Cunningham family papers
Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-1000
Collection Organization
The collection of materials related to both Harriet McKnight Cunningham and Don A. Cunningham spans from 1930 through to just after World War II in the form of journals and scrapbooks, some compiled later by their children, as well as a significant number of letters between the two.
The diaries and journals in the collection start when Harriet was just starting Junior High School and include a typical view of adolescent life in Bowling Green in sporadic entries about school, sports, and boys.
The scrapbooks in the collection that were compiled by Harriet serve as a counterpoint to her journals during the same years, with an array of ticket stubs, programs, clippings, ribbons, and other memorabilia. The scrapbook from the war period highlights through photographs what it was like as the married couple moved to various posts and bases.
The collection also includes several contemporary compiled scrapbooks created by Scott Cunningham and Cheryl Windisch with clippings, photographs, correspondence and documents highlighting and honoring the lives and careers of their parents.
The letters exchanged between Don and Harriet L. Knight Cunningham between 1941 and 1946 give a comprehensive view of Don’s service in the U.S. military during the Second World War. In them, he details his deployment to Sofia, Bulgaria with the Signal Corps, as well as his general thoughts on military service.
Harriet McKnight calendar diary (scattered entries), January-December 1930
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: January-December 1930
Harriet McKnight 5-year diary (scattered entries), January 1933-February 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: January 1933-February 1934
Harriet McKnight journal, March 22-August 5, 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: March 22-August 5, 1934
Harriet McKnight journal, August 16-18, 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: August 16-18, 1934
Harriet McKnight journal, September 13-October 30, 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: September 13-October 30, 1934
Harriet McKnight journal, October 31, 1934-February 20, 1936
File – Box 1, Folder: 5-8
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- Creation: October 31, 1934-February 20, 1936
Harriet McKnight journal, November 20-December 3, 1936
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: November 20-December 3, 1936
Harriet McKnight calendar diary, November 27, 1936-July 29, 1937
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: November 27, 1936-July 29, 1937
Harriet McKnight Scribble Book (creative writings), 1930-1939
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1930-1939
The Grey Griffin (story by Harriet McKnight included), February 1935
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: February 1935
Harriet McKnight High School Scrapbook, August 1933-June 1937
Item – Box 2, Item: 1
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- Creation: August 1933-June 1937
Harriet McKnight BGSU Scrapbook, September 1937-June 1941
Item – Box 2, Item: 2
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- Creation: September 1937-June 1941
Harriet McKnight Engagement/Wedding Scrapbook, June-September 1943
Item – Box 2, Item: 3
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- Creation: June-September 1943
Harriet McKnight Cunningham family scrapbook, January 1944-June 1946
Item – Box 2, Item: 4
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- Creation: January 1944-June 1946
Don Cunningham World War II scrapbook, 1944-1946
Item – Box 2, Item: 5
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- Creation: 1944-1946
Wrapped volume: Harriet McKnight Cunningham scrapbook (compiled by Scott Cunningham/Cheryl Windisch)
Item – Volume 1
Wrapped volume: Don A. Cunningham scrapbook, with Cunningham homes (compiled by Scott Cunningham/Cheryl Windisch)
Item – Volume 2
Wrapped volume: Don Cunningham World War II scrapbook (compiled by Scott Cunningham/Cheryl Windisch)
Item – Volume 3
World War II Correspondence, 1941-1946
Series
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- Creation: 1941-1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, 1941-1946
Sub-Series
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- Creation: 1941-1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June - December 1941
File – Box 3, Folder: 1-2
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- Creation: June - December 1941
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, January - December, 1942
File – Box 3, Folder: 3-5
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- Creation: January - December, 1942
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, January - May 1943
File – Box 3, Folder: 6
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- Creation: January - May 1943
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June 1943
File – Box 4, Folder: 1
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- Creation: June 1943
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, July 1943
File – Box 4, Folder: 2
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- Creation: July 1943
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, August 1943
File – Box 4, Folder: 3
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- Creation: August 1943
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, September 1943
File – Box 4, Folder: 4
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- Creation: September 1943
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, April 17- May 17, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 1
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- Creation: April 17- May 17, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, May 18 - May 29, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 2
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- Creation: May 18 - May 29, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, May 30 - June 13, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 3
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- Creation: May 30 - June 13, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June 14 - July 2, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 4
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- Creation: June 14 - July 2, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, July 2 - July 17, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 5
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- Creation: July 2 - July 17, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, July 18 - August 11, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 6
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- Creation: July 18 - August 11, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, August 11 - August 22, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 7
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- Creation: August 11 - August 22, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, September 1 - September 11, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 8
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- Creation: September 1 - September 11, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, September 18 - October 5, 1944
File – Box 5, Folder: 9
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- Creation: September 18 - October 5, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, October 7 - October 25, 1944
File – Box 6, Folder: 1
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- Creation: October 7 - October 25, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, October 27 - November 10, 1944
File – Box 6, Folder: 2
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- Creation: October 27 - November 10, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, November 11 - December 6
File – Box 6, Folder: 3
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- Creation: November 11 - December 6
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, December 8 - December 31, 1944
File – Box 6, Folder: 4
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- Creation: December 8 - December 31, 1944
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, January 1945
File – Box 7, Folder: 1
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- Creation: January 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, February 1945
File – Box 7, Folder: 2
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- Creation: February 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, March 6- April 10, 1945
File – Box 7, Folder: 3
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- Creation: March 6- April 10, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, April 14-21, 1945
File – Box 7, Folder: 4
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- Creation: April 14-21, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, May 3 - June 3, 1945
File – Box 7, Folder: 5
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- Creation: May 3 - June 3, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June 3 - June 11, 1945
File – Box 8, Folder: 1
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- Creation: June 3 - June 11, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June 13-24, 1945
File – Box 8, Folder: 2
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- Creation: June 13-24, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June 27 - July 10, 1945
File – Box 8, Folder: 3
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- Creation: June 27 - July 10, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, July 15 - September 19, 1945
File – Box 8, Folder: 4
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- Creation: July 15 - September 19, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, November 16-30, 1945
File – Box 9, Folder: 1
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- Creation: November 16-30, 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, December 1945
File – Box 9, Folder: 2
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- Creation: December 1945
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, January 1946
File – Box 9, Folder: 3
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- Creation: January 1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, March 1946
File – Box 9, Folder: 4
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- Creation: March 1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, April 1946
File – Box 9, Folder: 5
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- Creation: April 1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, May 1946
File – Box 9, Folder: 6
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- Creation: May 1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, June 1946
File – Box 9, Folder: 7
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- Creation: June 1946
From Don Cunningham to Harriet Cunningham, July 1946
File – Box 9, Folder: 8
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- Creation: July 1946
From Don Cunningham to his Parents, 1944-1945
Sub-Series
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- Creation: 1944-1945
From Don Cunningham to his Parents, 1944
File – Box 10, Folder: 1-2
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- Creation: 1944
From Don Cunningham to his Parents, 1945
File – Box 10, Folder: 3-4
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- Creation: 1945
From Don Cunningham to his Parents, undated
File – Box 10, Folder: 5
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- Creation: undated