Journals (Diaries)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Series VII: Underwood diaries, 1939 - 1945
Series — BLIBR-0014, Box: 10
Scope and Contents
The diaries written by him include the years 1942 and 1945 and include interesting observations on the atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima, mention of WWII American fighter ace Richard Ira Bong, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and comments as to political corruption in Galveston, Texas and Port Isabel, Texas. These diaries also reflect life in Brownsville, Texas and its sister city, Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Mexico) and speak of Mexican American participation during WWII including enclosed...
Dates:
1939 - 1945
