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1. Fox Movietone newsreel collection--World War II paper records, 1922-1946

   14,000 items. 37 containers plus 7 oversize. 16 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Cameramen’s dope sheets (detailed notes of stories filmed), continuity sheets (synopses of newsreels distributed to theaters), and turnovers (one sentence descriptions of each story filmed) from this major pioneer in the newsreel industry. Collection also contains other paper materials including telegrams, speeches, photographs, programs, and memoranda that provide details of the newsreels created by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Although the entire Fox Movietone newsreel collection spans 1916-1963, these materials document the World War II period.

2. Richard Houston Payne World War II map collection

   approximately 153 items. 8 folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of World War II-era maps and photo-maps of Japan by the U.S. Army Map Service and the U.S. Hydrographic Office. The materials show Japanese cities, military bases, airfields, and anti-aircraft defenses. Some are stamped "Confidential" or "Restricted." Additional materials include maps of Japanese-occupied Korea and Manchuria, along with map proofs of locations in East Asia and the North Pacific.

3. J.F. Shafroth papers, 1926-1945

   1,800 items. 7 containers. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer. Official correspondence, memoranda, directives, and reports sent to William Frederick Halsey and Chester W. Nimitz relating primarily to Shafroth's experiences as a commander in the South Pacific and head of a task group that conducted the first heavy bombardment of Japan during World War II. Includes material relating to Shafroth's course work at the Army War College.

4. James Harold Doolittle papers, 1919-1990

   33,000 items. 110 containers plus 1 oversize. 29.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   U.S. Air Force officer and U.S. Army officer. Correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, awards, maps, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Doolittle's service in the U.S. Air Force.

5. Jerome Paul Shuchter collection, 1943-1956 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

   1255 items.. 2 items.. 10 photographs.. graphic materials: 5 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 3.5 in x 5 in.. 1 artifact. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Jerome Shuchter served as a bomber aircraft crewmember in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, participating in the air offensive against Japan. Collection includes correspondence, periodicals, photographs, and an artifact relating to his service.

6. Morton L. Deyo papers, 1911-1981

   3,150 items. 9 containers. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer. Correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings documenting Deyo's career in the Navy, particularly as a naval task force commander during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.