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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Douglas R. Stringfellow papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230217629]
Identifier: MSS 1755
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography, newspaper clippings, letters received, typed copies of speeches, and newsletters entitled: "Day to Day with Doug." The materials deal with his motivational speeches before he was a congressman and his congressional career. The autobiography is an attempt by Stringfellow to correct the stories about his war experiences and about his various activities after he realized he had lied.

Dates: approximately 1951-1972

Papers relating to the war record of Douglas R. Stringfellow

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342294]
Identifier: MSS 257
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings and letters relating to the war record of Douglas R. Stringfellow. Stringfellow, a representative from Utah, claimed to be a war hero during World War II. These items represent investigations of that claim. They inlcude letters from officers over him and others who knew of his activities. They demonstrate that Stringfellow's war stories were essentially fabrications.

Dates: 1954