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Collection M 0141 The War Illustrated, 1939-1947 Table of Contents User Information Historical Sketch Scope and Content Note Container List Processed by Deborah Hershman, Jack Craig, and Laura Christiansen December 2018 Thomas Balch Library 208 W. Market Street Leesburg, VA 20176 USER INFORMATION VOLUME OF COLLECTION: .75 cubic feet COLLECTION DATES: 1939-1947 PROVENANCE: Neil Bloomfield, Waterford, VA ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection open for research USE RESTRICTIONS: Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material. Photocopying not permitted. REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from Thomas Balch Library. CITE AS: The War Illustrated, 1939-1947 (M 0141), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. ALTERNATE FORMATS: None OTHER FINDING AIDS: None TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: None RELATED HOLDINGS: World War II Ration Books (SC 0121), Irwin Uran Memoirs, 2001-2003 (SC 0087), Vaughan Family Papers 1943-1946 (M 007). ACCESSION NUMBERS: 2017.0083 2 HISTORICAL SKETCH The War Illustrated: A Pictorial Record of the Conflict of the Nations is a British war magazine published in London by William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879 –1954). A newspaper magnate, Berry owned numerous newspapers in the United Kingdom, including The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and Financial Times. The War Illustrated magazine was first released during World War I, beginning on 22 August 1914, eighteen days after the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Regular issues of the magazine continued throughout the First World War, ending in February 1919. The magazine was revived on 16 September 1939 following the start of World War II. Some 255 issues of The War Illustrated magazine were published during the course of the Second World War before it ceased production on 11 April 1947. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949) served as editor for the magazine during both World Wars and also contributed numerous articles. The War Illustrated magazine contained personal accounts of the war by correspondents together with descriptions and illustrations of Victoria Cross actions and retrospectives of great battles and events in the war. Coverage was dramatic, sensationalized, and fiercely patriotic and focused on depicting events through photographs and illustrations. SOURCES: The War Illustrated, 1939-1947 (M 0141), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. The War Illustrated Issue 1. https://archivee.org/details/issue1-201404/page/n9 Golding, Barrett. The Great War Project, “The War Illustrated”. http://greatwarproject.org/2014.08/22-the-war-illustrated. Accessed 26 February 2019. The War Illustrated: Famous World War Two Magazine. http://www.thewarillustrated.info/. Accessed 26 February 2019. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection consists of 192 issues of The War Illustrated: A Permanent Picture Record of the Second Great War collected between 1939 and 1947 by Peter Bloomfield, father of the donor, as a young boy in England during the War. 3 CONTAINER LIST Box 1 Item 1 Vol. 1, No. 3 September 30th, 1939 Item 2 Vol. 1, No. 4 October 7th, 1939 Item 3 Vol. 1, No. 6 October 31st, 1939 Item 4 Vol. 1, No. 7 October 28th, 1939 Item 5 Vol. 1, No. 8 November 4th, 1939 Item 6 Vol. 1, No. 9 November 11th, 1939 Item 7 Vol. 1, No. 10 November 18th, 1939 Item 8 Vol. 1, No. 11 November 25th, 1939 Item 9 Vol. 1, No. 12 December 2nd, 1939 Item 10 Vol. 1, No. 13 December 9th, 1939 Item 11 Vol. 1, No. 14 December 16th, 1939 Item 12 Vol. 1, No. 15 December 18th, 1939 Item 13 Vol. 1, No. 16 December 23rd, 1939 Item 14 Vol. 1, No. 17 December 29th, 1939 Item 15 Vol. 1, No. 18 January 5th, 1940 Item 16 Vol. 1, No. 20 January 19th, 1940 Item 17 Vol. 2, No. 21 January 26th, 1940 Item 18 Vol. 2, No. 22 February 2nd, 1940 Item 19 Vol. 2, No. 23 February 9th, 1940 Item 20 Vol. 2, No. 24 February 16th, 1940 Item 21 Vol. 2, No. 25 February 23rd, 1940 Item 22 Vol. 2, No. 26 March 1st, 1940 Item 23 Vol. 2, No. 27 March 8th, 1940 Item 24 Vol. 2, No. 28 March 