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A group of WWII personal identification documents and related materials
about 1945
Credit Line
Gift of Martha Cotton
Accession NumberSC.WWII-Cotton.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsSpecial collections
DescriptionWW II era personal identification documents:
a Ministry of Food general ration from 1945/46 book with printed document on rationing of clothing and footwear and small American flag; identity card and certificate of registration; a National Registration Identity Card and a Certificate of Registration.
Four photographs:
Martha Cotton and colleague in a van distributing coffee and donuts to American troops in England.
Ernestine Cotton receiving a bouquet of flowers from two children at the dedication of the the Home for Bombed-Out Children.
Group photo commemorating the opening of the orphanage.
Group photo including John Winant and Lady Astor.
Programme of the assignment of the Freedom of the Borough to John Winant, American ambassador.
Booklet on the Battle of Britain (published 1941).
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a Ministry of Food general ration from 1945/46 book with printed document on rationing of clothing and footwear and small American flag; identity card and certificate of registration; a National Registration Identity Card and a Certificate of Registration.
Four photographs:
Martha Cotton and colleague in a van distributing coffee and donuts to American troops in England.
Ernestine Cotton receiving a bouquet of flowers from two children at the dedication of the the Home for Bombed-Out Children.
Group photo commemorating the opening of the orphanage.
Group photo including John Winant and Lady Astor.
Programme of the assignment of the Freedom of the Borough to John Winant, American ambassador.
Booklet on the Battle of Britain (published 1941).
.
InscriptionsPencil inscriptions on reverse of photos
ProvenanceMartha Cotton, Belmont, MA; 2012, gift of Martha Cotton to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 26, 2012)