Donations of World War II materials enrich Rutgers'
Special Collections and University Archives

Aug. 29, 2000

From left, Professor John Chambers and Associate University Librarian Robert Sewell welcome the donation of World War II papers by Ann and Robert Spitzer Go to larger image

NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Three donations of valuable World War II materials have come to Rutgers University Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives. The letters, clippings and photographs represent a significant addition to the university’s historical repository, and can be traced to the published comments of John Chambers, a professor of history at Rutgers.

"People don’t normally think of their letters and clippings and things as historical documents," Chambers had said in the press last September. "And the tragedy of it is that these people pass on, and the papers get dispersed or thrown away, whereas Rutgers would love to have them."

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For more information on these collections and to arrange appointments to view historic artifacts, contact Ron Becker, head of Special Collections and University Archives, at (732) 932-7006 or by e-mail at rbecker@rci.rutgers.edu.

Contact: Joseph Blumberg
732/932-7084, extension 652
E-mail: blumberg@ur.rutgers.edu

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