15th, 1940 Item 25 Vol. 2, No. 29 March 22, 1940 Item 26 Vol. 2, No. 31 April 5th, 1940 Item 27 Vol. 2, No. 32 April 12th, 1940 Item 28 Vol. 2, No. 33 April 19th, 1940 Item 29 Vol. 2, No. 34 April 26th, 1940 Item 30 Vol. 2, No. 35 May 3rd, 1940 Item 31 Vol. 2, No. 36 May 10th, 1940 Item 32 Vol. 2, No. 37 May 17th, 1940 Item 33 Vol. 2, No. 38 May 24th, 1940 Item 34 Vol. 2, No. 39 May 31st, 1940 Item 35 Vol. 2, No. 40 June 7th, 1940 Item 36 Vol. 2, No. 42 June 21st, 1940 Item 37 Vol. 2, No. 43 June 28th, 1940 Item 38 Vol. 2, No. 44 July 5th, 1940 Item 39 Vol. 3, No. 45 July 12th, 1940 4 Item 40 Vol. 3, No. 46 July 19th, 1940 Item 41 Vol. 3, No. 47 July 26th, 1940 Item 42 Vol. 3, No. 48 August 2nd, 1940 Item 43 Vol. 3, No. 49 August 9th, 1940 Item 44 Vol. 3, No. 50 August 16th, 1940 Item 45 Vol. 3, No. 51 August 23rd, 1940 Item 46 Vol. 3, No. 52 August 30th, 1940 Item 47 Vol. 3, No. 53 September 6th, 1940 Item 48 Vol. 3, No. 54 September 13th, 1940 Item 49 Vol. 3, No. 55 September 29th, 1940 Item 50 Vol. 3, No. 56 September 27th, 1940 Item 51 Vol. 3, No. 57 October 4th, 1940 Item 52 Vol. 3, No. 58 October 11th, 1940 Item 53 Vol. 3, No. 59 October 18th, 1940 Item 54 Vol. 3, No. 60 October 25th, 1940 Item 55 Vol. 3, No. 61 November 1st, 1940 Item 56 Vol. 3, No. 62 November 8th, 1940 Item 57 Vol. 3, No. 66 December 6th, 1940 Item 58 Vol. 3, No. 67 December 13th, 1940 Item 59 Vol. 3, No. 68 December 20th, 1940 Item 60 Vol. 3, No. 69 December 27th, 1940 Item 61 Vol. 3, No. 70 January 3rd, 1941 Item 62 Vol. 4, No. 72 January 17th, 1941 Item 63 Vol. 4, No. 73 January 24th, 1941 Item 64 Vol. 4, No. 74 January 31st, 1941 Item 65 Vol. 4, No. 75 February 7th, 1941 Item 66 Vol. 4, No. 76 February 14th, 1941 Item 67 Vol. 4, No. 77 February 21st, 1941 Item 68 Vol. 4, No. 78 February 28th, 1941 Item 69 Vol. 4, No. 79 March 7th, 1941 Item 70 Vol. 4, No. 80 March 14th, 1941 Item 71 Vol. 4, No. 81 March 21st, 1941 Item 72 Vol. 4, No. 82 March 28th, 1941 Item 73 Vol. 4, No. 83 April 4th, 1941 Item 74 Vol. 4, No. 84 April 10th, 1941 Item 75 Vol. 4, No. 85 April 18th, 1941 Item 76 Vol. 4, No. 86 April 25th, 1941 Item 77 Vol. 4, No. 87 May 2nd, 1941 Item 78 Vol. 4, No. 88 May 9th, 1941 Item 79 Vol. 4, No. 89 May 16th, 1941 Item 80 Vol. 4, No. 90 May 23rd, 1941 Item 81 Vol. 4, No. 91 May 30th, 1941 Item 82 Vol. 4, No. 92 June 6th, 1941 Item 83 Vol. 4, No. 93 June 13th, 1941 Item 84 Vol. 4, No. 94 June 20th, 1941 Item 85 Vol. 4, No. 95 June 27th, 1941 5 Item 86 Vol. 4, No. 97 July 11th, 1941 Item 87 Vol. 4, No. 98 July 18th, 1941 Item 88 Vol. 4, No. 99 July 25th, 1941 Item 89 Vol. 4, No. 100 August 1st, 1941 Box 2 Item 1 Vol. 5, No. 101 August 8th, 1941 Item 2 Vol. 5, No. 103 August 22nd, 1941 Item 3 Vol. 5, No. 104 August 29th, 1941 Item 4 Vol. 5, No. 105 September 10th, 1941 Item 5 Vol. 5, No. 106 September 20th, 1941 Item 6 Vol. 5, No. 107 September 30th, 1941 Item 7 Vol. 5, No. 108 October 10th, 1941 Item 8 Vol. 5, No. 109 October 20th, 1941 Item 9 Vol. 5, No. 110 October 30th, 1941 Item 10 Vol. 5, No. 111 November 10th, 1941 Item 11 Vol. 5, No. 112 November 20th, 1941 Item 12 Vol. 5, No. 113 November 29th, 1941 Item 13 Vol. 5, No. 114 December 10th, 1941 Item 14 Vol. 5, No. 115 December 20th, 1941 Item 15 Vol. 5, No. 116 December 30th, 1941 Item 16 Vol. 5, No. 117 January 10th, 1942 Item 17 Vol. 5, No. 118 January 20th, 1942 Item 18 Vol. 5, No. 119 January 30th, 1942 Item 19 Vol. 5, No. 120 February 10th, 1942 Item 20 Vol. 5, No. 121 February 20th, 1942 Item 21 Vol. 5, No. 122 February 28th, 1942 Item 22 Vol. 5, No. 123 March 10th, 1942 Item 23 Vol. 5, No. 124 March 20th, 1942 Item 24 Vol. 5, No. 125 April 2, 1942 Item 25 Vol. 6, No. 133 July 24, 1942 Item 26 Vol. 6, No. 138 October 2, 1942 Item 27 Vol. 6, No. 146 January 22, 1943 Item 28 Vol. 7, No. 159 July 23, 1943 Item 29 Vol. 7, No. 162 September 3, 1943 Item 30 Vol. 7, No. 163 September 17, 1943 Item 31 Vol. 7, No. 166 October 29, 1943 Item 32 Vol. 7, No. 168 November 26, 1943 Item 33 Vol. 7, No. 174 February 18, 1944 Item 34 Vol. 7, No. 178 April 14, 1944 Item 35 Vol. 7, No. 179 April 28, 1944 Item 36 Vol. 7, No. 180 May 12, 1944 Item 37 Vol. 8, No.
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