Papers of Dowell J. Howard, 1918-1972.

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Papers of Dowell J. Howard, 1918-1972.

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The collection contains Howard's World War I letters to his mother, 1918, from training camps in the United States. Papers pertinent to Howard's educational career include newsclippings about his role as State Superintendent, the Virginia desegregation controversy in the 1950s, and the dedication of the Dowell J. Howard Vocational School in Winchester, Va.; obituaries; and photographs of three Virginia governors and President Eisenhower. The bulk of the collection consists of World War II letters, 1943-1946, from Dowell Jennings Howard, Jr., to his sister Marianna describing service in the 83rd, 99th, and 301st Infantry Divisions including training at Camp Lee, Va., 1943-1944, Belgium, 1944-1945, and occupied Germany and Austria, 1945. Howard discusses specialized training in Oklahoma and Texas including classes at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, travel in Germany and Czechoslovakia, entertainment and furloughs to Paris and Switzerland. He mentions incidents involving German soldiers and civilians, and a rest center at Hitler's retreat at Passau on the Danube. Souvenirs include Army songbooks and broadsides, German money and propaganda about Polish use of British supplied poison gas, and postcards of Camp Lee.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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