Correspondence of World War II servicemen from Branford College, Yale University, and the manuscript of We Minded the Store by Polly S. Buck, 1942-1975 (inclusive).

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Correspondence of World War II servicemen from Branford College, Yale University, and the manuscript of We Minded the Store by Polly S. Buck, 1942-1975 (inclusive).

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The records include the letters of World War II servicemen from Branford College (Yale) to Polly S. Buck, who was wife of the master; letters to various recipients from John William Ruff (Yale 1927), who was a Professor of English at Yale and a fellow of Branford College before the war; and permission to publish correspondence. Also included is a manuscript of Buck's book, We Minded the Store.

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Ruff, John William (1905-)

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Yale University.

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Buck, Polly Stone

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Polly S. Buck was the wife of the Branford College master, Norman Sydney Buck. During World War II she corresponded with servicemen from her college. Her book, (1975), documents the war years at Yale and the war experiences of men of Branford College. From the guide to the Correspondence of World War II servicemen from Branford College, Yale University, and the manuscript of by Polly S. Buck, 1942-1975, (Manuscripts and Archives) Polly S. Buck was the wife of the Branford Co...

Branford College (Yale University)

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