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Title: Rough & Ready Acorn
Dates: 1945-1963
Collection number: MSS 326
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The Rough and Ready Acorn is a newspaper that
was produced by the Naval Supply Annex on Rough and Ready Island in Stockton,
California. Volume 1 began in 1945. This collection consists of 198 bi-monthly
4-page issues.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Rough & Ready Acorn. MSS 326. Holt-Atherton Department of Special
Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
A naval base was established on Rough and Ready Island in 1933, placing
Stockton in a strategic position during the Cold War. It was an active base for
over 50 years. It closed in 1996.
Scope and Content of Collection
The
Rough and Ready Acorn is a newspaper
that was produced by the Naval Supply Annex on Rough and Ready Island in
Stockton, California. Volume 1 began in 1945. This collection consists of 198
bi-monthly 4-page issues.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States Navy -
Periodicals
California - Stockton -
History