Preliminary Inventory of the George William Hughes Britt Papers, 1942-1953, bulk 1942-1944
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleGeorge William Hughes Britt Papers,
1942-1953, bulk 1942-1944
Creator
Britt, George William Hughes
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet
900 Items
Repository
900 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
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collection.
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Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], George William Hughes Britt Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Acquired.
Processing Information
Processed by Paula Jeannet
Completed April 14, 1999
Encoded by Lisa Stark
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note
George William Hughes Britt was an educator, editor, journalist, and author. He was employed by the United States Office of War Information, Overseas Operations Branch, first in Beirut and later Istanbul.
[top]Collection Overview
Collection includes correspondence, memoranda, intelligence, and statistical reports, reminiscences, news clippings, photographs, and financial papers (primarily 1942-1944) from his employment by the U.S. Office of War Information.
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Subject Headings
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- Britt, George William Hughes
- United States. Office of War Information
- World War, 1939-1945
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Accession 90-129 | ||||||
Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Accession 90-129
Folder 1: OWI Photographs (Personal)
Folder 2: OWI Photographs (Beirut)
Folder 3: OWI Photographs (Personal)
Folder 4: OWI Photographs (Istanbul and Personal)
Folder 5: Correspondence -- Harold Guinzburg (1 of 2) -- 16 Sept. 1942 -- 27 Dec. 1942
Folder 6: Correspondence -- Harold Guinzburg (2 of 2) -- 30 Dec. 1942 -- 20 March 1943
Folder 7: Outpost Service Bureau and James Linen Correspondence (1 of 2) -- 27 March 1943 -- 29 May 1943
Folder 8: Outpost Service Bureau and James Linen Correspondence (2 of 2) 5 June 1943 -- 14 Aug. 1943
Folder 9: Correspondence -- American Embassy -- 14 Sept. 1943 -- 2 Aug. 1944
Folder 10: Journal Entries -- 5 Sept. 1942 -- 15 Oct. 1944
Folder 11: OWI Reports -- Syria,
Lebanon,
Turkey -- 14 Feb. 1943 -- 13 June 1944
Folder 12: Reports -- Turkey -- 1 Sept. 1944 -- 4 Nov. 1944
Folder 13: Syria and Lebanon -- 1 Feb. 1943 -- 8 Oct. 1943
Folder 14: Correspondence and Reports -- 27 Aug. 1943 -- 6 June 1944
Folder 15: Correspondence and Reports -- 10 Sept. 1943 -- 31 Oct. 1944
Folder 16: Reports on German Propaganda in Turkey -- March -- Oct. 1944
Folder 17: Rumanian Period Materials -- 12 Jan.1944 -- 24 Jan. 1945
Folder 18: Newspaper List -- Lebanon and Syria -- July 1943
Folder 19: Rumor Factory -- 31 Dec. 1942 -- 9 Sept. 1943
Folder 20: Britt -- War Service Appointment Record -- 6 July 1942 -- 14 Dec. 1942
Folder 21: OWI Personnel Records -- May 1943 -- May 1944
Folder 22: Financial Information -- 14 Sept 1945 -- 14 Nov. 1953
Folder 23: Britt's Passport
Folder 24: Miscellaneous Materials
Folder 25: Turkish Marionettes (Jointed Figures)
Folder 26: Karl and Stella Kleczkowski (1 of 3) -- 31 Aug. 1942 -- 9 July 1945
Folder 27: Karl and Stella Kleczkowski (2 of 3) -- 15 Oct. 1945 -- 26 Jan. 1946
Folder 28: Karl and Stella Kleczkowski (3 of 3) -- 1 Feb. 1946 -- 19 Dec. 1948
Folder 29: Correspondence marked "Secret," "Restricted," or "Confidential," 1944
Box 2-3
Photographs
Box 4
Photographs; Clippings
