Freed World War II Scrapbook and Map Collection
Abstract
The collection consists of 99 scrapbooks covering war-related issues spanning August 1939 to September 1947. The scrapbooks contain clippings, political cartoons, and editorials from Denver, Colorado area newspapers. The scrapbooks cover the period from the beginning of hostilities in Europe, sparked by the September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland by the Germans. The United States' entry into the war following the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941, is covered in scrapbook 32. The scrapbooks extend beyond the end of the war in 1945 to cover the establishment of the United Nations and the Nuremberg Trials. Complementing the scrapbooks is a selection of Newsmaps, weekly publications of the Public Relations Division of the United States War Department. The Newsmaps are in large poster format and include maps, pictures and text. They cover the progress of the war and have been characterized as propaganda rather than the disinterested dissemination of information. Together, the scrapbooks and maps provide a good picture of an American citizen following the progress of World War II. The collection also includes a selection of Newsmaps, weekly publications of the War Department Public Relations Division that are in large poster format with maps, pictures and text.
Dates
- 1939-1947
Creator
- Freed, Mr. (Person)
Language of Materials
Extent
11.5 Linear Feet (10 record boxes, 3 letter document boxes)
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accruals
Creator
- Freed, Mr. (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository