Oral History Collection: World War II newspaper clippings and political cartoons
Scope and Contents
Photocopied items mainly from Des Moines Register/Tribune. Part of WWII/Korean War Oral History project;
Stores open later Mondays for convenience of Defense Workers;
7 Patten brothers from Odebolt, IA survive sinking of ship;
photo of Rostock , Germany factory after British raid;
Cartoons: “No higher example of loyalty and courage—the heroic defenders of Bataan”;
“How can anyone think of his own profits, wages, hours, or political gain these days?”;
“Hi, Toots!” (rubber tire to sack of sugar);
gun crew of U.S.S. Ward – gun fired first shot against the Japanese when they “raided” Pearl Harbor;
“You don’t need a sniff kit: Five easy lessons on poison gas”
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1946
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.
Request permission before copying materials.
Personal digital cameras and scanners are allowed in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center on a case-by-case basis. The items that a researcher may want to scan or photograph must be examined and evaluated for physical condition, copyright issues, and donor restrictions by staff.
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Extent
1 Files (1 file)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Oral History Collection Box 7 Folder 49 Range 42 Section 7
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
good
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
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Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
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