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Marie Brand Voltzke in full dress uniform Washington D.C. in September 1945

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: WAVES (Navy Women's Reserve)
  • Unit of Service: US Naval Communication Intelligence
  • Location of Service: Stillwater, Oklahoma; Washington, DC
  • Highest Rank: Chief Specialist
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2884

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"Many girls had and kept a sense of humor. All was not fun, however, and heartache was not relegated to men only. There were 'Dear Jane' as well as 'Dear John' letters." Interview, 8:01

Many young women emigrate from small towns to work in the Nation's Capital, but Marie Brand's story has the extra dimension of being set in wartime. From Hepzibah, West Virginia, Marie journeyed to Washington in 1943 after she enlisted in the WAVES. Her new home was the Naval Communications Annex, where she and 4,000 other women worked in three shifts round the clock. There was time off to explore the big city, and Marie took it all in - the monuments, museums, restaurants, and concerts.

Marie Brand Voltzke Collection
Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Marie Brand Voltzke Collection

Names

  • Voltzke, Marie Brand

Home State

  • California

Headings

  • -  Voltzke, Marie Brand
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. WAVES (Navy Women's Reserve).

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: WAVES (Navy Women's Reserve)
    • Unit of Service: US Naval Communication Intelligence
    • Location of Service: Stillwater, Oklahoma; Washington, DC
    • Highest Rank: Chief Specialist
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2002)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [5 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [7 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-1945)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Self-interview (collected 2002-12-17)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-12-17; 2007-11-07)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/2884

Cite as

  • Marie Brand Voltzke Collection (AFC/2001/001/2884), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Voltzke, Marie Brand. Marie Brand Voltzke Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02884/.

APA citation style:

Voltzke, M. B. (1943) Marie Brand Voltzke Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02884/.

MLA citation style:

Voltzke, Marie Brand. Marie Brand Voltzke Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02884/>.