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1. JAPS QUIT! [Ladd Field, Alaska newspaper.

   Two-page newspaper The Ladd Field Midnight Sun from Ladd Field, Alaska with headline: JAPS QUIT! Article headlines include: Truman Announces Complete Victory to Thankful Nation - MacArthur Named Supreme Commander; Halsey's Fleet Stands Off Tokio Bay; Casualties Reach 1,060,727; Special Ladd Celebrations; The End of a 14 Year-Old War; Potsdam Peach Offer Announced; Ladd Field Wins A Victory; and These Men Lead The World Towards Peace.

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2. Papers (Chelf, Frank Leslie, 1907-1982) - Chelf, Frank Leslie, 1907-1982

   Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, audiotapes, film and miscellaneous material relating primarily to the political career of Democrat Frank L. Chelf, who represented Kentucky's Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1944-1966. Includes Chelf's voting record and bills, research and speeches related to his legislative interests.

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3. Papers (Frashure, Sherri Troutman) - Frahsure, Sherri (Troutman)

   Oral interviews, including cassette tapes and transcripts, with sixteen World War II veterans conducted by Frashure for her Honors thesis at Western Kentucky University. Also includes her completed paper entitled: "Kentuckians at War: A Soldier's Perspective of World War II."

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4. Papers (Hamlett, Barksdale, 1908-1979) - Hamlett, Barksdale, 1908-1979

   Transcriptions of five interviews conducted with retired four-star general Barksdale Hamlett in which he reflects on his 34-year military career, including service in World War II, the Korean War, and on the Army's General Staff in Washington, D.C.

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5. Papers (Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973) - Rice, Laban Lacy, 1870-1973

   Correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and papers of Laban Lacy Rice, a Webster, County, Kentucky native, educator, author, lecturer, poet, and president of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. Includes his scientific writing, principally on astronomy, relativity and cosmology, as well as fiction, poetry, and autobiographical writing. Also includes some correspondence and papers relating to his brother, poet and dramatist Cale ...

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6. Papers (Smithey, Talmadge A., 1910-1999) - Smithey, Talmadge A., 1910-1999

   Paper: Experiences of a Prisoner of War in Japan and the Philippines, written by Talmadge A. Smithey for a class at the University of South Carolina. Smithy was a prisoner of war from 18 April 1941 until 15 August 1945.

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7. Papers (Stone, Richard Gabriel, Jr., b. 1937) - Stone, Richard Gabriel, Jr., b. 1937

   Drafts and proofs for two of Stone's books: A Brittle Sword: The Kentucky Militia, 1776-1912 (1977) and Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861-1945 (1982). Also includes taped interviews with nine Kentuckians who served in various branches of the military at varying times. Transcriptions or tape indexes are available.

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8. Papers (Toomey, Lawrence Otto, 1903-1992) - Toomey, Lawrence Otto, 1903-1992

   Lawrence Otto Toomey's memoir entitled "duty in the Medical Corps Reserves, May 11, 1942-January 30, 1966," dealing chiefly with his service in the Pacific during World War II. Also includes a copy of his obituary.

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9. Papers (Travelstead, Chester) - Travelstead, Chester Coleman, 1911-2006

   Chiefly personal and professional correspondence, speeches, journal articles, reminiscences and news clippings of noted educator Chester Coleman Travelstead. Of particular interest are the materials related to his 1955 dismissal from the University of South Carolina owing to his stance on racial integration. Also includes correspondence and diaries of his mother Nelle (Gooch) Travelstead, long-time Western Kentucky University faculty member.

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