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Polk, Edwin W. (Edwin Weiss), 1916-2002

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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:

Vertreter von Österreichischer "illegaler" HJ vor dem Führer. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie.

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 6
Identifier: Item 13
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #212, 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).

Volkstrauertag 1934. Die Feier in der Berliner Staatsoper, 1934

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 17
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #74, Gruppe 62, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: created: 1934
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 17

Volkstrauertag 1934. Die Feier in der Berliner Staatsoper, 1934

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 17
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #74, Gruppe 62, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: created: 1934
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 17

Vorbereitungen zum Reichsparteitag 1935. Der Führer vespricht den Aufmarschplan, 1935

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 191
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #187, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: created: 1935
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 191

Vorbrechen der ersten Übergangswelle mit Floßsackgerät. Greiling A.G., Dresden

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #99; Two running soldiers. Size: 6cm x 7cm (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 Schwarz Weiß Zigaretten. These cards are part of a series titled Das Deutsche Heer im Manöver (The German Army in Operation)

Wahlplakat der NSDAP

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 119
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #103, Gruppe 32, Sammelwerk #8. Size: 8cm x 12cm (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 119

Wahlreise durch Deutschland

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 145
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #15, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12 cm (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 145

Wahlreise durch Deutschland

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 145
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #15, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12 cm (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 145

Weihe der ersten vier Standarten, München 1923. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #67; Soldiers carrying three swastika flags. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: created: 1923
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)

Wohnhaus der Familie Hitler. Passau, Kapuzinerstraße 31, in den Jahren 1893-94. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1893/1894

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

Picture: Bild #14; House of the Hitler family in Passau. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: created: 1893/1894
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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