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[Clipping: People Who Read and Write]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about how Reader's Digest versions of books are affecting sales of the full versions, as well as book reviews for several titles such as The Far Shore by Max Miller, Robinson Crusoe by Blake Clark, and Faces in a Dusty Picture by Gerard Kersh.
Date: April 22, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for Two Pressure Gauges]

Description: Receipt for two (2) four-hundred-pound pressure gauges purchased by Alex Bradford from the United States Gauge Company for a total of $2.20. The receipt has been combined with an advertisement for the selected pressure gauge with red colored pencil circling specifications on select portions of a pressure gauge coming out to a total of $1.10.
Date: April 21, 1944
Creator: United States Gauge Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The March of Events]

Description: Newspaper clipping briefly touching upon Peter Muir’s book “This Is India” and it’s attempts to dissolve the illusions and misconceptions surrounding foreigner views of India. Two of the core concepts touched upon within the book include the Indian Caste System and the Indian National Movements.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: De Casseres, Benjamin, 1873-1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Smoke Protects Fighters]

Description: Bulletin article discussing the advantage of smoke screens to cover the positions of troops, cities, harbors, ships, and camps during WWII. Partial articles on the reverse of the pages discuss military technology and medical research.
Date: July 1, 1944
Creator: Monahan, A. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Political Cartoon and Fishing Article]

Description: Political cartoon created by Looey Graff depicting a plump and wealthy war plant striker with an arm wrapped around the shoulder of an injured World War II veteran yelling, “Well! We Won the War! Didn’t We Kid?”. The back of the political cartoon features an article touching upon fishing and the three different types of fishing activities: hobby, sportsman, and deep-sea. Two additional cartoons are at the bottom of the article.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Watkins, Nina E. & Graff, Looey
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

[Biographical Information about Alex Bradford and Family]

Description: Page providing background information about Alex Bradford including army and work experience, a list of relatives (wife, parents, two brothers, and two sons), and a brief statement about finances, as well as references from within and outside the Washington area. It appears to be a draft, with text on the back page that should line up with form questions that are not included.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence between Alex Bradford and Louise Zoerner - September 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to John Day Publishers asking for additional copies of the book, American Empire in Asia by Albert Viton. It is Mr. Bradford’s hope that these additional copies provide interested readers with the ability to read this well reviewed book. Letter from Louise Zoerner to Alex Bradford acknowledging his interest in acquiring Mr.Viton’s recently published book. After receipt of three dollars and 6 cents ($3.06) Ms. Zoerner will send a copy to Mr. Bradford. Letter from Alex … more
Date: 1943-09-11/1943-09-27
Creator: Bradford, Alex & Zoerner, Louise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Dewey's April Choice]

Description: Newspaper clipping discusses Governor Dewey's inability to confront the U.S.S.R's communist regime in his speech. The back page features part of an article on modern technology.
Date: August 12, 1944
Creator: The Saturday Evening Post
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Our Home Front

Description: Bulletin describing the purpose and activities of the Parents and Wives of Fighting Americans Inc., with suggestions of homefront work and photocopies of relevant clippings.
Date: 1944
Creator: Parents and Wives of Fighting Americans Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Maintenance of Pumpers and Other Fire Apparatus

Description: Bulletin discussing firefighting pumping equipment and various types of maintenance to ensure that they will not fail, including descriptions of suggested tests to verify that they're operating within their parameters.
Date: July 15, 1944
Creator: National Board of Fire Underwriters. Committee on Fire Prevention and Engineering Standards.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Indian Famine -- Background and More Facts

Description: Text excerpted from a longer article, discussing famine and other issues in India, which has been annotated with suggested readings and statements by politicians and public figures about the situation. There are handwritten markings in red and blue pencil.
Date: 1944~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Franco's Friendship]

Description: Newspaper clipping criticizing General Franco's expression of friendship with the Allied Powers and aid to the German and Italian war efforts as "the most brazen attempt at double-dealing in the whole history of international politics."
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Washington Post Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

International Cementers, Inc.: Personal and Office Directory - January 15, 1945

Description: Personal and office directory for International Cementers Incorporated featuring information on three (3) separate offices: the General Office, the Accounting Office, and the Chemical Department. Each of these departments features the office’s address, post office (P.O.) box, and phone number. Below each office or department provides an employee’s name, title, physical address and phone number if available.
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: International Cementers, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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