Norman A. Hutchings papers, 1939-1946 and undated.

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Norman A. Hutchings papers, 1939-1946 and undated.

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Collection documents Hutchings' experiences during World War II serving aboard several ships in the British Royal Navy. Collection consists of 488 items gathered by Hutchings during his World War II experience, and include correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, theater programs and ticket stubs, and other personal notes and ephemera. The correspondence is primarily between Norman and his wife, Iris, but there are other exchanges with family members and friends. While the correspondence mainly details Hutchings' family home life, the seven small diaries, with daily entries written in very tiny handwriting, contain descriptions of civilian life during the Battle of Britain, as well as detailed accounts of shipboard life on the H.M.S. Faulknor and dated events such as German bombing raids in Britain. Acquired as part of the William B. Hamilton Collection of British Manuscripts.

488 items (1.2 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7634145

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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William B. Hamilton Collection of British Manuscripts.

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Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Hutchings, Norman A.

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