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #199, Gruppe 61, Sammelwerk #14. Size: 8cm x 11cm (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 135

Die schönste Stunde einer Gruppe des "illegalen" BDM. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie.

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #213, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (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 / 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).

Die schweren Maschinengewehre folgen dem Angriff. Greiling A.G., Dresden

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

Picture: Bild #62; Heavy artillery follow the attack. Size: 6cm x 7cm (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 / Cigarette trading cards from Schwarz Weiß Zigaretten. These cards are part of a series titled Das Deutsche Heer im Manöver (The German Army in Operation)

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