United States. Army -- Military life -- Caricatures and cartoons

Scope and Contents A selection of articles, cartoons and columns taken from Yank, Stars and Stripes and Union Jack publications. Handwritten notes are also included. There is a reoccurring theme of dissatisfaction and cynicism about the military hierarchy, particularly in the cartoons. Often there are accounts by soldiers in the field, as well as general information for the troops in terms of political and military decision-making. The publication date range is 1943-1945. The subject matter date range is...

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A collection of printed articles that detail the features of Western Military folklore. Features of these discussions include Naval Aviation, superstition, “adjusting to acculturation”, sexual symbolism, homophobia, G.I. Slang and general language, cartoons and iconography and “Shakespeare and the U.S. Army”. The publication date range is 1946-1985. The subject matter is c. 1911-1975.

Scope and Contents Contains two photocopied editions of ‘“Sound Off!” Soldier Songs’; Edward Arthur Dolph, ‘Sound Off!” Soldier Songs from Yankee Doodle to Parley Voo’, (New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929); Edward Arthur Dolph, ‘”Sound Off!” Soldier Songs From the Revolution to World War II’, (New York: Farrah and Reinhart Incorporated, 1942). The former only has its front matter, some selected pages, the bibliography and the index included. The latter is a full copy [only the front page is...

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A collection of photocopied newspaper clippings from 1918/1919 editions of ‘The Stars and Stripes’. The focal points are the cartoon sections that satirise WWI weaponry and daily tasks. The later editions also depict scenarios of soldiers returning home and what happens when they reconnect with their families. The specific date range is April 5, 1918 to January 24, 1919.