World War II papers, 1939-45: correspondence and photographs. They include a special announcement by General Dwight Eisenhower concerning the surrender of the Italian forces (8 September 1943), typescript of Ed Murrow's broadcast from Germany (15 April 1945), typescript by Richard Dimbleby concerning his visit to the Belsen Concentration Camp (19 April 1945) and minutes of meeting concerning D Day celebrations (19 April 1944)

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Containers:
Box 1
Component identifier:
File 3
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers were purchased by the Library in May 1995, from Stride and Son of Chichester, England. Further papers, comprising typescript entitled 'Growing up with radio', cuttings and photographs, were donated in June 1995.

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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