Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library and Museum Collections Description An account of the resource Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource <a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1">Museum and Library Collections</a> (drawn from <a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Public Library of America</a>). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at <a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org">collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org</a> for more information about participating. <br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1 Still Image Upload at least one image that shows the object in its entirety along with detail views as desired. • Jpeg format • At least 3 MP in size • 300 ppi • Images produced with digital camera to highest quality setting (e.g. superfine, best) are usually acceptable. • Users who want to contribute video or audio files please contact info@centerforknitandcrochet.org for more information. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Relation A related resource linkto:001:http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WVHP/id/4445 thumb:001:http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/WVHP/id/4445 full:001:http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/WVHP/id/4445 Description An account of the resource Primarily documents Norma Petree Shaver's service in the WAC (Women's Army Corps) from 1943 to 1945.Shaver recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor, her brother being drafted into the service, working at R.H. Hanes Knitting Company, and the switch in their production to war materials. She also mentions her reasons for enlisting, and discusses attending a swearing in ceremony held for PR purposes." Shaver shares details of her basic training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, including her female instructors and learning rules and regulations. She also mentions working in the motor pool, and later the finance office, at Camp Upton, New York. Other topics from her time at Camp Upton include: traveling to New York City; her first Christmas in the service; working with servicemen; and volunteering for overseas duty. She briefly mentions returning to Oglethorpe for overseas training and traveling on the SS Lurline to Australia. Of her experiences overseas, Shaver describes responding to letters sent to General MacArthur in Brisbane; her brief time in Hollandia, New Guinea, and Tacloban, Philippines; and jungle rot, Atabrine, living in tents, listening to Tokyo Rose, and an attempted bombing of the WAC Headquarters while stationed in Manila. Other topics include the death of President Roosevelt, VJ Day, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Shaver discusses meeting and marrying her husband, Roy, continuing work at Hanes, and obtaining her commercial flying license through the GI Bill. The interview concludes with a discussion of Shaver's personal photos and papers from her service time. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shaver, Norma Petree Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://dp.la/api/items/64ff91da8d2e0387a08b6cdfa476cf43 Title A name given to the resource Oral history interview with Norma Petree Shaver, 2001 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived North Carolina Digital Heritage Center Subject The topic of the resource 2000-2009 World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army--Women World War II era (1940-1946) Army--WAC Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/24/2001 Type The nature or genre of the resource text References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WVHP/id/4445