Guide to the Crandon F. Clark Papers 1945-2001 (bulk, Fall-Winter 1945)

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Guide to the Crandon F. Clark Papers 1945-2001 (bulk, Fall-Winter 1945)

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This collection consists of documents pertaining to Crandon F. Clark's studies at the Biarritz American University (BAU), an institution established by the US Army for the education of GIs during the occupation of Europe, in the Fall-Winter of 1945. The majority of items in this collection are newspapers or newspaper clippings, primarily US Army or BAU publications. Other items include course materials, a press release, a map of Biarritz, the BAU yearbook and commencement program, a 1998 article from and a preliminary guide to the collection authored by Crandon F. Clark. Sud Ouest

.4 cubic ft. (1 manuscript box)

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