https://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/files/original/52d3c03a0ef0f884231bf6f1d497f2fa.jpg 2b5a7a3e156dab27e96e84805b81dbee 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 Edmund Ukleja Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CPL-UKLEJA-scrapbook Subject The topic of the resource 1939-1945–Campaigns–Pacific area Chicopee (Mass.) Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier) World War II Description An account of the resource Edmund Frank Ukleja was born 9/27/1921 to Frank and Mary (Birgier/Bargiel) Ukleja, themselves immigrants from Poland. He had three siblings (Henry, Chester, and Phyllis). Edmund was a lifelong resident of Chicopee, MA, and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, first stationed at the Waller Airforce Base in Trinidad and Tobago, and then aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in the Pacific theater. He returned home in 1945. Following his Naval service, Edmund was a toolmaker at the Eastern Etching Company for 18 years. Edmund married Adella J. Urban (1927-2021) in 1951 at St. Stanislaus. He was a communicant of St Stanislaus Basilica Church in Chicopee, and belonged to their Holy Name Society and St. Michael’s Society. Upon his death on 8/11/1991, he was buried in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Chicopee. The scrapbook is comprised primarily of photos and newspaper clippings, with assorted other ephemera, all contained within a scrapbook assembled by Edmund. Approximately half of the items relate to Edmund’s service in the United States Navy during WWII, and those include several graphic photos of war casualties as well as depictions of and language describing Japanese people that are considered racist by today’s standards, but would have been common views at the time. The second half of the collection follows Edmund’s life after he returned home from the war, and includes photos of local parades and festivals, as well as weddings, christenings, and other family events. [Some images were removed by the family prior to donation to the CPL; where there are photo corners but no photograph, the photograph was not included in the donation.] CONTENT WARNING: Some content found in this collection may be harmful and difficult to view. These materials may be graphic or reflect biases. We provide access to these materials to preserve the historical record, but we do not endorse the attitudes, prejudices, or behaviors found within them. This collection includes several graphic images of wartime casualties, as well as outdated and racist depictions of Japanese people. <ul> <li>The PDF of the scrapbook has been edited to add "buffer" pages with conent warnings preceding graphic images, so users may decide if they wish to view those images or skip ahead.</li> <li>The individual graphic images in the collection have had an extra access layer added, so that viewers must click a hyperlink to view the image after reading an image description.</li> </ul> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edmund Frank Ukleja (1921-1991) Kate Ouimette (finding aid) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Circa 1943-1955 License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Collection processed & finding aid created by Kate Ouimette, CPL Archivist, October 2024. This finding aid is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Chicopee Public Library/Chicopee Archives Online. Extent The size or duration of the resource. Approximately 454 items. Language A language of the resource This collection is primarily in English, with one item in Polish and some foreign currency. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CPL-UKLEJA-scrapbook-008-03 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. 8 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 5.5 x 4.5" Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Title A name given to the resource Women Participating in Hammer Competition Subject The topic of the resource United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American; World War, 1939-1945--Women Abstract A summary of the resource. A group of young women standing on a platform, hammering nails into a log in some sort of competition. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1943-1945 Description An account of the resource The image depicts a group of young adults standing on what appears to be a wooden platform, with a log as a sort of rail in the front. Two people stand in the foreground, out of focus. The man on the left wears a white naval cap and is looking at the camera. The man on the right is facing the stage, turned away from the camera, but wears a white naval cap and has his left arm raised with a finger pointed. On the left side of the stage is a man, looking at the others, left hand raised in a point, and mouth open as he is mid-shout. He has a cheerful look on his face. Most of the other people on the stage are young women, holding hammers and appearing to use them to hit the wooden log in front of them. The women on the left has her hand raised and is smiling. To her left, on the right side of the image, is a young man in uniform (with what might be TSMC printed on the breast pocket), with a hat on and hands behind his back. On the back of the photo, the number 358 is stamped in ink.