West Virginia and Regional History Center
L.J. Nettles World War II Historical Newspaper Collection
Nettles, L.J.
A&M 4241
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/repositories/2/resources/6283
.5 Linear Feet
6 in. (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)
1941-1946
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], L.J. Nettles World War II Historical Newspaper Collection, A&M 4241, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Collection of 36 newspapers documenting in headlines key events of World War II such as the surrender of Germany and Japan in May and September of 1945, among others. These papers were collected by L.J. Nettles when he was working in Washington, D.C. during World War II.
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
World War, 1939-1945
"Acquitted: Von Papen, Schacht, Fritzsche; Goering & Co. 'To Be Hanged Until Dead'," The Washington Daily News; Tuesday, 1946 October 1Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802391946 October 11"Instantaneous Etiquette," The American Weekly; Week of 1942 December 6Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802401942 December1"President Dead," The Evening Star; Thursday, 1945 April 12Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802411945 April 121"Surrender Signed on Board Missouri; Japs Stripped of All Their Conquests," The Sunday Star; 1945 September 2Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802421945 September 21"Japs Surrender Tonight," Times Herald; Saturday, 1945 September 1Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802431945 September 11"Japanese Sign Formal Articles of Surrender; MacArthur Acts for Allies, Pledges Firm Justice; Truman Hails Victory in Address to the Nation," The Washington Post; Sunday, 1945 September 2Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802441945 September 21"Chutists Land Behind Germans on Berlin Route," The Washington Daily News; Monday, 1945 April 9Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802451945 April 91"Ladies of Empire," The American Weekly; Week of 1945 March 11 [2 copies]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802461945 March1"Roosevelt Dead," Times Herald; Friday, 1945 April 13Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802471945 April 131"Camel Corps Menaces Axis Rear; Libya Mountain Falls to French," The Washington Daily News; Monday, 1942 December 7Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802481942 December 71"German High Command Announces Surrender," The Washington Daily News; Monday, 1945 May 7Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802491945 May 71"Allies to Ratify Peace in Berlin," The Washington Daily News; Tuesday, 1945 May 8Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802501945 May 81"McCain Shifted As His Fleet Shells Japan," The Washington Daily News; Saturday, 1945 July 14Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802511945 July 141"No Peace; White House Says Note From Japan Is Not Surrender," The Washington Daily News; Tuesday, 1945 August 14Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802521945 August 141"Truman Announces: The War Is Over! Japs Surrender Unconditional," The Washington Daily News; Tuesday, 1945 August 14Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802531945 August 141"Berlin 'Pep Talk' Claims: First Red Stab At Oder Foiled," The Washington Daily News; Friday, 1945 February 2Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802541945 February 21"Marching Thru Berlin," The American Weekly; Week of 1943 January 10Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802551943 January1"Big 4 Study Peace Offer," The Washington Daily News; Friday, 1945 August 10Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802561945 August 101"U.S. Note Just Received -- Tokio," The Washington Daily News; Monday, 1945 August 13Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802571945 August 131"Mac Leads 40,000 Yanks into Japan," The Washington Daily News; Thursday, 1945 August 30Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802581945 August 302"Mac's Taking Atom With Him; Allies To Enter Tokio in 10 Days," The Washington Daily News; Monday, 1945 August 20Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802591945 August 202"O, What a Beautiful Mornin'; O, What a Wonderful Day!," The Washington Daily News; Wednesday, 1945 August 15Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802601945 August 152"New 48-Hour Ultimatum to Japs Expected," The Washington Daily News; Tuesday, 1945 August 7Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802611945 August 72"Truman Proclaims Ve-Day," Times Herald; Tuesday, 1945 May 8Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802621945 May 82"Truman Announces 'War Is Over'," Times Herald; Wednesday, 1945 August 15Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802631945 August 152"All Living Things Seared to Death'; Countless Dead Left By 'Atom'," The Washington Daily News; Wednesday, 1945 August 8Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802641945 August 82"Russia Declares War On Japan," Times Herald; Wednesday, 1945 August 8Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802651945 August 82"Japan Declares War on U.S. After Raiding Pacific Bases," Richmond Times Dispatch; Monday, 1941 December 8Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802661941 December 82"Japs Accept Terms," Daily Mirror; Tuesday, 1945 August 14Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802671945 August 142"Navy Bares Pearl Harbor Secrets," Times Herald; Sunday, 1942 December 6Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802681942 December 62"Full Surrender of Germany Imminent; Early Reports of Capitulation Declared By Truman to Be Without Foundation," Washington Post; Sunday, 1945 April 29Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802691945 April 292"Japanese Surrender On Way to Swiss," Times Herald; Tuesday, 1945 August 14Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802701945 August 142"Reds 7 Miles Above Berlin East Limits; Giant Peace Riots Reported in Reich Reported," Washington Post; Saturday, 1945 April 21Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802711945 April 212"5th Army Crosses Tiber River Above Rome; Pursuit of Nazi Forces Pressed After Brief Clashes in Capital ," The Evening Star; Monday, 1944 June 5Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802721944 June 52"Bombs Blast Filipino Bases as U.S., Britain Declare War," Richmond Times Dispatch; Tuesday, 1941 December 9Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802731941 December 92"U.S. Declares War on Germany, Italy, Sinks 3 Jap Warships, Hits Another; Russia Scorns Peace Feeler by Hitler," Richmond Times Dispatch; Friday, 1941 December 12Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802741941 December 122