Orange (Pee Put Knobloch); Purple (1st Sergeant R.E. Dansereau)

This collection dates from 1942 to 1945 and spans six linear feet. The collection comprises one scrapbook containing primarily letters, photographs, foreign currency and printed materials sent by servicemen and women of Thibodaux, Louisiana to the editors of the newsletter "The Town Talk." Printed materials include newspaper clippings, postcards, propaganda, mayoral proclamations, and news releases. The materials in this collection relate to the wartime experience of Thibodaux residents both in the armed in forces and on the home front.
For an index of names that appear in this scrapbook, see the External Documents tab below.