Marwick Knapsack Library collection

  • Creator Names Marwick Knapsack Library.
  • Title Marwick Knapsack Library collection [manuscript], ca. 1942-1946.
  • Physical description 1 pkg. and 7 folders.
  • Collection summary Collection of samples of knapsack library compilations made by Mrs. Marwick of Glencoe, Ill.; instructions to assist others in assembling more of them; and letters of appreciation from American military service men and women who received these mini-libraries during World War II. The sample packets consist of magazine serials (many clipped from The Saturday Evening Post) conveniently bound together, plus poems, cartoons, pin-up girls, etc., ca. 1943 and placed in a cover showing a soldier reading in a foxhole, plus a printed sheet from Mrs. Marwick offering suggestions on how to assemble a knapsack library to be sent to U.S. soldiers. The letters (115 items, 1942-1946) present a cross-section of military life from people in various branches of service (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, Army Nurse Corps, Woman's Army Corps) and represented all ranks from private to general and many theaters of operations.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Mrs. Marwick said she saw similar packages being assembled in England for soldiers during the First World War.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. Maurice Marwick (Kate Falconer Marwick) in March 1947 (M1947.0007).
  • Names
    • Marwick Knapsack Library.
    • Marwick, Kate F.
  • Uniform Title Saturday evening post.
  • Subjects
    • Glamour photography 20th century.
    • Soldiers United States 20th century.
    • Women soldiers United States 20th century.
    • World War, 1939-1945.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Cartoons. aat
    • Clippings. aat
    • Poetry. aat
  • Uniform title Saturday evening post.
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Glencoe.