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James Still World War II Collection

The James Still World War II Collection consists of correspondence, photographs and printed items retained by Kentucky author and poet James Still during the Second World War. Sergeant Still served in the United States Army in East Africa and the Middle East from the summer of 1942 to September of 1945. He was a member of the Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron of the 8th Air Depot Group that was stationed near Accra, Gold Coast, British West Africa (presently Ghana).

The bulk of the collection are letters written to James Still by family, friends and literary colleagues from December of 1941 to December of 1945. The letters offer a unique viewpoint of the Eastern Kentucky homefront during the Second World War.

Submissions from 1944 1944

Correspondence from October of 1944, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from November of 1944, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from December of 1944, Multiple authors.

Submissions from 1945 1945

Military orders, etc from 1945, United States Army.

Correspondence from January of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from February of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from March of 1945, Multiple authors.

Who Dat? Daily Bulletin for April of 1945., 8th Air Depot Group. United States Army. and Norman C. McKenna

Correspondence from April of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from May of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from June of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from July of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from August of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from September of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from October of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from November of 1945, Multiple authors.

Correspondence from December of 1945, Multiple authors.