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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:

Freudige Begrüßung auf dem wege zu einer Rundgebung

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 125
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #158, 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
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 125

Gauleiter Brückel spricht zur Maifeier 1939 in Wien. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1939

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 15
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #251, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1939
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).

Gauleiter Dr. Jury bie der Mai-Sammlung des deutschen Schulvereins. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie

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

Picture: Bild #235, 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).

Gedenkfeier für die Gefallenen in St. Donat in Kärnten. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #243, 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).

Gefangene Nationalsozialisten demostrieren auch noch am Kerkerfenster. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #113, 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)

Gendenkfeier der SS-standarte 89m die 25. Juli 1934 die Besetzung des Bundeskanzleramtes durchführte (Wien, Juli 1938). Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1938-07

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 8
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #240, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1938-07
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).

Goebbels spricht im Herbst 1932 in der Wiener Engelmann-Arena. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1932

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #102, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1932
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)

Göring in St. Polten bei dem Besuch der Ostmark im Frühjahr 1938. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1938

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 7
Identifier: Item 12
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #227, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1938
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).

Green Flash: The Call Bulletin San Francisco: August 14, 1945., 1945-08-14

 Item — Box 13: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865994], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Newspaper: It's Over! 27 Years Ago in S.F. Illustrated: Black and white; picture from 1918 and 1945--Market street. Size: Pages 1 through 4 ; 41cm x 53cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1945-08-14
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 3

Green Flash: The Call Bulletin San Francisco: August 14, 1945., 1945-08-14

 Item — Box 13: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865994], Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Newspaper: Times Square Howls Its Glee! Illustrated: Black and white; pictures of crowds in N.Y. Size: Pages 1 through 4 ; 41cm x 53cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1945-08-14
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 4

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