St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper issue, headline reads, “War Declared, 3,000 Casualties in Jap Attack on Hawaii.”, 1941 Dec 8
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield Scott Cunningham, with whom Charles A. Stewart, Jr., was briefly imprisoned. The scrapbook, presumably put together by Mrs. Grace Stewart, was donated unbound and the original order has been lost. It includes photographs of Charles A. Stewart, Jr., during his service and World War II ephemera. The scrapbook also includes a signed letter from President Harry S. Truman to Charles A. Stewart, Jr., November 29, 1945, expressing gratitude for Stewart’s military service. The newspaper articles headline pivotal moments of World War II before and after the United States’ declaration of war.
Dates
- 1941 Dec 8
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.4 Cubic Feet ( (3 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Stewart, Charles A., Jr., 1921-1978 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository