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Clazie Family (Second World War correspondence)
2017.424.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Clazie Family Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Clazie, George A. , 1914-1971
Creator:
Robertson, Christine
source:
Clazie, Stephen B.
source:
Clazie, Dorothy
Creator:
Hamilton, Blair, 1925-2014
source:
Clazie, Florence, 1914-2010
Creator:
Pochin, Florence
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.424.w.r
Physical Description:
2.27 Linear feet
(2 cartons, 1 document box)
Date (inclusive): 1937 March 5 - 1996 May 7
Date (bulk): 1942 March 5 - 1945 April 12
Abstract: The Clazie Family collection includes correspondence to and from members of the Clazie family during the Second World War.
The majority of the collection is composed of letters from Seabee George Clazie, USN who served in Hawaii and the South Pacific
during the war. There are also letters from civil servant Christine Robertson to her daughter Florence Clazie about life
in London during the war.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 98
Container: 1-5
Container: 1-5
Container: WWII 99
Container: 1-6
Container: 6-11
Container: WWII 100
Container: 1-5
Container: 12-16
Container: WWII 101
Container: 1-6
Container: 17-22
Container: WWII 102
Container: 1-12
Container: 23-34
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stephen Clazie
This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from George Clazie to Dorothy Clazie
- Series 2, Correspondence to George Clazie
- Series 3, Other Correspondence to Dorothy Clazie
- Series 4, Correspondence to Florence Clazie
- Series 5, Correspondence from Florence Clazie
- Series 6, Correspondence from Blair Hamilton to the Clazie Family
- Series 7, Navy Seabee newsletters
- Series 8, Military records
- Series 9, Ephemera
Access Information
Donor retains any copyright and related rights. For more information, consult original donation form.[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Clazie Family Second World War correspondence (2017.424.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
The Clazie Family correspondence includes letters written to and from members of the Clazie family during the Second World
War. The collection offers insight into varous aspects and events of the war, including the London Blitz, the role of Navy
Seabees during the war, and information about activities in the Pacific Islands.
The majority of the collection is composed of letters from Seabee George Clazie, United States Navy to his wife Dorothy in
Oakland, California. George served in Pearl Harbor, starting in late 1942, and also spent time in various places in the Pacific
Islands, including Funafuti, Nukufetau, and Makin. He also served on the Tinian Islands at the end of the war. His letters
describe the B-29's taking off from Tinian to bomb Tokyo.
Over a period of three years, Clazie's letters track the progress of the war and describe events in the various places he
was stationed. The letters also discuss news events including the Port Chicago disaster and the incident involving the Liberty
ship Henry Bergh, which ran aground on the Farralon Islands. In one letter, Clazie explains why he feels Franklin Roosevelt
should be elected to a fourth term.
There are also Seabee newsletters that Clazie sent to his wife during the war.
The collection also includes letters from civil servant Christine Robertson to her daughter and Private Blair Hamilton, United
States Army to the Clazie family. Robertson lived in London during the war. In letters to her daughter, Florence Clazie, Robertson
writes about the Blitz and the effect that the war and bombings are having on her. Pvt. Hamilton's relationship to the Clazie
family is unknown.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian.
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
World War (1939-1945) -- England
World War (1939-1945) -- Hawaii
World War (1939-1945) -- London -- Personal Narratives
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
United States. -- Navy. -- Seabees
Blitzkrieg
World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific Area
Clazie, Stephen B.
Clazie, Dorothy
Clazie, Florence, 1914-2010