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Title A name given to the resource Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945 Description An account of the resource These letters, drawn from manuscripts collections held by the Special Collections Department of Mississippi State University Libraries, were written by men and women, including many graduates of the University, who served in World War I or World War II or who lived in hope that their loved ones would return to them after the war. The soldiers’ thoughts on getting accustomed to the pace and structure of military life and missing their homes, families, farms, and favorite foods, like Mama's chocolate cake, are recurrent themes in their letters; their voices, as well as the voices of their loved ones, are represented in the following objects. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mastley, Carrie P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Manuscripts Division; University Archives; and the Congressional and Political Research Center, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mississippi State University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-1945 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Mississippi State Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG files Language A language of the resource en_US Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England France Germany Mississippi Pennsylvania Philippines South Carolina 1917-1945 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2020-09-17 Subject The topic of the resource Military correspondence War and families World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Diary, Brigadier General William E. Brougher, January 1, 1943-January 10, 1943 Subject The topic of the resource Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942 Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 Prisoners of war Description An account of the resource The diary of Brigadier General William E. Brougher, a member of the United States Army who served in the Battle of Bataan. Brougher served in the Philippines from October 1939 and was eventually captured as a prisoner of war in 1942. He remained a prisioner of war until April 1945. During his time as a prisoner of war, he kept a steady diary. In these entries, Brougher describes his New Year's Day dinner, the food from his garden, local holidays, and his days working in the camp. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brougher, William E., 1889-1965 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mississippi State University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-01-01--1943-01-10 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource en-US Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MFM_MSS_25_1943_Diary_Vol2_001.jpg MFM_MSS_25_1943_Diary_Vol2_002.jpg MFM_MSS_25_1943_Diary_Vol2_003.jpg Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Edward Brougher Papers, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945, Digital Exhibit, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Vol. II NOTE-BOOK Brig. General Wm. E. Brougher, USA Squad 1, Room 4 Jan. 1, 1943 to July 31, 1943. A few selected recipes in back pages. VOLUME II KARENKO, TAIWAN Prison Camp Jan. 1, 1943. New Year's Day in Prison Camp. What was it like? We went to bed as usual at 8:30 PM, no liquor, no party, fair food for supper. Arose at 6:30 AM, after 9 or 10 hours sleep! Extra food for the day - 2 oz. each port in soup and rice for noon meal - 1 small potato cookie! I had 1/2 a delicious large tomato from my garden, with cabbage leaves and green onions for salad. Salt only dressing. Sold 1/2 to Weaver for a cigar. Many envious eyes as we ate. Sing-song held in evening- second at Karenko - very good program. Nice sunny morning. Thought much about family and guessed what they were doing at different hours of the day. Revived rumors re possibility of exchange. Wishful thinking - our most hopeful pastime! Jan 2. Day after New Year's - back to quiet routine. Main interest - a full bowl - contents of the soup - possibility of more food! Jan. 3. Nipponese holiday - very good food - 13 ducks in soup 3rd and pork bones in soup for 4th. Many officers with colds - some with grip. Beebe, Lough and Ausmas sick. Jan 4. Everybody ordered out to work AM and PM, on new plot, north of camp. Very cold windy day. Got colder at night and we had to put on all clothes and go to bed to get warm. New plan of work: everybody worked 30 minutes and rested 10 minutes. No shifts as before Christmas. 20 goats received for farm. High winds damaged my tomatoes very badly. Jan 5th. Nipponese holiday - no work. Asked to write a [?] on my impressions of Christmas + New Year in Prison Camp. Made 1st draft of paper - 30 ducks in soup for supper - very good. Wed Jan 6. Worked morning + afternoon on farm - compulsory work - no shifts - reduced food. Little time for other things - Sugar Issued - 1 lb. Thur Jan 7. Going out to work again. Worked in the raining in PM - no work - Shave + wrote essay on "Christams at Karenko." Fri, Jan 8. Nipponese holiday - celebrating beginning of war - no extra food - guard doubled for some reason - bath in PM. Getting no news lately - cold dreary day - reading Shakespeare. Sat Jan 9. Worked on farm in AM - PM clean-up - Withdrew from PO deposit of pay 40 yen - Balance 1454.88. Sun Jan 11. [Luau?] by Camp C[?] at 9:30 AM - Religious Services at 10 AM - Pretty sunny day. Have started saving a bit of my breakfast & noon rice so as to have a feast for supper & go to bed with full stomach.