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Guinea Gold, 1944 June 24

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence from Leslie Schneider to his mother during 1943 along with newspaper and magazine clippings from the homefront. Various pieces of memoribilia from Schneider's service including a copy of Japanese propaganda is also included. A compact disc with the collection saved as digital files is located in the last folder of box one.

The second, oversized box contains multiple large-format publications such as military newspapers and magazines. Marine newspapers published near the end of the war highlight Allied advancements and camp/barracks life. A collection of clippings from Life Magazine and the Saturday Evening Post detail the war effort at home and on multiple fronts.

Dates

  • 1944 June 24

Language

From the Collection:

The material in this collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480