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World War I and II Era Media Collection

1913 to 1995
bulk 1914, 1940-1945, 1994-1995
MS 577
Collection Guide
War in Europe Over with Full Surrender, front cover of newspaper, 1945

Collection of newspapers and magazines related to the United States in World War I, World War II and other military related topics. Popular culture materials include clippings from media of pictorial images and printed matter. The magazines include Look and Life, and the newspapers include the New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine from the 1940s. Large collection of front page war stories from 1945 and remembrances of D-Day from the 1990s.

Subject Area:
Military
Journalism
Collection Area:
Political Affairs

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