Elizabeth A. Wilson : papers, 1941-1991.

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Elizabeth A. Wilson : papers, 1941-1991.

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Papers collected by Wilson while serving as coordinator of the Louisville Service Club. Included is correspondence to Wilson from servicemen both overseas and stateside, Service Club, Red Cross, and USO associates, and wives and relatives of servicemen. Letters relate news, activities, and experiences of those serving in World War II in the military and with those organizations, including a description of a concentration camp. Also included are Service Club records, sound recordings made by servicemen to club staff, a musical production named "All Clear," and an oral history on Wilson and the Service Club.

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