Virginia Tracy Hunter Gill papers, [ca. 1945-1947].

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Virginia Tracy Hunter Gill papers, [ca. 1945-1947].

Include letters of commendation from General Telford Taylor and Judge Walter B. Beals and clippings and other material relating to her experiences as a WAC during the Nuremberg Trials.

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