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[Clipping: First Committee and the No More Foreign Wars Committee]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing three members of the First committee. These members include General Robert E. Wood, General Hugh Johnson, and Verne Marshall. Special emphasis has been placed on the oil financier William Rhodes Davis. A section of the newspaper clipping has been underlined in red colored pencil. The underlined passage describes a plan to purchase £2,000,000 of British and American oil and sell it to Germany and Italy. On the back of this clipping is speculation that Nazi Germany w… more
Date: January 9, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Seven Steps to Personal Success]

Description: Magazine clipping giving advice on how to have a great personality by helping readers focus their energy on great decisions and good habits. The back of the first sheet (p. 29) has movie reviews, and there are several advertisements around the article.
Date: January 11, 1941
Creator: Pitkin, Walter B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence between W. R. Bradford and Alex Bradford - April 1941-October 1943]

Description: Correspondence between W.R. Bradford and Alex Bradford over three years. The first letter from W.R. Bradford to a Quebec newspaper, asking for Alex Bradford's address. The second letter features Alex Bradford’s response to W.R. Bradford’s letter. This describes Alex’s regrets in not responding sooner as he has been aboard working throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Asia as a fire-fighting officer or as an explosives engineer. Additionally, Alex mention’s that the firm of Bradford & Wiggins … more
Date: 1941-04-26/1943-10-14
Creator: Bradford, W. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Al and Ted O. Groebl to Alex Bradford - February 13, 1941]

Description: Letter from Ted O. Groebl to Alex Bradford attempting to reach out to Mr. Bradford in hopes of establishing a line of communication with their West Texan brother. Mr. Groebl mentions that the Westex Oil Company is still going strong throughout East Texas. The final half of the letter mentions that the Groebl's and East Texas prayers are behind the Allied cause.
Date: February 13, 1941
Creator: Groebl, Ted O. & Groebl, Albert P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from James O. Lewis to Alex Bradford - January 23, 1941]

Description: Letter from James O. Lewis to Alex Bradford discussing a recently published article by the Houston Chronicle. Along with the mentioning of this article, Mr. Lewis provides a recent update to his current life including the training that he participated in Driffield near Yorkshire County.
Date: January 23, 1941
Creator: Lewis, James O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Tex Bradford to Billy Blake - January 13, 1941]

Description: Letter from Tex Bradford to Billy Blake describing the German bombardment of London during World War II and the effects the bombardment had on the morale of the British people. Additionally Mr. Bradford advises to keep an eye on Mr. William Rhodes Davis due to his possible Nazi ties.
Date: January 13, 1941
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford - August 10, 1941]

Description: Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford discussing the recent communique shared with the the officers familiar with Mr. Bradford. Mr. Moses touches upon a former colleague, Tony Beacon, who deserted the Canadian Army in favor of serving in the United States armed forces. The letter transitions into curiosity about what Mr. Bradford has been doing since they last met. Finally, several paragraphs are dedicated to providing information pertaining to Ottawa news. The letter ends with Mr. Mose… more
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Moses, William Joseph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter to H. E. Slaymaker on American Eagle Club Stationery - January 12, 1941]

Description: Incomplete, unsigned letter from someone in the Canadian A. S. Force in England, addressed to the H.B.M. Consul, H. E. Slaymaker with the subject "W. R. Davis." It includes a clipping about William Rhodes Davis, who has been taking money from Nazis, with portions of text underlined in black ink and red pencil. The correspondence is written on letterhead for The American Eagle Club.
Date: January 12, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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