2.1 linear ft. of papers

Arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence, subseries A-B as follows: A. Acquired by library; B. Collected by Kelly Younger

The collection consists of correspondence and diaries written during Clare Slaback’s service as a projectionist in the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit during World War II. The subseries Acquired by the library consists primarily of correspondence from Clare to Lucille, the majority written while he was stationed in North Africa and Italy, though there is some correspondence between the two written before their marriage in 1941. Much of the correspondence concerns Clare’s time projecting THE MEMPHIS BELLE (1943) for high-ranking officers and servicemen. The subseries Collected by Kelly Younger contains Slaback’s handwritten, candid diaries written during his service, as well as Lucille’s correspondence to Clare during this same period concerning life in Los Angeles during the war. Also included are transcripts of the diaries and letters, transcribed by researcher Kelly Younger.