Sounds wonderful.  How much is available to those of us not in driving 
distance of Williamsburg?  i.e. what is available online?

Randy Cabell
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From: "Bea Hardy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:03 PM
Subject: [VA-HIST] World War II exhibit at Swem Library


> Swem Library at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg presents 
> the
> exhibit, From the 'Burg to Berlin and Beyond: World War II at Swem 
> Library.
> Featuring original letters, diaries, posters, photographs, sheet music, 
> and
> other materials from Swem's Special Collections Research Center, the 
> exhibit
> provides a general overview of the War, with an emphasis on the College 
> and
> Williamsburg.
>
> The first four sections of the exhibit are in the Marshall Gallery; the
> remainder are in the adjoining SCRC.  The exhibit will continue through
> September 14.  Admission is free.
>
> The first section looks at the beginning of World War II in Asia and 
> Europe
> through Pearl Harbor.  Among items on display are photos and papers 
> relating
> to Albert Raymond, an American in Paris who volunteered as an ambulance
> driver after Germany invaded France.  The attack on Pearl Harbor is 
> recalled
> through the reminiscences of William and Mary alumni who were on campus at
> the time.  A scroll contains Japan's declaration of war on the U.S. in
> Japanese characters, with an accompanying English translation.
>
> The next two sections explore the War at the College and in Williamsburg.
> Photos show naval chaplains and soldiers at the College and on parade on
> Duke of Gloucester Street, while war ration books and USO materials 
> testify
> to civilian contributions to the war effort.  An issue of the Bee Line, 
> Camp
> Peary's newspaper, and letters by Williamsburg residents further 
> illuminate
> local wartime experiences.
>
> The fourth section focuses on those in uniform.  Highlights include 
> letters
> home by nurses in Burma and Normandy, a photo album and Christmas menu for 
> a
> hospital commanded by W&M alumnus Colonel Amos Koontz, and telegrams
> congratulating local hero and W&M alumnus Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr.,
> for his successful supervision of the Normandy landings.  W&M education
> professor emeritus Armand Galfo, who served as an airman, is represented 
> by
> V-mails and a silk map with tiny bombs marking the locations his plane
> attacked.
>
> The next section examines the end of the War and its aftermath.  Photos of
> President Roosevelt's funeral are accompanied by a letter lamenting his
> death written by a Sea Bee at Camp Peary.  Other notable items include a
> photo of Tojo on trial in Tokyo and the prosecution's opening statement in
> the Japanese war crime trials, photos of the devastation in Hiroshima and
> Europe, and a publication created by German civilians interned by the 
> Allies
> as suspected Nazis.
>
> The final three cases investigate specific issues or events of the war
> years.  One case looks at the internment of Japanese and Japanese-American
> civilians in the U.S. and an anti-Fifth Column vigilante group operating 
> in
> Montclair, New Jersey.  Another case looks at the Holocaust, with original
> photographs of the dead at Dachau, letters by people in the United States
> reacting to news of the camps, and a facsimile of Hitler's last will, 
> where
> he still blames the Jews for his problems.  The last case recalls a 
> wartime
> controversy at William and Mary, when Marilyn Kaemmerle, the editor of the
> student newspaper, called for an end to segregation and was fired.
>
> For hours, see:
> http://swem.wm.edu/scrc/CurrentExhibits.cfm
>
> For directions and parking information, see:
> http://swem.wm.edu/directions.cfm
>
> Bea Hardy, Director
> Special Collections Research Center
> Swem Library
> College of William and Mary
>
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