U.S. Navy WAVES Seattle Camp photograph collection, 1944

Overview of the Collection

Title
U.S. Navy WAVES Seattle Camp photograph collection
Dates
1944 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 photographs (1 folder) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH0856
Summary
Photographs of U.S. Navy WAVES, and barracks and other buildings at WAVES Seattle Camp in 1944
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

On July 30, 1942, the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve or the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) was created. The 86,000 WAVES who served during World War II performed clerical work such as storekeeping and stenography, but also became air traffic controllers, mechanics, and truck drivers. The majority served in the United States, with small numbers going to Hawaii and Alaska in 1944.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of WAVES barracks, mess hall, and quarters in Seattle, probably at Sand Point Naval Air Station. Includes one photograph depicting eleven WAVES and one man, possibly the members of a WAVES baseball team.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques; received in 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Jody Hendrickson.

Accessioned as PH 2009-015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
item
1 WAVES group
One man wearing a US Navy sweatshirt and eleven women, eight of them wearing baseball jerseys with "Waves" on front.
1944
2 Front view of WAVES barracks August 1944
3 WAVES Barracks "A" August 1944
4 WAVES Galley and Mess Hall
The date written on verso is November 1944; however, the date is probably August 1944 like the rest of the photographs, since the deciduous trees in the photograph still have their leaves.
August 1944
5 Rear view of WAVES mess hall August 1944
6 Bunk beds in WAVES barracks cubicle August 1944
7 Room in Women Officers Quarters August 1944

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • United States. Naval Reserve. Women’s Reserve--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints