World War II Information Collection, 1942-1951

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WORLD WAR II INFORMATION COLLECTION

A Register, 1942-1951

Overview of Collection

Repository: Clemson University Libraries Special Collections, Clemson, SC

Creator: War Information Center (Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina)

Collection Number: Mss 253

Title: World War II Information Collection, 1942-1951

Abstract: The War Information Center was established at Clemson College in April 1942. It was one of roughly 140 colleges and universities across the United States designated by the Library Service Division of the U.S. Office of Education to receive a wide range of publications and information in order to keep communities informed about the war effort in an age before mass media. The collection contains materials that document the events of World War II and its immediate aftermath.

Quantity: 24 cubic feet consisting of 93 folders in 6 letter-sized boxes / 84 oversized folders / 10 oversized boxes.

Scope and Content Note

The collection includes publications, brochures, newsletters, news-clippings, posters, maps, ration coupons, and Newsmaps detailing the events of World War II.

The collection dates from 1942-1951. The bulk of the material dates from the U.S. war years of 1942-1945. The subject files date from 1942-1945 with one correspondence file dated 1951. The World War II posters date from 1942-1946. The war-related maps date from 1941-1945. The Newsmaps date from 1942-1948.

The subject files are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title. The news-clippings are arranged in chronological order. The oversized World War II posters, maps, and Newsmaps have detailed separation lists provided.

The subject files contain pamphlets, newsletters, publications, brochures, and articles that document the activities of countries that fell to German occupation. Well- represented among these are Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Several files contain news-clippings which relate to local interest; namely those of Clemson College, South Carolina, or South Carolina industry. In addition, the subject files contain World War II ration coupons. In order to keep the military sufficiently supplied, the United States requested that their citizens ration certain items

1 such as fuel and rubber. A representative sample of several types of coupons has been preserved. Finally, one correspondence file from William Jennings Bryan Dorn has been included.

The World War II posters contain a wide variety of war-related artwork, including several Walt Disney, Vernon Grant, and Norman Rockwell prints. A supplemental container list for these posters has been provided in the finding aid.

The maps collection contains fact-related war information. Representations include the Pacific War Theater, Europe, and economic-trend maps, among a multitude of additional illustrations.

A large collection of Newsmaps have been preserved as well. These two-sided maps provide summaries of war-related events and theatres of conflict. Each provides informative photographs and illustrations such as insignia, weapons, and vehicles. In addition, the maps depict areas controlled by the various combatant armies throughout the conflict. The Newsmaps also provide post-war advice, such as college, employment, and insurance.

In 2003, the collection was completely processed. Dr. Don McKale, Professor of History at Clemson University was consulted. Dr. McKale judged much of the collection to be information readily available within the known corpus of World War II studies. He did, however, recommend that several parts of the original collection were unique and worth keeping. It was determined that the original War Information Collection would be weeded in order to make it more manageable. Most of the newspaper clippings and miscellaneous publications were donated to Florida State University, where it is housed within their History Departments’ “World War II & the Human Experience” Research Center. In addition, all Federal Government Agency documents and publications within the collection were removed and added to the holdings of the Public Documents Collection at Clemson University.

Additional Collection Information

Cite as: [description of item such as “The Danish Listening Post” -- May 15, 1942], box number, folder number, Mss 253, World War II Information Collection, Special Collections, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC.

Historical Note

The War Information Center was established at Clemson College in April 1942. It was one of two key information centers designated for the state of South Carolina by the Library Service Division of the U.S. Office of Education, the University of South Carolina being the other.

Roughly 140 colleges and universities across the country were chosen to receive a wide range of publications and information in order to keep communities informed of war-related issues. The War Information Center at Clemson College was to serve student and community patrons in the upstate area. The American Library Association and the Civilian Morale Service together with the Library Service Division of the U.S. Office of Education were responsible for coordinating the effort.

2 The War Information Centers’ publications were on display at Clemson College during the war years 1942-1945. Afterwards, the material was added to the Public Documents area of the Clemson College Library. Here the material stayed until the Cooper Library was built in the 1960’s. The War Information contents were moved along with Public Documents to the new Library.

In the early 1980’s a major reorganization of the Clemson Library was undertaken. The War Information Collection was then transferred to Special Collections. The collection was accessioned at the time that Special Collections moved to the Strom Thurmond Institute Building in 1989.

Related Material

Series 74 University Libraries 1893-1995 contains correspondence related to the formation of the War Information Center.

Administrative Information

Provenance: Clemson University Libraries Public Documents Unit between the years 1982-1983.

The Clemson Library acquired the material during World War II. It was on display during those years and afterwards was available through Public Documents. In the early 1980’s the material was moved to Clemson University Special Collections Unit.

Formerly accession numbers 88-139, 89-74, and 94-5.

Processing Information: World War II posters were processed by Susan Hiott in 1994. World War II Information Collection processed by Carl Redd and Deepak Vembar between 2003 and 2004.

3 Oversized Posters – 510 World War II Posters (with copies)

Oversize Folders [map case drawers]: 1 “85 Million Americans Hold War Bonds” “A Careless Word. . . A Needless Sinking” “America’s Fishing Fleet and Men . . .” “Another Tanker Torpedoed Off the Atlantic Coast” “And We Talk About Sacrifice. . . Buy War Bonds” “Are You Playing Square?” “Attack Attack Attack. Buy War Bonds” “Avenge December 7”

2 “Back ‘Em Up. Buy Extra War Bonds” (2) “Be With Him At Every Mail Call . . .” “. . . Because Somebody Talked” “Become A Nurse. . . Your Country Needs You. . .” (2) “Buy Bonds For Him. Let’s All Keep Backing the Attack” “Buy Now For The Bigger 7th War Loan” “Buy That Invasion Bond” (2) “Buy Your Extra Bonds Here. 7th War Loan”

3 “Careless Talk Got There First” “Christmas Overseas Gifts. . .” (2) “Do the Job He Left Behind. . .” (2) “Do With Less So They’ll Have Enough” (3) “Do Your Part to Win the War. Buy More War Savings Bonds” “Doctors Are Scarce. . . Learn First Aid and Home Nursing” “ ‘Doing All You Can Brother?’ Buy War Bonds”

4 “Enlist In a Proud Profession. Join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps” (2) “Equipment is Precious. . .” “Fill It. Help Harvest War Crops” “Fire Away. Buy Extra Bonds” (3) “Fish Is a Fighting Food”

5 “For A Secure Future. Buy War Bonds” “For Health. . . Eat Some Food From Each Group . . .Every Day” “For Peace and Security. Buy Bonds.” “For Victory and My Personal Post War World. . .” “For War Service. Seeing It Through! Are You?” “Free Movies. Buy Victory Bonds.”

6 “Get a War Job To Help Him Fight” (2) “Get the Jap and Get It Out. Work Where You’re Needed” (3) “Give It Your Best” (4)

4 “Give To Your War Fund. For Our Own – For Our Allies” “Give War Bonds. The Present With a Future” (2) “Grow More. . . Can More. . . in ‘44”

7 “Harvest War Crops. The Women’s Land Army. . .” “Have You Really Tried To Save Gas. . . ?” (2) “He Volunteered For Submarine Servie” “Help Bring Them Back to You” (2) “Help Harvest. Join U.S. Crop Corps” “Help Harvest War Crops. Enlist Now” “Here’s How to Head Off Runaway Prices” “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts. . . Join the Submarine Service” “Home Front Fires Are Enemy Victories”

8 “I Need Your Skill In a War Job” (4) “If You Tell Where He’s Going. . . He May Never Get There” (2)

9 “I’ll Carry Mine Too. Trucks and Tires Must Last Till Victory” (3) “Is Your Trip Necessary? Needless Travel Interferes With the War Effort” (4) “It May Not Be Enough. . .”

10 “Join Women’s Land Army” “Keep ‘Em Flying Back. Usable Drums Are Like Ammunition” “Keep Him Flying! Buy War Bonds” “Keep the Home Front Pledge” (3) “Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Down Living Costs” (2) “Let’s Go. Our Quota Is $ ___. 6th War Loan” “Liberte. Egalite. Fraternite. Enfin!”

11 “Make This Pledge. . .” “Make Your Own Declaration of War. . . Buy War Bonds” “New Air Raid Warning System” (3) “New Zealand Fights For the Future” “Next! 6th War Loan.” (2) “Our Carelessness Their Secret Weapon. Prevent Forest Fires”

12 “Pitch In and Help! Join the Women’s Land Army” “Plant a Victory Garden. Our Food Is Fighting” (5) “Produce High Grade Cotton” “Rationing Means A Fair Share For All of Us” “Rationing Means A Fair Share For All of Us” [different than first one] “Remember Your Income Tax Return Must Be Filed On or Before March 15”

13 “Save Waste Fats For Explosives.” “See Action Now. Join the Submarine Service” “Serve Those Who Served” (2)

5 “Shoot to Kill. Protect Your Victory Garden” “Smack the Jap! Volunteer for Submarine Service” “Strong in the Strength of the Lord. . .” (2)

14 “Tenants’ Wartime Pledge” “The Sky’s the Limit” “The United Nations” “The United Nations Fight For Freedom” (3) “They’ll Let Us Know When to Quit” (2)

15 “This is the Enemy” “This Was Once Good Earth” “Those Overalls Are Your Uniform, Bud” “To Have and to Hold. Buy War Bonds” (2) “To Have and to Hold. War Bonds” (2) “Train Today While You Fight For Tomorrow. . . Submarine Service”

16 “United. The United Nations Fight For Freedom” (2) “United We Win” (2) “Use It Up – Wear It Out – Make It Do” (5)

17 “War Shipments Mean Less Fuel For All” (2) “We Have Just Begun To Fight” “We Here Highly Resolve That These Dead. . . Remember Dec. 7th” “We Shall Win or We Shall Die. . . War Bonds and Stamps” “Where Our Men Are Fighting Our Food is Fighting” (3) “Where’s the Meat?” “Women There’s Work to Be Done and a War to Be Won” (2) [Vernon Grant]

18 “You Can Earn This Shoulder Emblem. . .” “You Can’t Afford to Get Hurt” “Your Ammunition Typewriters, Pencils. . . Don’t Waste It” (3) “Your Country Expects You To. . .”

19 [red, white and blue paint over swastika on wall] “1778 1943 Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty” (3)

20 “A Blow to the Axis. More Lumber for the Army” “A Careless Word. . . A Needless Loss” “A Careless Word . . . Another Cross” “A Good Soldier Sticks to His Post” “A Strange Sort of Prayer” “Air Fronts” “America’s Answer! Production” “American Labor. . . Producing for Attack”

6 21 “Back ‘Em Up With More Metal” “Big Things From Little Ideas Grow” “Bring Him Home Sooner. . . Join the Waves” “ ‘Bundles for Berlin’ . . . More Production” “Buy Now For the Bigger 7th War Loan” “Buy War Bonds” “Buy War Bonds. . . Lexington 1775; Indepdence, July 4, 1776”

22 “Can I Tell ‘Em You’re Still With Us?” (2) “Care Is Costly. Buy and Hold War Bonds” “Cette Fois Jusqu’a Berlin” “Charter of the United Nations” “Corsairs Climb Right Into the Fight”

23 “Death On Subs!” “Don’t Get Hurt. It May Cost His Life.” “Don’t Let the Absenteeism Bug Get You . . .” “Don’t Miss Your Greatest Opportunity . . . Waves”

24 “Enlist In the Coast Guard SPARS” (2) “Enlist In the WAVES” “Every Man Woman and Child is a Partner” “For Gunpowder. Save Waste Fats.” “Fork Truck Safety Tips / General Safety Tips” 25 “Get a Load of This. . . The Army Needs Lumber. . .” “Give ‘Em the Stuff to Fight With” “Give ‘Em the Stuff to Fight With. Work For Freedom.” “Give Him a Better Chance to Get Back . . .” (2)

26 “Have You Got What It Takes. . . Enlist In the Waves” “Having Seen the Quality of the Work. . .” “Hit Hard. Hit Fast. Produce For Your Navy” “How to Shop With Ration Tokens” “I Need You On the Job Full Time. . .” (2) “If It’ll Save A Second. It’s A Great Idea. . .”

27 “Just Meet Those Schedules Will You?” “Keep It Up Brother. This War’s Not Won By a Damn Site” “Keep That Lumber Coming” “Learn To Operate a $7,000,000 Sub. . .” “Let’s Finish the Job. Urgent. Experienced Seamen Needed” “Let’s Go! Where’s That Landing Boat?”

28 “Men of Valor. They Fight For You” “Metal for Victory! Keep It Coming” “More Productions”

7 “My Girl’s A WOW. Woman Ordnance Worker.” (3) “Next of Kin Has Been Notified. Your Work Will Save Lives.” “Now All Together. 7th War Loan”

29 “Official Civilian Defense Insignia” “Our Fighters Deserve Our Best” “Our Good Earth. Keep It Ours.” “Our War Bond Sales” “Ours To Fight For. . . Freedom From Want” [Norman Rockwell] “Ours to Fight For. . . Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship,. . .” [Norman Rockwell](2)

30 “ ‘Pass the Ammunition.’ O.K. Soldier – That’s Our Job!” “Produce For Your Navy. Victory Begins At Home.” “Ready For Anything Thanks To You” “Remember Last December. . .”

31 “Save Freedom of Worship. Buy War Bonds” [Norman Rockwell] “Save Your Cans. Help Pass the Ammunition” (2) “Setting the Course to Victory With the U.S. Coast Guard” “She’s A WOW. Woman Ordnance Worker” “Shipbuilders Creed For ’43. . .” “Someone Talked” “Supply Lines Are Life Lines. . . They Depend On You”

32 “Thank God for American Industry” “That Was the Day I Joined the WAVES” “The Five Sullivan Brothers. . .” “The More We Produce, the Quicker This Will End” “The United Nations Fight For Freedom” (3)

33 “They Look To Us For Supplies” (2) “They’ll Stake Their Lives on Your Ordnance” (2) “They’re Fighting Harder Than Ever. . . Are You Buying More War Bonds…” “They’ve Got More Important Places To Go Than You” (2) “They’ve Got the Guts. Back ‘Em Up With More Metal” “This Is India. One of the United Nations”

34 “This Is Nazi Brutality. . .” (2) “This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free. Work For Freedom” “This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free. Fight For Freedom” “Time Saved On Your Job Saves Lives On His” “Together We Win. Get Behind Your Labor Management Committee” “Tools Are Weapons: “TWICE A Patriot.” Ex-Private Obie Bartlett. . .” (2)

8 35 “United We Stand” “United . The United Nations Fight For Freedom” (2) “USA In Action” “Victory – Now You Can Invest In It” “Victory Still Comes High. It’s a Tough Road to Tokyo”

36 “We French Workers Warn You. . .” “We’ll Lick ‘Em. Just Give Us the Stuff” “We’re Moving Up.” “When You’re AWOL You’re Working For the Axis” “Will Your Name Be There?” “Wish I Could Join Too” “Women In the War. We Can’t Win Without Them.”

37 “You Are Needed Now. . . Army Nurse Corps” “You Can’t Afford To Miss Either. Buy Bonds” “You Deliver the Ships. We’ll Deliver the Goods” “You Knock ‘Em Out. We’ll Knock ‘Em Down.” “You Make It Right. They’ll Make It Fight.”

38 “You’ll Be Happy Too. . . Serving As A WAVE. . .” “Young Men Wanted In Navy Radar” (2) “Your Metal Is Their Might.” “Your OPA Program”

Oversized Material – war articles, charts, maps, and posters

Oversize Folder 39 Maps “Aircraft Insignia”-1942 “Amerasia-The Pacific Area”-not dated “The Business Trend”-August 1, 1942 “The Business Trend”-Nov. 1, 1942 “The Business Trend”-Dec. 1, 1942 “The Business Trend”-Jan. 1, 1943 “The Business Trend”-Feb. 1, 1943 “Czechoslovakia” “Dated Events War Map”-1942 Esso-“The Pacific Theater” Esso-“Transportation” Esso-“World Island-Fortress Europe” “Extent of Aerial Photography” (US) Dept. of Agriculture-Sept.1, 1941 “Extent of Aerial Photography” (US) Dept. of Agriculture-May 1, 1942 “Europe From The Southwest”-1943 “French Invasion Sectors 1-5”

9 “Great Circle Airway”-May, 1943 “ Military Navel Maps of WWII”-1942 “Railroad Freight Class Territories and Freight Assoc. Territories” Rand McNally-“War Map of Europe” “Theater of War In Europe, Africa, and Western Asia”-1942 “Theater of War In the Pacific Ocean”-1942 Wall News-“Japan Is A Tough Nut To Crack!”-June-July, 1945 “War Zones of the World” “World Island” atlas - Time Magazine-Atlas of the War”

Oversize Folder 39 Posters

“In Which We Serve” “One of Our Aircraft Is Missing” “News of the Month After Victory” “Policies”-Educational Policies Commission “Yes…the U.S. Army Urgently Needs Your Skill, Nurse!”

Oversize Folder 39 Articles Life-“War Ties Up Two Biggest Liners In New York” (Spam ad on reverse) Newsweek-“Map of the Month…Netherlands…May 1, 1944” Philadelphia Enquirer-“The Worlds Mightiest Battleship Is Launched”-September 27, 1942 State Newspaper-“Wide World Warbook”-March 27, 1942 U.N. “World or War”

Oversize Folder 39 Charts “Chart of the U.N. As Proposed by Dumbarton Oaks” Purdue University-“Vickers, Rockwell, and Brinell Hardness Values For Various Metals and Alloys”

10 Oversized Newsmaps (219)

Oversize Folder 40 May 25, 1942-June 22, 1942 “RAF Salvages Wrecked Planes From Desert” “Training for Motor Torpedo Boat Service” “Producing the Big Seacoast Rifles” “A Gruppe is the Basic Unit of the German Infantry” “Russia Has Held the Nazis Since June 22, 1941”

Oversize Folder 41 June 29, 1942-July 27, 1942 “The Battle Along the Atlantic” “Production Hits Its Stride; British Weapons” “Southwest Fighting Bases” “Seagoing Tractor On Test; Wing, Engine, Fuselage, Tail” “U.S. Tanks In Australia”

Oversize Folder 42 August 3, 1942-August 31, 1942 “Stingers on the Flying Fortress” “U.S. Army’s Troopship of the Skies” “Club for U.S. Forces In London” “War in the Heart of Africa; China’s Cadets” “Airborne Command Lands”

Oversize Folder 43 September 7, 1942-October 12, 1942 “Tanks Train in the U.S. Deserts” “U.S. Marines Toughen Up Each Other” “Jap Midget Starts New Mission; Jungle Fighting” “Paratroopers Train for Action; Convoy”

Oversize Folder 44 October 19, 1942-November 16, 1942 “Airborne Command” “Freight Cars with Wings; Foxholes Are Life Savers” “There Is No All Purpose Plane” “Own Weapons Turned On Japanese” “Tanks Land for Beach Operation; Why We Fight”

Oversize Folder 45 November 23, 1942-December 21, 1942 “North Africa: The March Westward” “Unloading in North Africa; Aircraft Insignia”

11 “Stalingrad Strikes Back” “Convoy to Africa; Anti-Aircraft Artillery” ‘Yanks Advance on Japs in New Guinea”

Oversize Folder 46 December 28, 1942-January 25, 1943 “For Yanks Dreaming of a White Christmas” “The Nerve System of the Army” “Learn to Recognize These Vehicles” “Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia”

Oversize Folder 47 February 1, 1943-March 8, 1943 “Light Tanks and Self-Propelled Weapons” “Learn to Recognize These Vehicles” “Soviet Infantry” “The World at War” “German Army Uniforms and Insignia” “German Navy Uniforms and Insignia”

Oversize Folder 48 March 15, 1943-April 12, 1943 “Learn To Recognize These Vehicles” “Military Courtesy” “Gas” “British Aircraft” “The Marine Corps: A Unified Fighting Force”

Oversize Folder 49 April 19, 1943-May 17, 1943 “Tunisia [and the central Mediterranean]” “2nd Volume - The War Fronts: Tunisia, Raid on Japan” “Don’t Help the Enemy” “You May Be Eligible for the Army Specialized Training Program; Clearing Mine Fields In Tunisia” “So He Can Fight”

Oversize Folder 50 May 24, 1943-June 21, 1943 “The Not-So-Soft Underside” “You Can Crack That Tank” “Secret Weapons Are the Little Drops of Information” “The Making of a U.S. Bluejacket” “Disease in the Tropics”

12 Oversize Folder 51 June 28, 1943- July 26, 1943 “Gliders: Weapons of War” “Abandon Ship” “Gas” “Battle Area on the Eastern Front” “Pacific and Far East”

Oversize Folder 52 August 2, 1943-August 30, 1943 “Failure to Recognize Destroyed Our Own tank” “The Long Tough Fight Ahead Beyond Sunny Italy” “Jap Aircraft” “China’s Army Is a Seasoned Military Force” “Weapons of the German Infantry Division”

Oversize Folder 53 September 6, 1943-October 11, 1943 “Typical German Infantry Division” “Battleground Italy” “Progress of the War” “A Mournful Melody” “Typical German Infantry Regiment”

Oversize Folder 54 November 22, 1943-December 20, 1943 “The World” “Surprise: A Powerful Weapon” “Sentinels Must Know the Eleven General Orders” “A Sign of Comradeship” “Tarawa: The Battle for the Gilberts”

Oversize Folder 55 December 27, 1943-January 31, 1944 “Courageous Care: Army Nurse Corps” “Land of the Setting Sun” “Map of Eastern New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago” “Southeast Asia” “German Army Uniforms” “France”

Oversize Folder 56 February 7, 1944-March 6, 1944 “Jap Army Uniforms” “Central Italy”

13 “Landing Craft” “In Mein Kampf Hitler Stated…” “Luftwaffe Uniforms”

Oversize Folder 57 March 13, 1944-April 10, 1944 “Europe” “USS Ranger” “Southeastern Europe” “Northern Burma”

Oversize Folder 58 May 27, 1940-May 18, 1942 “Training of the U.S. Army Glider Pilots” “Cavalry Regiment Changes Mounts to Steady Steel” “British Troops Practice Street Fighting Tactics”

Oversize Folder 59 October 18, 1943-November 15, 1943 “Target Tokyo” “Target Berlin” “Northern Italy” “This Is Ann…She Drinks Blood” “U.S. Army Decorations and Awards”

Oversize Folder 60 April 17, 1944-May 15, 1944 “Are the Folks at Home Backing Us Up? Yes.” “3rd Volume Smoke” “Memorandum for the Armed Forces: Home Front Production” “Four Approaches to Japan” “Moscow to Berlin”

Oversize Folder 61 May 22, 1944-June 19, 1944 “Germany and Adjacent Areas” “The Battle-Line is Where the Infantry Is” “Air Commandos” “New Guinea” “Your Battleship and Her Requirements”

Oversize Folder 62 July 3, 1944-July 31, 1944 “Teamwork” “The Po Valley” “Japan and Adjacent Regions”

14 “Saipan” “Europe as Viewed from the U.S.S.R.”

Oversize Folder 62 August 7, 1944-September 4, 1944 “The Amphibs” “Let This Do Your Talking: Silence Means Security” “Philippine Islands” “One Way to Blow Your Top”

Oversize Folder 64 September 11, 1944-October 9, 1944 “Crew: 147,142 Men and Women” “Conquest and Liberation of France” “Mindaneo: Philippine Islands” “If Each of Us Wastes One Pound of War Material” “Dots in the Sky; Dynamite on the Ground”

Oversize Folder 65 October 16, 1944-November 27, 1944 “Air Technical Service Command” “The United States and Adjoining Portions of Canada and Mexico” “Post War Plans!” “Amphibian Armies” “Mulberry Secret Floating Harbor”

Oversize Folder 66 December 4, 1944-January 1, 1945 “These Guys Are O.K.” “Jap Infantry Weapons” “South Burma and Thailand” “Everyday Be Careful What You Say Or Write”

Oversize Folder 67 January 8, 1945-February 12, 1945 “Germany and Its Approaches” “Duren, Germany Before and After” “That Home of Your Own May Be Only a Dream Now” “40 Million a Week” “Inside Japan”

Oversize Folder 68 February 19, 1945-March 19, 1945 “The Corps of Military Police” “The Big Three Crimea Conference” “What the Army Is Doing to Help the Folks?”

15 “Iwo Jima” “Pacific and the Far East”

Oversize Folder 69 March 26, 1945-April 23, 1945 “Some Facts About the U.S.S.R” “Research and Development” “It Will Look Even Bigger After the War” “4th Volume WAC, 3rd Anniversary”

Oversize Folder 70 April 30, 1945-June 4, 1945 “Paper Bullets” “Reconnaissance Aviation” “Two Down; One to Go!” “Victory In Europe; This Is Why We Fight” “United Nations: Geared to Peace and Progress”

Oversize Folder 71 June 18, 1945-July 16, 1945

Oversize Folder 72 July 12, 1943-August 16, 1943-OVERSEAS EDITIONS “Battle Area On the Eastern Front” “Gas” “Pacific and Far East” “Failure to Recognize Destroyed Our Own Tank” “The Long Tough Fight Ahead Beyond Sunny Italy” “Jap Aircraft”

Oversize Folder 73 August 23, 1943-September 27, 1943-OVERSEAS EDITIONS “Typical German Infantry Division” “Progress of the War” “Battleground Italy” “Something Money Can’t Buy” “Weapons of the German Infantry Division” “China’s Army Is a Seasoned Military Force”

Oversize Folder 74 October 4, 1943-November 8, 1943-OVERSEAS EDITIONS “A Mournful Melody” “Typical German Infantry Regiment” “Target Tokyo”

16 “Target Berlin” “Northern Italy” “This Is Ann…She Drinks Blood”

Oversize Folder 75 November 15, 1943-December 6, 1943-OVERSEAS EDITIONS “U.S. Army Decorations and Awards” “The World” “Surprise: A Powerful Weapon” “Sentinels Must Know the Eleven General Orders” “A Message From General Eisenhower” “Landing Craft” February 4, 1946 “

Oversize Folder 76 July 19, 1945-August 13, 1945 “The Battle Line” “Army Air Force” “Special Devices” “Potsdam Briefs, Formosa”

Oversize Folder 77 August 20, 1945-September 17, 1945 “The Knockout Blows Fall” “Japan’s Empire: Its Advance and Retreat; Please, get there and back” “Yanks Land on Japan” “Occupation Begins” “Japan: American Troops Invest the Enemy Homeland; Comparison Chart of Non- Commissioned Grades and Ratings of the Armed Forces”

Oversize Folder 78 September 24, 1945-October 22, 1945 “When Do I Go Home?; Shoulder Insignia of United States Army Combat Divisions” “New Discharge Scores; General Marshall on Demobilization; Important Facts About Your Service Insurance” “What Job Are You Best Fitted For? Code for the Conquered “The Planned Assault on Japan; World Population” “The Sun is Down; The United States We Will Live In”

Oversize Folder 79 October 29, 1945-December 3, 1945 “The World We Live In” “Air Transport Command” “Please Don’t Double-Cross Yourself: Save Some of the Hard-Earned Money; Army Plan of Unifying Armed Forces” “The Atomic Question; Progress Report on Demobilization” “Changes in Army and Navy Commands; Where Will the Jobs Be?”

17 Oversize Folder 80 December 10, 1945-January 14, 1946 “Four Years After Pearl Harbor” “U.S. Role In World Affairs” “Troop Deployment; There Is An Enemy Still to Be Defeated” “Moscow Conference Decisions” “End of a Myth”

Oversize Folder 81 January 21, 1946-February 25, 1946 “They Lost Every Ship” “Operation Crossroads” “Unity In China” “Iran: Rich Land, Poor Land” “Let’s Not Be Fooled Again”

Oversize Folder 82 WWII -March 1946 “UNO Progress Report” “Going to School Under the (amended) GI Bill of Rights” “Job Security” “Farm Loans” “Wherever You Are”

Oversize Folder 83 WWII “Middle East Map” “Facing Starvation” “Organization of the War Department” “You Can Stop the Black Market”

Oversize Folder 84 WWII -1948 “World News of the Week”-August 30, 1948 “World News of the Week”-December 20, 1948 “France” “Tunisia”

18 The War Information Center Publications and Subject Files

Box Folder Folder Title

1 1 “The Baltic States In Post-War Europe”-Dr. Alfred Bilmanis; 1944 2 Belgium 3 Belgian Congo At War 4 Belgium-German Occupation 5 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol. II; May 16- August 29, 1942 6 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol. II; September 26- December 5, 1942 7 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol III; January 2-April 24, 1943 8 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol. III; May 1-December 11, 1943 9 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol. IV; Jan. 8-May 27,1944 10 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol. IV; June 3-December 23,1944 11 News From Belgium and the Belgium Congo-vol. V; January 8-May 5, 1945 12 Correspondence-February 27, 1951 13 Czechoslovakia

2 1 Czech. Publications-Miscellaneous 2 USA 77th Congressional Record-“Massacre of the Czech. People” by Hon. Karl Stefan; June 11, 1942 3 Czechoslovak Economic Council-Bulletin; no. 11 (February 24, 1943), no.12 (April 23, 1943), no. 13 (June 30, 1943) 4 Czechoslovakia-German Occupation- I 5 Czechoslovakia-German Occupation- II 6 Czechoslovak Government Press Bureau; March 3-August 25, 1044 7 Czechoslovak Government Press Bureau; September 1-December 22, 1944 8 Czechoslovak Government Press Bureau; January 1945 9 Czechoslovak Government Press Bureau; August 3-April 10, 1945 10 Czechoslovak Government Press Bureau; “Fragmented” 11 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; June 1942 12 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; July 1942

3 1 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; August 1942 2 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; September 1942 3 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; October 1942 4 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; November 1942 5 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; December 1942 6 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; January 1943 7 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; February 1943

19 8 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; March-April, 1943 9 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; May 1943 10 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; June-July, 1943 11 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; October-December, 1943 12 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; January 7-June 9, 1944 13 Czechoslovak Press Bureau; May 9-August 11, 1944

4 1 News of Czechoslovakia-1942 2 News of Czechoslovakia-1943 3 News of Czechoslovakia-1944 4 News of Czechoslovakia-1945 5 News Flashes From Czechoslovakia; 1 (January 8, 1945), 2 (January 15, 1945), 3 (July 15, 1945), 4 (August 1, 1945) 6 News Flashes From Czechoslovakia Under Nazi Domination; March- December, 1942 7 News Flashes From Czechoslovakia Under Nazi Domination; October- December, 1943 8 News Flashes From Czechoslovakia Under Nazi Domination; January- December, 1944 + January 1, 1945 9 “Czechoslovakia”-nd; Paper Detailing History of Country 10 Photo Static Copies of News Items Relating To the Official Visit of President of Czechoslovakia Dr. Eduard Benes to United States 11 The Danish Listening Post-vol. I; issues 2-24 12 The Danish Listening Post-vol. I; issues 25-50 13 The Danish Listening Post-vol. II; issues 1-4, 6, 9-11, 18, and 20-21 14 Denmark-German Occupation 15 France-French Resistance; I

5 1 France- French Resistance; II 2 Greece 3 Hungary 4 Latvia 5 Netherlands 6 Netherlands-Indies 7 The Netherlands Information Bureau-issues 1, 2, 3, and 5 8 News-clippings; 1941 9 News-clippings; 1942 10 News-clippings; 1943 11 News-clippings; 1944 12 Norway 13 News of Norway-vol. II; issues 18-50 14 News of Norway-vol. III; issues 1-27 and 42-50 15 News of Norway-vol. IV; issues 1-50

6 1 News of Norway-vol. V; issues 1-2, and 10-16 2 Poland

20 3 Poland Fights; 1941-1942 4 Poland Fights-vol. III; January 5-December 20, 1943 5 Poland Fights-vol. IV; January 5-December 5, 1944 6 Polish Facts and Figures; issue # 2, and 6-9 7 Polish Labor Movement 8 Polish/Soviet Relations 9 The Polish Review; vol. IV (November 23, 1944), (December 7, 1944), December 25, 1944)-vol. V (January 18, 1945) 10 The Polish Underground 11 Rationing In World War II 12 Ration Coupons-Household Items 13 Ration Coupons-Food 14 Ration Coupons-Fuel 15 Ration Coupons-Mileage 16 Ration Coupons-Shoes 17 Ration Coupons-Tires 18 South Carolina Local Interest-Hon. Joseph R. Bryson Speech-“War and Freight Rate Discriminations”; April 19, 1943 19 South Carolina Local Interest-Charles N. Sisson (Coker College)-“Salient Attributes of Bodin’s Theory of Sovereignty”; April 18, 1942 20 World War II-Post Conflict Issues 21 Yugoslavia 22 “Yugoslavia”-Newsletter-vol. II; issues 9, 10, and 11 23 “Yugoslav Information Center”-Newsletter 24 Yugoslav News Bulletin-vol. I; issues 10-14 25 Yugoslavia-United Yugoslav Relief Fund of America

21 Oversize boxes - WWII posters

Box 7 Folder 1 “85 Million Americans Hold War Bonds” “…And WE talk about sacrifice / Buy War Bonds” “BEWARE” (2) “Buy Now for the Bigger 7th War Loan”

2 “Care is Costly / Buy and Hold War Bonds” (2) “Cluttered Benches Cause Accidents” “Conserve Paper But Save Historical Resources”

3 “Deliver Us From Evil / Buy War Bonds” “Don’t Be A Job Hopper” [Walt Disney] (3) “Don’t Feed Black Market Greed” “Don’t Give Your Blood to the 7th Column – Carelessness” “Don’t Pay Above the Price on Tag / Any Overcharge Comes Out of Your Pocket”

4 “Electricity Packs a Terrific Wallop” “Floored by the 7th Column – Carelessness” “For Freedom’s Sake / Buy War Bonds” “Give ‘em the Stuff to Fight With” “Ground It” “Hi Neighbor / God Made Us Neighbors Let Justice Make Us Friends” “High Sign for Victory / Boost Your Payroll Savings” “Hon. Spy Say: Thanks for the Can You Throw Away”

5 “I Need You On The Job Full Time Don’t Get Hurt” “I’m Counting On You / Don’t Discuss Troop Movements. . . “ (2) “It takes Two to Make a Black Market” “Join Us on the Farm Front / Be a Victory Farm Volunteer” “Keep ‘Em Rolling with Payroll Savings” “Let ‘Em Have It / Buy Extra Bonds” “Look Out Below 7th Column – Carelessness – Above”

6 “Men Wanted Today to Work on Pulpwood Cutting…” (2) “Mine America’s Coal…/ We’ll make it hot for the enemy” (2) “More Production” “Miles of Hell to Tokyo! / Work Where You’re Needed” (4)

7 “OPA Ceiling price. Refuse to pay more” “PAN America Day, April 14, 1940” “Protect His Future / Buy and Keep War Bonds” (2) “Protect Them / don’t pay over ceiling prices”

22 “Pvt. Joe Louis says – We’re going to do our part…and we’ll win because we’re on God’s side”

8 “Share Sugar / it’s war-scarce it’s war-necessary” “Somebody blabbed. Button your lip [hand and gun]” “Somebody blabbed. Button your lip [hand and sailor hat]” “Spike the Axis With War Bonds / Boost Your Payroll Savings”

9 “That Tired Feeling. Rx Regular Rest and Sleep Good Food Recreation” “There’s a ceiling on your rent. / Don’t pay more!” (4) “They’re fighting harder than ever. / Are you buying more war bonds…?” (2) “This Work Space is “Cleared for Action” / Pick up so you won’t slip, trip or fall.”

10 “Victory – Now You Can Invest In It…” “Wear These – Not This. / Don’t lose an eye to the 7th column – carelessness.” “You Can’t Afford to Miss Either. / Buy Bonds Every Payday” (2) “Your “19” / Meet Payroll Savings”

Box 8 Folder 1 [flag and pictures of famous Americans] “1946 Resolution That Every American Buy and Hold War Bonds” “$100 War Savings Bond Series E.” “A Lifetime Education Free . . . U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps” (2) “A Message About Food from the President . . . 1945” (2) “A Message About Food from the President . . . 1946” “Am I Proud. I’m Fighting Famine by Canning Food at Home” “Americans Suffer When Careless Talk Kills” (2) “Award for Careless Talk.”

