City of Newport map, circa 1942-1946
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook created by Harold Marple recording his time at the Audio-Visual Aids (AVA) program on Naval Station Newport. AVA was developed in 1942 to bring together educators, artists, photographers, film-makers and writers to create films and graphics to educate the Navy. Mr. Marple’s scrapbook documents their activities in the mid 1940s. The scrapbook also includes a list of personnel and addresses of those serving in the AVA during this period.
Other materials include a city of Newport map; map of Naval Training Station Newport, annotated by Marple indicating where he lived; 1945 Mar 25 Providence Journal article on the AVA program; loose photographs of Naval Station Newport; Marple's Naval Training Station badge.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1942-1946
Creator
- From the Collection: Marple, Harold, 1911-2003 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository