World War (1939-1945) -- Caricatures and Cartoons

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This collection consists of several small Armed Services Edition books printed for distribution to American military servicemen/women overseas during World War II from 1943 to 1946. The books feature an array of non-fiction titles as well as classics, poetry, cartoons, biographies and fiction titles of various genres. The published books are complete works and not merely digests.

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The collection is comprised of Corporal Robert T. Hawk's pencil drawings during his servies in the United States Army between 1943 to 1945. His drawings encompases portraits of soldiers, as well as illustrations of marksmanship badges and the United States Amry's military insignias.

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This collection contains correspondence from SF 1/C Sidney Dashevsky, USN to his fiancee Emily Van Gelder during the Second World War. Dashevsky was was deployed for almost the entire time he knew her during this correspondence, from 1943 to 1946.

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This collection consists of original correspondence from Lt. Richard N. Doolittle, USN to his wife Ruth during the Second World War, as well as various correspondence to the Doolittles before the war began and some ephemera from time spent overseas. Also included is a summary inventory created by the donor that lists dates, summaries, and locations of each letter in the collection.

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This collection contains correspondence from Capt. James N. Morton, USAAF, to his family during the Second World War, as well as one letter from his son, Sgt. James E. Morton, USA, to his sister Barbara.

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One hand-drawn cartoon, WW II era by Robert "Snuffy" O'Neil.

Scope and Contents This series contains 109 issues of "Yank: The Army Weekly," 1943 -1945. The series does not include all issues published. Some issues are duplicates. The Aug. 10, 1945 issue is a color photocopy. "Yank" was a publication of the U.S. Army, 1942-1945, created by enlisted men and for sale only to those in the armed services. The magazine featured striking, historical or poignant cover photographs, "The Sad Sack" cartoon by George Baker as well as a page of cartoons by other servicemen, an...

Scope and Contents This series contains one newspaper and one clipping. The clipping is a poem in English from a French paper sent to Hecht's mother, with handwritten notes. The newspaper is the Ninth Division Anniversary Edition paper from Fort Bragg August 1, 1941. Of particular note is the newspaper's neglect of the war in Europe. From the articles, it is apparent some shifting and reorganization is occuring within the military but there is no mention of the war, rather with articles glorifying...

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This collection contains letters, travel materials, ephemera and news clippings from Pvt. Hubert A. Spurgin, USA.

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This collection contains issues of "Yank," a weekly magazine published by the U.S. Army during the Second World War.