Should These Be Donated?

by batsforbrains

My father's late friend served in various battles, and we were given much of the memorabilia he brought back. Some of the pieces I have I personally don't have a use for, and would love to send them to a museum or school if they can be better used there. I can provide photos of the items as well. These are the items:

  1. War Department Italian Introduction Language Guide (TM 30-303) June 2, 1943

  2. War Department German Introduction Language Guide (TM 30-306) June 24, 1943

  3. German Newspaper dated September 26, 1957

  4. "The Oregonian" Newspaper sheets dated December 8, 13, 16, 19, 28 of 1944.

All items have been kept in a ziploc bag, but of course are slightly damaged/bent due to the years.

Bodark43

War Dept. Technical Manuals were, as you can imagine, printed in great numbers. They are readily found in libraries, and many have been digitized ( especially the ones dealing with things like radios, trucks, jeeps, and weapons) . The Oregonian also has its archives digitized. Can't pronounce as to the "German newspaper", of course....Not a bad thing to ask a local museum or school if they want them, but for research purposes they are likely to be redundant, will require space and conservation, and so likely will be refused. .