Finding Aid for the Yank magazine collection 2016.171.w.r
Sharon Clairemont
Center for American War Letters Archives
3/19/2018
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: "Yank" Magazine collection
Creator:
Helen Welshimer
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.171.w.r
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(uncontainered)
Date (inclusive): 1933-1943-08-06
Date (bulk): 1943-08-06-1945-12-28
Abstract: This collection contains issues of "Yank," a weekly magazine published by the U.S. Army during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: Yank magazine
Container: 1-10
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll
This collection is arranged by material type and date. Series 1: Yank: The Army Weekly -- Series 2. Booklets
Access Information
Chapman does not hold the IP rights to this collection.[Item title, Box number, Folder number], "Yank" Magazine collection (2016.171.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives,
Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains issues of "Yank: The Army Weekly" a magazine published by the U.S. Army during the Second World War.
It also contains a booklet of poetry and two U.S. Army publications about facilities and training.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Periodicals
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Caricatures and Cartoons
World War (1939-1945) -- Poetry
World War (1939-1945) -- Photography
box Yank magazine, box 1-9
Series 1, Yank: The Army Weekly 1943 - 1945
Physical Description: .9 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English.
This series contains 109 issues of "Yank: The Army Weekly," 1943 -1945. The series does not include all issues published.
Some issues are duplicates. The Aug. 10, 1945 issue is a color photocopy. "Yank" was a publication of the U.S. Army, 1942-1945,
created by enlisted men and for sale only to those in the armed services. The magazine featured striking, historical or poignant
cover photographs, "The Sad Sack" cartoon by George Baker as well as a page of cartoons by other servicemen, an advice column,
pictorial "Main Streets of America: A Look Back Home Since You Went Away," "Mail Call" letters to the magazine, pictorial
stories of the war, news and feature articles about significant events, locations, battles, and people in the war and "back
home."
Inventory: Box 1 - 12 issues; Aug. 6, 1943 - Sept. 1, 1944 -- Box 2 - 14 issues; Sept 15, 1944 - Nov. 10, 1944 -- Box 3 -
12 issues; Nov. 17, 1944 - Feb. 23, 1945 -- Box 4 - 11 issues; Mar. 9, 1945 - Apr. 13, 1945 -- Box 5 - 13 issues; Apr. 20,
1945 - June 1, 1945 -- Box 7 - 12 issues; July 20, 1945 - Aug. 31, 1945 -- Box 8 - 12 issues; Sept. 7, 1945 - Nov. 2, 1945
-- Box 9 - 12 issues; Nov. 16, 1945- Dec. 28, 1945.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Periodicals
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Caricatures and Cartoons
World War (1939-1945) -- Photography
box Yank magazine, box 10
Series 2, Booklets 1933 1945
Creator: Helen Welshimer
Physical Description: .1 Linear Feet
Language of Material: English.
This series contains one booklet of poems "Souvenirs and Other Selected Poems" by Helen Welshimer; one informational booklet
"Field Artillery Replacement Training Center - Fort Bragg," and on pictorial booklet "The Armored Command: A Pictorial Review
of the Armored Command."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Poetry