Sam Antonia Hill papers, 1930-1946 (bulk 1932-1933).

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Sam Antonia Hill papers, 1930-1946 (bulk 1932-1933).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60492707

The bulk of the collection consists of two very large scrapbooks assembled by Sam Hill while he served as an enlisted seaman aboard USS West Virginia (BB-48) and USS Maryland (BB-46) during the mid 1930s. They are filled with newspaper and magazine clippings and photographs, cartoons, poems, ephemera and ships' newspapers relating to events and cultural activities in these ships and in the United States Navy in general. Additional items includes ephemera relating to his graduation from El Paso High School in 1930 and a collection of personal notes and poems.

1.2 cubic ft. 4 box.

Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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SNAC Resource ID: 7779487

Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command

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