Preliminary Inventory of the William Erwin Stauber papers, 1942-1980 and undated (bulk 1942-1945)
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Stauber, William Erwin
Title
William Erwin Stauber papers, 1942-1980 and undated (bulk 1942-1945)
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
2.4 Linear Feet
1800 Items
Abstract
1800 Items
Head of a Durham, N.C. advertising firm and lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
Collection contains materials related to Stauber's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Some of the material contains notes and scripts of announcements and news reports made by Stauber on a radio show onboard the USS Biloxi. These radio broadcasts are dated January-April and document, among other things, the US invasion of Iwo Jima and contain marks of official censorship. A large part of the collection consists of correspondence, primarily from Stauber to his mother (1942-1945). Also included are photographs of USS Biloxi reunions (1974-1980), one of which was located in Durham, North Carolina.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Erwin Stauber papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The William Erwin Stauber papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
gift in 2007.
Processing Information
Processed by John Mayrose, August 2007
Encoded by John Mayrose, August 2007
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
William (Bill) Erwin Stauber ran an advertising agency in Durham, N.C. and was a Durham County Commissioner in the 1970s. Stauber graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1940 and became a production manager for WPTF Radio in Raleigh, N.C. Stauber enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was a deck officer on the light cruiser USS Biloxi in a year and half tour in the Pacific. In 1945, the commanding officer of the Biloxi arranged for Stauber to make a daily 3:45 radio broadcast for the ship, giving the crew news from the communications office.
[top]Collection Overview
Collection contains materials related to Stauber's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Some of the material contains notes and scripts of announcements and news reports made by Stauber on radio broadcasts onboard the USS Biloxi. These radio broadcasts are dated January-April, 1945 and document, among other things, the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima and contain marks of official censorship. A large part of the collection consists of correspondence, primarily from Stauber to his mother (1942-1945). Also included are photographs of USS Biloxi reunions (1974-1980), one of which was located in Durham, North Carolina.
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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.
- Stauber, William Erwin.
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Correspondence.
- United States.--Navy--Sea life--World War, 1939-1945.
- Photographs.
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Preliminary Description of Collection
Accession, 2007 (2007-0131)
4 Boxes
Collection contains materials related to Stauber's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Some of the material contains notes and scripts of announcements and news reports made by Stauber on a radio show onboard the USS Biloxi. These radio broadcasts are dated January-April 1945 and document, among other things, the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima and contain marks of official censorship. A large part of the collection consists of correspondence, primarily from Stauber to his mother (1942-1945). Also included are photographs of USS Biloxi reunions (1974-1980), one of which was located in Durham, North Carolina.
Box 1
Radio show notes
Handwritten notes for radio broadcasts on the USS Biloxi. Dated January-April, 1945, these shows contain news and updates related to the Biloxi' service in the Pacific, most notably during the United States invasion of Iwo Jima.
January 1-January 6, 1945
January 7-January 11, 1945
January 12-January 19, 1945
January 20-January 25, 1945
February 10-February 18, 1945
February 19-February 28, 1945
March 21-March 31, 1945
April 1-April 10, 1945
Box 2
Radio show notes
Typed script, August 27, 1944
Personal notes and clippings
Correspondence, January 21, 1942-May, 1943
Primarily consists of letters from Stauber to his mother. The letters chronicle his training and service during the war.
Box 3
Correspondence, June, 1943-October, 1944
Box 4
Correspondence, November, 1944-November, 1945
Photographs, 1974-1980 and undated
USS Biloxi reunions, 1974-1980
Photographs of a ship's mast
Mast in a park. Presumably a memorial for the Biloxi.
