G. William Gahagan Collection ca. 1935-1953 1942-1945

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G. William Gahagan Collection ca. 1935-1953 1942-1945

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Includes propaganda magazines, pamphlets, and leaflets used both in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of war; OWI outpost reports; U.N. Conference press releases, circulars, correspondence and photos relating to a public relations officer for the Office of War Information's Overseas Branch in San Francisco.

6 linear feet; (15 document boxes).

University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6660243

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Gahagan, G. William (George William), 1912-

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Information and public relations officer, San Francisco office, United States Office of War Information, 1942-1945. From the description of G. William Gahagan papers, 1941-1998. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870160 G. William Gahagan was born on June 22, 1912 in Toledo, Ohio. He grew up in Indianapolis and New York and attended Dartmouth College. In the 1930's, Gahagan worked as a reporter for the "Times-Herald" in Middletown N.Y. In San Francisco before the World War II...