2 “Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps” (3) “ ‘Books are Weapons’ Says President Roosevelt . . .” “Building or Repairing? Get Your Money’s Worth . . .” “Could This Be You? Don’t Travel . . .” (2)

3 “Democracy in Action. Your War Price and Rationing Board . . .” “Dig Down Deep . . . 7th War Loan” “Don’t Be a Job Hopper” [Walt Disney] (4) “Don’t Burn Waste Paper. . .” “Don’t Fall for Enemy Propaganda” “Don’t Let This Bug Get You. Absenteeism . . .” “Don’t Shiver Next Winter. Order Coal Now.”

4 “Emergency War Agencies” “Extra War Bonds. 5th War Loan.” “Facisti Republicanni”

23 “Figure It Out Yourself. Boost Your Bond Buying.” “Food Comes First” “Food Is a Weapon” “For Baby’s Sake. Buy War Bonds.” “For Service In Civilian Defense” “For Victory and My Personal Postwar World” “For Victory . . . War Bonds” “For Work. For Play. 3 “Squares” a Day” “From Now On It’s Your Job . . . Nurse Crisis”

5 “Give ‘em the Stuff to Fight With” “Give ‘em the Stuff to Fight With. Fight for Freedom” (2) “Give More Books. Victory Book Campaign.” “Grow Your Own. Be Sure” (2)

Box 9 Folder 1 “Here Are Some of the 239 WAC Jobs. . .” “Here’s a War Job All Americans May Be Proud Of. . .” (2) “Hey Gang! Keep on Licking War Stamps” “I’m Proud . . . My Husband Wants Me To Do My Part” (3) “ ‘I’ve Found the Job Where I Fit Best’ . . .” (3) “In the Last War Farm Prices Went Highest . . .” “ ‘In the Strength of Great Hope’ . . . Buy Victory Bonds” (2) “If the Absentee Bugs Bit You.”

2 “Jap . . . You’re Next. We’ll Finish the Job.” (2) “Just by Keeping Well You Can Help Us Win This War” “Le Nittorie Alleate” “Lick the Platter Clean” [Vernon Grant] (2) “Longing Won’t Bring Him Back Sooner . . . Get a War Job” (2) “Look Out Lady. That Penny is a ‘Booby Trap’”

3 “Me Travel? Not this Summer. Vacation at Home.” “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” “Now You Be Careful What You Say or Write” “O’er the Ramparts We Watch . . . Army Air Forces” (2) “Of Course I Can” (2) “Opportunity for Veterans . . . Foreign Service Officer” “Please Folks Be Extra Careful This Year . . . Prevent Forest Fires” “Protect His America. Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires”

4 “Report Over Charges.” “Share and Play Square” “Share Sugar” “Shoptalk May Be Sabotalk. The Walls Have Ears”

24 “So the Jap’s a Snap? I Can’t See It.” “Spojencti Mezinarondi. . .” “Spike the Jap. Get a Railroad Job Now.” (2) “Stop Him and the Job’s Done” (2)

5 “Tenants Rent Control Protects You. . .” “The Government of the United States” “The Jap Way. Cold Blooded Murder . . .” “The More Women at Work the Sooner We Will Win” “The State of This Nation Is Good” (6) “They Also Serve, Who Buy War Bonds”

Box 10 Folder 1 “This Man Is Your Friend. Australian . . .” “This Man Is Your Friend. Canadian . . .” “This Man Is Your Friend. Dutch Sailor . . .” “This Man Is Your Friend. Englishman . . .” “This Man Is Your Friend. Ethiopian . . .” “This World Cannot Exist Half Slave and Half Free” “This Pharmacy Is Backing the Victory Loan” “Two Years Ago the British Empire Stood Alone . . .”

2 “United We Are Strong. United We Will Win.” “Urgent Notice . . . Don’t Discuss. . .” “Use Horse Sense. Be Careful What You Say and Write” “Vedouci osobnosti . . .” “Veterans. Jobs in the Federal Government Are Open to You.” “Victory Loan. Buy Your Extra Bonds Here.” “Votre Terre. Votre Recolte.”

3 “Wanted . . . Men! To Work on Pulpwood. . . “ “War Against the Fires of War With the Fire Guard . . .” (2) “War Traffic Must Come First. Don’t Waste Transportation” “ ‘We Can. We Will. We Must.’ . . . Buy War Savings Bonds. . .” “We Have Just Begun to Fight” “We’ll Have Lots to Eat This Winter , Won’t We Mother?” (2) “We’ll Take Care of the Rising Sun. You Take Care of Rising Prices.” “We’re Giving Them the Old One-Two” “We’re Sticking On the Job. . . Pulpwood”

4 “What Are You Going to Do About It?. . .” “What You Make Can Prevent This” (3) “Women. . . Our Wounded Need Your Care. . .” (2)

25 “Women - There’s Work to Be Done and a War to Be Won” (3) “Work on a Farm This Summer. . . U.S. Crop Corps” (3)

5 “You Can Lick Runaway Prices” [Jim Flagg] “You Don’t Have to Be Gypped” “You Think War End Soon? . . .Go Ahead, Take Day Off” “You, Too, Are Needed In a War Job. Work in a Food Processing Plant” (2) “Your President Says. . .” “Your Victory Garden Counts More Than Ever” (2)