William Erwin Stauber papers, 1942-1980 and undated, bulk 1942-1945
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Summary
- Creator:
- Stauber, William Erwin
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 2.4 Linear Feet
1800 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01247
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- The William Erwin Stauber papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2007.
- Processing information:
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Processed by John Mayrose, August 2007
Encoded by John Mayrose, August 2007
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