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Robert Brooks World War II Letters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1255

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Scope and Contents

This small WWII collection comprises letters from Roberts Brooks (Waverly, Iowa) during his time in the Army Railway Service. It also collects Brooks' personal copies of issues of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 February 2 - 1945 September 24

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/.

Extent

.63 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A small collection fo WWII letters from an Iowan soldier.

Geographic

Occupation

Temporal

Topical

Title
Robert Brooks World War II Letters Collection
Author
Carmela Furio
Date
2024 August
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)