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PITTSBURG —
For many of us, it is hard to imagine what life was like in the United States during World War II. Scrap drives; bond sales; patriotic displays; rationing books and shortages of food staples, gasoline and rubber were a part of daily life on the home front.
Much has been written about the lives of our nation’s men and women during that time. There are few among us who do not know about the experiences of GI Joe and Rosie the Riveter. One group whose experiences have been largely overlooked in historical accounts of World War II is that made of individuals who were school-aged children during this pivotal time in history.
As a master’s student at Washburn University, I hope to fill some of that gap in historical account as my final thesis project, “At Home on the Range: Childhood in Kansas During World War II.” My goal is to survey adults who were children living in Kansas during World War II to collect their childhood stories and memories. If you are aged 75-85 and are willing to participate in this worthwhile project, I invite you contact me and express your willingness to share your memories. Once I’ve heard from you, I will send you a questionnaire that will ask about your childhood experiences during World War II. You may reach me by email at donna.clark@washburn.edu, or by note or postcard sent to Donna Clark, c/o WWII Research Project, Washburn University, 1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS 66621.
— Donna Clark, Topeka
For many of us, it is hard to imagine what life was like in the United States during World War II. Scrap drives; bond sales; patriotic displays; rationing books and shortages of food staples, gasoline and rubber were a part of daily life on the home front.
Much has been written about the lives of our nation’s men and women during that time. There are few among us who do not know about the experiences of GI Joe and Rosie the Riveter. One group whose experiences have been largely overlooked in historical accounts of World War II is that made of individuals who were school-aged children during this pivotal time in history.
As a master’s student at Washburn University, I hope to fill some of that gap in historical account as my final thesis project, “At Home on the Range: Childhood in Kansas During World War II.” My goal is to survey adults who were children living in Kansas during World War II to collect their childhood stories and memories. If you are aged 75-85 and are willing to participate in this worthwhile project, I invite you contact me and express your willingness to share your memories. Once I’ve heard from you, I will send you a questionnaire that will ask about your childhood experiences during World War II. You may reach me by email at donna.clark@washburn.edu, or by note or postcard sent to Donna Clark, c/o WWII Research Project, Washburn University, 1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS 66621.
— Donna Clark, Topeka
