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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">31 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1936/1942" type="inclusive">Inclusive 1936-1942</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_83d56c1f95d24aea3861adf99163ffbd">This collection is housed in a box containing WLU collections 0190-0195.</physloc>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Duncan G. Groner Papers, WLU Coll. 0195, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Duncan Groner worked actively with the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies during World War II.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>This collection includes three booklets entitled: <i>International conciliation</i>, dated January 1936; <i>After defense - what?</i>, dated 1941; and <i>Dollars for democracy</i>, not dated. There is also a ten-page story entitled 'The committee to defend America by aiding the Allies'.  Additionally, there are various letters and telegrams.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Printed ephemera</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)</subject>
    <subject source="fast">World War (1939-1945)</subject>
    <persname authfilenumber="http://viaf.org/viaf/28311840" rules="aacr" source="viaf">Groner, Duncan G.</persname>
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