[The Charlie and Mildred Slezak Collection]. 1942-2000.

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[The Charlie and Mildred Slezak Collection]. 1942-2000.

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The collection contains documents and photographs gathered by Charles Slezak while he served in Saipan with the U.S. Navy, as well as material collected during a return trip to the island in the 1970s. The collection spans over sixty years, however the bulk of the collection concerns the years between 1942 and 1946. The collection includes a note from Mildred "Millie" Slezak (2007), which accompanied the donation of these items. In this same folder is a copy of the program from Slezak's Memorial service in 1995. The collection contains two sets of blank-and-white photographs taken by Slezak during his time in Saipan. One depicts the war damages inflicted on the island of Saipan, and the other set are scenes from the U.S. Naval base on the island. The collection also includes a set of blank postcards from Hawaii and Saipan, as well as a copy of the Saipan Post Dispatch (8/6/1944). Additionally, there is a folder of newspaper clippings from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Daily Times and New York Times. Each article concerns the U.S. Military's involvement in Saipan. The remainder of the collection is from Slezak's return visit to the island of Saipan in 1978. Included are copies of two Saipan newspapers, The Free Press (12/31/1977) and the Marianas Variety (1/10/1978). Also included is a ceremony program from the Inauguration of the first governor of the North Mariana Islands and one-page biographies of the event speakers.

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library

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