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1. World War II prisoners of war letters, 1942-1944

   1,000 items. 7 containers. 2.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Photostatic reproductions of letters written by American soldiers, sailors, and airmen interned in German and Japanese prisoner-of-war camps during World War II.

2. K.C. Emerson papers, 1937-1994

   900 items. 10 containers plus 2 oversize. 4 linear feet. 4 digital files (55.08 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Army officer, entomologist, prisoner of war. Correspondence, notebooks, military papers, writings, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers as well as digital files of sound recordings pertaining to Emerson's life and career in the United States Army, both as an officer and as a civilian, with a particular emphasis on his experience as a prisoner of war in World War II. The papers also document his work as an entomologist focusing on lice.

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