Inventory of the Ernest Cecil Deane letters

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Title: Ernest Cecil Deane letters
Date (inclusive): 1941-1946
Collection Number: 81114
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2 microfilm reels (0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to Allied military activities during World War II and the Nuremberg trials.
Creator: Deane, Ernest Cecil, 1911-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ernest Cecil Deane letters, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of Copies

Duplicate microfilm in: Arkansas History Commission.

Location of Originals

Originals in possession of: E. C. Deane.

Biographical Note

Lieutenant colonel, United States Army; public relations officer attached to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, 1943-1944, Third Army Headquarters, 1944-1945, and Nuremberg Military District, 1945-1946.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to Allied military activities during World War II and the Nuremberg trials.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946
United States. Army. Army, 3rd
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters

reel 1

War correspondence, 1941-1946

Scope and Contents note

Includes 312 letters between Deane and his wife and Uncle Walt; many letters are V-mail format.
reel 2

War correspondence, 1941-1946

Scope and Contents note

Contains 203 letters to Deane's parents, including telegrams and letters in V-mail format.