Walter O'Meara papers. 1897-1989.

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Walter O'Meara papers. 1897-1989.

Correspondence, photographs, slides, newspaper and magazine clippings, military records, photocopied book excerpts, notes, contracts, copyright forms, royalty statements, manuscripts, and book reviews documenting the life and career of an advertising copywriter and author born in Minneapolis and reared in Cloquet (Minn.).

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