NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3509.AM: Hollingsworth Family
Papers: 1943-1944
Grand Island, Hall County, Neb.: Cornhusker Ordnance Plant employees
Size: 1 folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
Nelson E. and Ruby B. Hollingsworth were employees of the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant in Grand Island, Nebraska during 1943-1944. Mr. Hollingsworth was a line inspector and Mrs. Hollingsworth served as a guard matron.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one folder of manuscript material relating to the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant, 1943-1944. The collection is comprised of materials kept by Nelson E. and Ruby B. Hollingsworth during their employment at the plant during World War II. Included are letters, open house advertisements, training certification cards, and Mr. Hollingsworth’s procedural notebook.
Note: Badges, a matchbook, a production medal, and a service ribbon have been transferred to the Nebraska History Museum. Not all items are on exhibit. Interested researchers should contact the Museum Collections department to schedule an appointment. See RG0825 for records relating to the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant. See the NSHS Library Catalog and the Nebraska History index for published materials about the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant.
DESCRIPTION
Cornhusker Ordnance Plant materials, 1943-1944
ADDED ENTRIES:
Cornhusker Ordnance Plant (Grand Island, Neb.)
Grand Island (Neb.) — History
Hall County (Neb.) — History
Hollingsworth, Nelson E.
Hollingsworth, Ruby B.
Hollingsworth family
Ordnance — Manufacture
World War, 1939-1945
AIP/ksa 06-1991
Encoded TMM 05-06-2010
