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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:

Rede an die Belegschaft bei Blohm & Voß

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 84
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #32, Gruppe 66, 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 84

Rede an die Belegschaft bei Blohm & Voß

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 84
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #32, Gruppe 66, 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 84

Rednertribüne in der Luitpold-Arena auf dem Reichsparteitaggelände in Nürnberg

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 46
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #112, 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 46

Rednertribüne in der Luitpold-Arena auf dem Reichsparteitaggelände in Nürnberg

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 46
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #112, 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 46

ReichsFührer SS Heinrich Himmler trug bei der Besetzung des Münchener Kriegsministeriums im November 1923 die Partei-Fahne. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1923-11

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 9
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #71; Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, wore the party flag the day the Department of War was occupied. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-11
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)

Reichsjugendtag in Potsdam, 1932, 1932

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 114
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #67, Gruppe 32, Sammelwerk #8. Size: 8cm x 12cm (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 / Folder 114

Reichsjugendtag in Potsdam, 1932, 1932

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 114
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #67, Gruppe 32, Sammelwerk #8. Size: 8cm x 12cm (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 / Folder 114

Reichsleiter des Arbeitsdienstes Generalmajor Konstantin Hierl. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #96, 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)

Reichsparteitag 1927. Der Führer nimmt den Vorbeimarsch der SA ab. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1927

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #82; Anniversary of the NSDAP. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1927
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)

Reichsparteitag 1934. Die Jugend huldigt dem Führer. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1934

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 5
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #145, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934
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)

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