Title: Ross D. Netherton Papers,

Date/Date Range :   circa 1978-2003

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This includes a National World War II Memorial kit from 2003, with information on the National World War II Memorial dedication, and a Veterans History Project kit, undated, which features information and pamphlets on collecting and preserving stories from American war veterans. Also included is part of a letter written by Helen Bullard Krechniak in reference to an exhibition of American and Japanese dolls in Japan in 1978.

Call number: MS-2870

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Donated to Special Collections, August 3, 2006

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Ross D. Netherton Papers, MS-2870. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of one folder.

Helen Bullard was the wife of author Joseph Marshall Krechniak. She was well known for her doll making skills and work for and support of N.I.A.D.A. The Krechniak's were originally from Chicago, but the family moved to Ozone, Tennessee, during the Great Depression because the cost of living was cheaper than in Chicago. Helen Bullard died on October 31, 1996.

This collection includes a National World War II Memorial kit, and a Veterans History Project kit. The National World War II Memorial kit includes Memorial dedication information, including a list of events, a fact sheet for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, pamphlets, and a newsletter, featuring a message from Senator Bob Dole. The Veterans History Project kit includes information from the Library of Congress and the American Folklife Center, including a Memoir Kit for writing personal wartime recollections, a Field Kit for conducting and preserving interviews, and pamphlets on "Preserving Stories of Service for Future Generations."

Also included is an undated piece of correspondence written by Helen Bullard Krechniak in reference to an exhibition of American and Japanese dolls in Japan in 1978, concerning how she intended to present her American art to an international audience. For more information on Helen Bullard Krechniak, see MS-2678 and MS-2689.

• United States -- History, Military.
• World War -- Veterans -- United States.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Monuments -- Washington (D.C.)
• War memorials -- Washington (D.C.)
• Bullard, Helen, 1902-1996.
• Dollmakers -- United States.
• Handicraft -- Tennessee.