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Preliminary Inventory of the Kendrick S. Few Papers, 1934-1945

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Kendrick S. Few Papers, 1934-1945
Creator
Few, Kendrick S.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
50 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
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], Kendrick S. Few Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Gift to the library from Randolph R. Few, Jr.
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Lisa Stark
Completed April 12, 2000
Encoded by Lisa Stark
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This accession is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
            

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Biographical Note

Student Ken Few (Duke University A.B., 1939) traveled in Europe, particularly Germany, June through September 1938. He later served as a lieutenant and major for the U.S. Army, Adjutant General.

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Collection Overview

Collection contains materials Few gathered as a student in Germany, and materials relating to his US Army service in WWII. There are guidebooks, newspapers, postcards, Nazi propaganda chiefly from Germany ( 1938), and materials from other parts of Europe. Papers concerning Few's military service include a memo from the War Dept., and items related to Adjutant General's School.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
  • Propaganda, German
  • Nazi propaganda
  • National socialism
  • Few, Kendrick S.
  • Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945
  • Germany--History--1933-1945
  • Duke University--Students
List of Series in Collection
Accession: 1999-0424
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection

Accession: 1999-0424

Box 1
Printed materials in German and English
Includes speeches by Adolph Hitler mostly published in 1938, German publications about Germany, its government and army, and tourist maps and guides of various European locations. There are also a number of issues of News from Germany and American Views.
Box 2
Printed Materials in German and English
Box 3
Printed Materials in German and English
Postcards
Event and travel tickets
Ship passenger lists
Box 4
Materials related to Few's service as a lieutenant and major for the US Army, Adjutant General, 1943-1945
Ovsz. Box 1
Newspapers, 1938, from Munich, Nürnberg, and Berlin