A copy of the typed minutes of a meeting held in Admiral William Henry Allen's office on October 1, 1941, concerning what should be done about vice conditions in the city of Charleston. Also included is a letter from Charleston Mayor Henry W. Lockwood expressing concern that the testimony in the minutes was "doctored" as there is some testimony missing from what he remembered. Those listed as present at the meeting include Admiral William Henry Allen (U.S.N.), Lieut. Ernest Burnwell (U.S.N.R.), W. M. Sanders, Jr., Mayor Henry W. Lockwood, Chief Chris H. Ortman (City Police), Hall T. McGee (Chamber of Commerce), James J. Lamb (Pres. Jr. Chamber of Commerce), Chief Daniel S. Mott (county police), S. A. Cothran (News and Courier), Mr. Collison (Evening Post), Lt. Col. A. K. Brown, Col. Randolph A. Coyle (U.S.M.C.), Lt. Comdr. Raymond K. Marron (U.S.C.G), Chris Limehouse (Chairman County Police Commission), Col. C. D. Peirce, Henry J. Mann, Lieut. Peyton Anderson (U.S.N.R.), Captain A. N. Baker (U.S.N.), and Chaplain C. M. Sitler (U.S.N.).
"Mementoes of Days in Service" details Lawrence Layden's service in World War II from his induction in June 1941, six months before Pearl Harbor, until his formal discharge in December, 1945. Part of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Layden's squadron provided aerial reconnaissance for Operation Overlord and the assault on Nazi Germany. Through photos and text, Layden's scrapbook follows him from his initial assignment in Louisville, Kentucky to bases in England and continental Europe. The album contains reconnaissance photos used in the assault on Europe, photographs of Layden at various bases throughout the war and several photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, visited by Layden six days after its liberation.
Writing on bottom states, "930-41 US Navy Yard, Charleston, SC. September 4, 1941. USS YSD-12 Laying keel, Lt.(j.g.) B. G. Wade striking first arc. File 10557."
Under tab, "Buildings 1941, 1942" Printing on bottom states, "1292-41 US Navy Yard, Charleston SC. September 3, 1941. Building #13, Contract NOy-4413, looking northwest. Administration building extension. File 9912."
Black and white negative of "Secession House where first papers of Civil War were signed"(LHC), 1941- 1949; Cuthbert House in background; Postcard series #15; 17 x 12.5 cm.
This 1941 false identification was used by Anna Philine Nathans-Paerl, mother of Vera Nathans. Anna used this identification during the war until it was discovered that she was Jewish and then she was sent to Bergen-Belsen.
