Stella Pecelj Collett (ca. 1922-2010)

Subject: Collett, Stella Pecelj c. 1921-2010. Bell & Howell Co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1414]..Summary: Stella Pecelj Collett (ca. 1922-2010) was working at the Bell & Howell Company during World War II when this photograph was taken. She had been featured as a "Pin-Up Girl" in a company publication and just been offered a screen test at MGM. The accompanying press release had noted that the motion picture manufacturer was "now engaged 100% in war production...Stella works in the Purchasing Department at Bell & Howell--one of the army of women on the home front, fighting the battle of production--one of the women behind the men behind the guns..Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archivess..ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!306392~!0#focus ) ..Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu )