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Letters to FDR from the Public 1941 | Letters to the White House 1941
1941, F.D.R., Spot Magazine

His Mail
(Spot Magazine, 1941)

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Unlike his many predecessors, FDR used to encourage the American people to write him with their thoughts. At times, the President used to boast to Congress concerning the volume of his mail in favor of his programs, but the mails did not simply deliver stamped envelopes:


“Almost anything you can think of has arrived as a gift at some time or another – dogs, sheep, eagles, baby chicks, toads, alligators. Mr. Roosevelt has never received any lions, but Calvin Coolidge got two, from Johannesburg…”

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1941, African-American Service, Collier's Magazine

An Anti-Discrimination Law on the Home Front
(Collier’s Magazine, 1941)

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Inasmuch as the Roosevelt administration believed that the integration the armed forces was far too risky a proposition during wartime, it did take steps to insure that fair hiring practices were observed by all industries that held defense contracts with the Federal government; during the summer of 1941 a law was passed making such discrimination a crime.


The attached editorial from Collier’s Magazine applauded the President for doing the right thing.

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Willys Jeep
1945, Coronet & Yank Magazines, Weapons and Inventions, Yank Magazine

The Jeep
(Coronet & Yank Magazines, 1945)

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When General Marshall listed the numerous advantages that the U.S. Army enjoyed during the war (you can read it here), he included on his list the Willys Jeep. The Jeep and the Two and Half-Ton truck, he believed, contributed mightily to the mobility of American Forces in most theaters. The two articles attached herein go into some detail about the strengths of the Jeep, but concentrated primarily on the improvements made in the vehicle as Jeep prepared for its launch in the civilian market place.

Thompson Submachine Gun Magazine Article 1945 | History of the Tommy Gun 1945
1945, Coronet Magazine, Weapons and Inventions

Tommy Gun
(Coronet Magazine, 1945)

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“Soldiers respect for this weapon traces to two things. It fires .45 caliber slugs as a cyclical rate of 600 to 700 per minute. An enemy struck by a carbine or riffle bullet can keep coming – as Japs have shown. A man struck by a Tommy Gun slug is stopped dead in his tracks. A burst of fire can cut a man in two.”

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Reporter Becam a WAC and Told All 1943 | Newsweek Magazine Report on the WAC Life 1943
1943, Newsweek, Newsweek Magazine, WACs

The Reporter was a WAAC
(Newsweek Magazine, 1943)

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Newsweek reporter Vera Clay was not slow in accepting the U.S. Army’s invitation to don the khaki uniform and learn what goes into the training of a WAAC. In the company of fourteen other women reporters, she took the train to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and for the next six days, the group began to learn about all things WAAC.

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Katherine Dunham Tropical Revue Review 1945 | Katherine Dunham Magazine Article 1945
1945, Dance Magazine Articles, See Magazine

Katherine Dunham
(See Magazine, 1945)

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Katherine Dunham (1909 – 2006) was an African-American dancer and choreographer, producer, anthropologist, author and Civil Rights activist – enjoying throughout the decades one of the most successful dance careers a dancer could ever hope for. Attached is a profusely illustrated review of her 1945 production, Tropical Revue. It implies that much of the audience came away recognizing her originality and genius – while others simply thought she was a burlesque artist.

Critic Ernest Boyd on Hermann Bahr 1923 | Hermann Bahr and German Expressionism 1923
1923, Modern Art, Vanity Fair Magazine

Expressionism as Theory
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1923)

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Ernest Boyd (1887 – 1946), all-around swell guy and significant literary figure in 1920s New York, took a hard look at German Expressionism and its wide influence on other Teutonic arts in the early Twenties. He paid particular attention to the German critic Hermann Bahr (1863 – 1934), who coined the term, Expressionism, and had much to say about the movement.

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Rudyard Kipling Literary Contributions Assessed | Philip Guedallia Vanity Fair Magazine 1923
1923, Twentieth Century Writers, Vanity Fair Magazine

Rudyard Kipling
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1923)

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Literary critic Philip Guedallia (1889 – 1944) reluctantly concluded that the contributions of Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) to the world of letters were genuine – and, no matter what you think of him, his writing will be around for a good while.


“He sharpened the English language to a knife-edge, and with it he has cut brilliant patterns on the surface of our prose literature.”

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NY Times Review of Cubist Art 1913 | Julian Street 1913 Art Review
1913, Cubism, NY Times

Academy of Misapplied Art Assailed Cubism
(NY Times, 1913)

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Once upon a time there was a short-lived organization in New York City created to lampoon works of art hailed by the critics as worthy creations. They called themselves The Academy of Misapplied Art and they held their exhibits in the lobby of the Light House for the Blind. Attached herein is the N.Y. Times review of their 1913 exhibit intended to make light of the European Cubists.

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