John C. Davis notebook and photograph album
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- John C. Davis notebook and photograph album
- Date
- 1944
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- African Americans -- Kentucky -- Louisville
- African American soldiers.
- Air pilots, Military
- Atomic bomb.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography
- Arrangement
- Collection arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 2013ms0362: [identification of item], John C. Davis notebook and photograph album, 1944, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- John Cicle Davis was an African-American soldier from Louisville, Kentucky. He served as Corporal in the 2284th Quartermaster Trucking Company in the Pacific theater during World War II.
- Scope and Content
- The John C. Davis notebook and photograph album (dated 1944; 0.1 cubic feet; 1 folder) comprises a notebook that documents the United States military's campaign on the island of Okinawa, Japan, in 1944 as told from the perspective of Corporal John C. Davis, an African-American soldier from Louisville, Kentucky, who served in the army in the 2284th quartermaster truck company. It contains newspaper and magazine clippings, twenty-three photographs that illustrate camaraderie among fellow soldiers and the realities of war facing the civilians of Japan, seven pages of written goodbyes from twenty-five soldiers in his company, and a graphic four-page desciption about hand-to-hand combat during a mission to destroy a fuel dump located in Suicide Bay. This notebook contains harmful language and graphic depictions of violence.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
John C Davis notebook and photograph album, 1944
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Table of Contents
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UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
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You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
