Volume 6 – Catholics Pocket Manual, 1939-1942, brass front cover inscribed “May this protect you”. From Google…”This is a WWII Soldier's Prayer Book called the Catholic's Pocket Manual.” It has a metal cover that evidently was intended to protect the holder from bullets when the book was kept in the shirt pocket. The book was published in 1942. The metal cover is attached to the cover of the book.

Item — Box: 2, Item: 12

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of one box of folders containing materials pertinent to the Byrne, Bryant and Durkin families. There are many photographs of members of both sides of the families. Her father John B. Byrne, Sr. was from California and many of his school pieces are included. Her brother Philip had been an outstanding athlete at Columbus High School. His scrapbook is included. The family attended Holy Family Catholic church in Columbus and there are many family bibles, prayer books and devotionals in Box 2, which also houses old family daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes and other pieces belonging to family members.