Series I: World War II, 1942-1945, undated
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Subseries I.1: Photographs
Arrangement
Photographs have been arranged by subject into photographs of shows Sydow was involved in and photographs of travel and military life during his enlistment. Within the subject areas, photographs are arranged primarily by size. The numbers on the backs of each photograph correspond to an inventory created by Dr. J. Riley Caldwell-O'Keefe and are not indicative of original order.
Military and travel photographs, ca. 1942-1945
Military and travel photographs, ca. 1942-1945
Show photographs, ca. 1943-1945
Scope and Contents
Shows include Hump Happy and Who Was That Lady, possibly others.
Subseries I.2: Correspondence
Sydow to his family, 1942
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Sydow to his family, 1943 January-June 3
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Sydow to his family, 1943 June 24-July
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Sydow to his family, 1943 August-December
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Sydow to his family, 1944 January-May
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Sydow to his family, 1944 June-December
Sydow to his family, 1945 January-June
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Sydow to his family, 1945 July-December
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Subseries I.3: Documents
Newspaper clippings, 1944-1945, undated
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Scope and Content Note
Contains clippings about Hump Happy, obituaries for soldiers, and a French paper.
Show documents and ephemera, 1943-1945, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes posters, fliers, handwritten lyrics, a newsletter, and a letter from Anita Loos.
City guides and army badges, undated
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Scope and Content Note
Contains city guides to Madras and Calcutta published for U.S. soldiers and Sydow's army badges, including the China Burma India insignia.
Magazines, 1944
Scope and Content Note
Contains multiple copies of Collier's from Nov. 18, 1944 andYank from Feb. 11, 1944. Magazines contain articles about Hump Happy.