James Russell Clarke, Jr. Collection of World War II Pamphlets and Maps, 1942-1958
Vault A65, Unit F3
EXTENT: .75 linear feet (1 container)
ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT: Organized in one sequence.
BIOGRAPHY: James Russell Clarke, Jr. was born in 1902 in Glen Cove, NY. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering and in 1940 relocated to New England as a result of his work in the petroleum industry. Inspired by the war effort, he joined the U.S. Navy on his fortieth birthday, serving first at the Boston Navy Yard and later in Norfolk, Virginia. Always an outdoorsman, his retirement in 1958 allowed him to turn his attention to conservation and environmental concerns. He and his wife Winifred were instrumental as open land preservation advocates, working to save Heywood Meadow and raising money for the purchase of land in Estabrook Woods. He donated a substantial part of his own land bordering Spencer Brook to the Concord Land Conservation Trust. Winifred and James Russell Clarke, Jr. were named Concord’s Honored Citizens in 1972. He died in 1995, leaving three children and many grandchildren.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Collection contains five folders of pamphlets and maps containing information and propaganda concerning World War II and relevant foreign relations issues.
A number of the materials in the collection originate from the Institute of Pacific Relations (I.P.R.). Founded in 1925, the I.P.R. was viewed as an educational body providing a forum for discussion on topics of international relations in the Pacific. While the non-governmental organization initially demonstrated a Wilsonian philosophy concerning foreign affairs, it fell under scrutiny towards the end of World War II for materials deemed sympathetic towards communist countries.
Additional content includes publications from the Smithsonian Institution, War Department, and Foreign Policy Association, as well as several propaganda pieces produced by various marketing departments.
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: J. Russell Clarke, Jr., date undetermined.
NOTES/COMMENTS: AMC #197, 9 April 2011
PROCESSED BY: Melissa Kaiser, April 2011
Container List
Folder 1: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1942-1945 (7 items)
Taylor, George E. Changing China. (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations and Webster Publishing Company, 1942).
Clark, Elizabeth Allerton. Peoples of the China Seas. (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations and Webster Publishing Company, 1942).
Chamberlin, William Henry. Modern Japan. (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations and Webster Publishing Company, 1942).
Jenkinson, Anthony. Know your Enemy: Japan! (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations, 1943).
Dulles, Foster Rhea. Behind the Open Door: the Story of American Far East Relations. (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations and Webster Publishing Company, 1944).
Lilienthal, Philip. Asia's Captive Colonies. (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations, 1944).
Bernstein, Joseph M. Spotlight on the Far East: A Handbook. (New York: American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations and Webster Publishing Company, 1945).
Folder 2: Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies, 1942-1943 (5 items)
Krieger, Herbert.W. Peoples of the Philippines, No. 4. (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1942).
Weckler, Jr., J.E. Polynesians: Explorers of the Pacific, No. 6. (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1943).
Embree, John F. The Japanese, No. 7. (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1943).
Kennedy, Raymond. Islands and People of the Indies, No. 14. (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1943).
Krieger, Herbert W. Island Peoples of the Western Pacific: Micronesia and Melanesia, No. 16. (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1943).
Folder 3: War Department publications, 1945 and undated (3 items)
Special Service Division, Services of Supply, United States Army. Pocket Guide to Iran. (Washington, D.C.: War and Navy Departments, undated).
Special Projects Branch, Moral Services Section, Central Pacific Base Command. A Pocket Guide to Hawaii. (Washington, D.C.: Army Information Branch, Information and Education Division, undated).
The American Historical Association. EM 15 GI Round Table: What Shall be Done About Japan After Victory? (Washington, D.C.: The United States Armed Forces, June, 1945).
Folder 4: War-related literature from other sources, 1943-1949 (4 items)
Slosson, Preston. Why we are at War. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943).
Goetz, Delia. The Dragon and the Eagle: America Looks at China. (New York: Foreign Policy Association, 1944).
War Album: Victory of Battles. (General Mills, Inc., 1945). (Child’s stamp album, featuring battle scenes and captions).
Fight for Freedom: the Picture Story of Man’s Endless Struggle for Liberty. (National Association of Manufacturers, 1949). (Comic book)
Folder 5: Maps, war-related and other, 1958 and undated (7 items)
C.S. Hammond & Co., Hammond’s War Map. (New York: C.S. Hammond & Co.,undated).
C.S. Hammond & Co., Map of the World with Flags of Leading Nations and Compendium of Geographical Facts. Compiled and Printed Expressly for The Rexall Drug Store. (New York: C.S. Hammond & Co., undated). (Fragile condition)
General Drafting Co., Inc. Esso War Map II: Featuring Fortress Europe and the World Island. (New York: General Drafting Co, Inc., undated). (Two copies).
General Drafting Co., Inc. Esso War Map II: Fortress Europe and the World Island, Invasion Edition. (New York: General Drafting Co., Inc., undated).
General Drafting Co., Inc. Esso War Map III: Featuring the Pacific Theater. (New York: General Drafting Co., Inc., undated). (Two copies).
General Drafting Co., Inc. Your Esso Reporter World News Map. (Convent Station, New Jersey: General Drafting Co., Inc., 1958).
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