Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0571
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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1942-1945
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
V-mail and related ephemera: letters, envelopes, printed material promoting the use of V-mail, printed information about how V-mail worked, a photograph of a V-mail station, targets for microfilming, labels for shipping, and microfilm roll boxes.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
V-mail was a mailing system, using microfilm, provided to World War II soldiers by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. It was encouraged and promoted because regular mail consumed cargo space.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown. Found in collections.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Clarence D. Brenner World War II V-Mail Collection, 1942-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Related Archival Materials
The History of Photography Collection (now Division of Work and Industry) has additional V-mail materials and examples.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
