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Our Home Front

Description: Bulletin describing the purpose and activities of the Parents and Wives of Fighting Americans Inc., with suggestions of homefront work and photocopies of relevant clippings.
Date: 1944
Creator: Parents and Wives of Fighting Americans Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet

[Letters between Alex Bradford to A. A. Michaud, September 15 - September 17, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to A. A. Michaud on September 15th discussing his history as a firefighter overseas. An how Alex came across DuGas extinguishers in Afrika. He is wondering if they have a certain model and would like a chart of all types of approved hand extinguishers. A. A. Michaud's reply to Alex Bradford on September 17th was him being interested in his letter and accepting his request by giving him a chart along with the letter. He also invited Mr. Bradford to stop by the National … more
Date: 1943-09-15/1943-09-17
Creator: Bradford, Alex & Michaud, A. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Clippings Related to 1944 Democratic National Convention]

Description: Card with printed text "Bawl hell out of Dan Moody and Clint Small" attached to two newspaper clippings related to Texas delegates opposing support for the New Deal and F. D. Roosevelt being elected for a fourth presidential term. Names are underlined in red pencil on the card and in the clippings, and "Write Clint Small" is typewritten at the top of the text in the first clipping. Partial articles on the backs of the clipping describe news about World War II, in Guam and Hungary.
Date: 1944-07~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[Letter from W. J. Scott to Alex Bradford, December 11, 1940]

Description: Letter from W. J. Scott to Alex Bradford informing Bradford that he did receive his letter and is glad to know he made it safely to England. Regretfully, England decided to not have firefighters come overseas. They'll train their own men; busy recruiting and training firemen to do fire duties with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Date: December 11, 1940
Creator: Scott, W. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Clipping: First Committee and the No More Foreign Wars Committee]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing three members of the First committee. These members include General Robert E. Wood, General Hugh Johnson, and Verne Marshall. Special emphasis has been placed on the oil financier William Rhodes Davis. A section of the newspaper clipping has been underlined in red colored pencil. The underlined passage describes a plan to purchase £2,000,000 of British and American oil and sell it to Germany and Italy. On the back of this clipping is speculation that Nazi Germany w… more
Date: January 9, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping

[Letter from Alex Bradford to New York World-Telegram, January 25, 1944]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to Editor at New York World-Telegram discussing his displeasure in Mr. Simms siding with Hitler and writing for him. Alex has urged higher ups to cut ties with Russia. He fought in two wars overseas even one against Hitler. Writers are helping the enemy ins what Alex wants the Editor to understand.
Date: January 25, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter

[Letter to H. E. Slaymaker on American Eagle Club Stationery - January 12, 1941]

Description: Incomplete, unsigned letter from someone in the Canadian A. S. Force in England, addressed to the H.B.M. Consul, H. E. Slaymaker with the subject "W. R. Davis." It includes a clipping about William Rhodes Davis, who has been taking money from Nazis, with portions of text underlined in black ink and red pencil. The correspondence is written on letterhead for The American Eagle Club.
Date: January 12, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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