ABSTRACT: Letter regarding World War II newsprint paper rationing for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
SCOPE: This letter, addressed to John W. Madewell of Richland, Texas, was written by John W. Kurtz, the Mail Subscription Manager for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Kurtz describes the newspaper’s inability to accept new mail subscriptions due to government rationing of newsprint paper. The letter is printed on Globe-Democrat letterhead and is dated October 17, 1944.
The accompanying envelope includes a St. Louis, Missouri postmark and a U.S. Postage handstamp.
EXTENT: One page and envelope.
ACCESS: This collection can be viewed on-site in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the material may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, subject to condition and other access restrictions. Information on conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building on the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ north campus.
PREFERRED CITATION: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis."
