Edward W. Crawford Collection

Scope and Content
The Edward W. Crawford Collection is a collection of items donated to The Center for Public History by Ann McCleary on February 12, 2001. The items include 5 diaries (4of which were written by Edward Crawford), various membership cards, Coast Guard papers, and other miscellaneous papers and photographs.

Box and Folder Listing
• Brown diary with leather cover, 5 ½” x 4”; January 1960-December 1964; broken lock and missing spine; Edward W. Crawford embossed on front.
• Dark red diary with leather cover; 5 ¾ “x 4 ¼ “; October 1950-December 1954; lock attached but not working; torn spine; belonged to Edward Crawford.
• Red diary with leather cover; 6 ½ “x 4 ¾ “; mold on cover and spine deterioration; died glue on back and spine; diary is locked.
• Blue-green diary; 5 ½ “x 4”; January 1940-November 1944; no lock; spine torn and falling off; water stain on cover; belonged to a woman (no name given).
• U.S. Coast Guard Satisfactory Service Card; Edward Crawford; dates of duty listed on back: 5-27-40 through 5-26-47; included fingerprint.
• The American Legion Official Membership Card; Edward Crawford; 1951.
• Coast Guard Welfare membership card; Edward Crawford; 1952.
• Regular Veterans Association Life Membership Card; Edward Crawford; embossed seal in center.
• Certification of Service card; United States Coast Guard; Edward Walker Crawford; active duty October 10, 1950 through November 8, 1951.
• U.S. Navy Immunization Record card; E.W. Crawford.
• Dental appointment card; E.W. Crawford.
• Three passes to leave and re-board ship; Edward W. Crawford.
• Scrap of paper with paragraph titled “The St. Johns River.”
• Card folded from 8 ½ “x 11” paper; cover: NMQ Coast Guard District 11; inside: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, 11th Coast Guard District Communications; includes list of staff members.
• Commencement invitation; Hawkinsville High School; Class of 1980.
• Pacific Northwest Airlines passenger’s receipt; flight from Kodiak, Alaska to Seattle-Tacoma; October 4, 1960; cost $83.70; Edward W. Crawford.
• “My Graduation Day” pamphlet; Edward Walker Crawford, Carrollton High School; includes list of Who’s Who of class; signatures of classmates; May 29-30, 1938.
• Department of Defense, Certificate of Merit; Armed Forces Day 1972; Edward W. Crawford.
• Diploma: Speed Control Seminar; November 22, 1965; Edward Crawford.
• Honorable Discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps; Edward Walker Crawford; discharged May 26, 1940; served July 7, 1938-May 26, 1940; also included physical description and job description.
• Two photocopies of article in Georgian from December 3, 1970; subject; Edward W. Crawford-radio operator.
• Two photocopies of three short articles (all articles on one page)
a. “Coast Guard’s Absecon Has Last of Pamir’s Survivors”
b. “Edward Crawford Enroute to Alaska”
c. Wedding announcement for Margaret Moore and Eugene Brinkley
• Two photocopies of article with picture; “Mason Meeks Is Reported Prisoner In The Philippines.”
• Two photocopies of wedding announcement; Katherine Parker to Billy MacGibbs.
• Polaroid color photograph of radio equipment.
• B&W photograph of man standing on a ship; large ships in background.
• B&W photograph of two men wearing headsets sitting at typewriters.
• Faded color photograph of a man and woman standing at a table cutting a cake together.

Search Terms/Key Words
Edward Crawford, Coast Guard, diaries, radio operator, American Legion, veterans associations, Hawkinsville High School, Carrollton High School, Pacific Northwest Airlines, Civilian Conservation Corp, Margaret Moore, Eugene Brinkley, Mason Meeks, Katherine Parker, and Billy MacGibbs.

Separate Materials

Creator of Finding Aid
Trey Gaines, Graduate Assistant, Center for Public History, 4/03/02