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Two typed carbon-copies of an article written by McDougall about the role of the priests and nuns of the Catholic missions in Sumatra. McDougall describes the role and actions of these men and women through the years of internment.

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Article printed in the September issue of The Mission Call about the role and contributions of the Catholic missionary priests and nuns who were interned with McDougall in Sumatra.

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Article printed in Collier's magazine for December 6, 1947 about the attack on the Dutch ship and McDougall's own experiences before being taken aboard a lifeboat.

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Chapter about the sinking of the "Poelau Bras" taken from Six Bells Off Java printed in the Catholic Digest for December 1948.

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Short story written by McDougall and submitted to the Knights of Columbus magazine Columbia. Indluded is a rejection letter from Columbia.

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Correspondence about the disolution of the Salt Lake Newspaper Guild and the continued membership of some individuals in the American Newspaper Guild. Also included is the resolution to disolve the corporation and information on the finances of the group.

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Letter dated 27 January 1938, from Will W. Bowman, managing editor of the Salt Lake Telegram, nominating McDougall for competition for the "1937 Pulitzer journalism prize as a distinguished example of a reporter's work" for his coverage of a United Airlines crash in October 1937 in the mountains of Wyoming.

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Typed originals and carbons with revisions about McDougall's coverage of plane wrecks as a reporter for the Salt Lake Telegram. Although no pictures are included there is a lengthy list of captions. Included is a cover letter from McDougall to Ted P. Wagner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch instructing him to "pick out what you want and forget the rest."

Scope and Contents Typed originals and carbons with revisions, and some handwritten material on the execution of John W. Deering at the Utah State Penitentary. Some of the material is a fictionalized account of the events at the prison on the eve of the execution and the execution itself, the rest is material used for news stories written by McDougall for the Salt Lake Telegram. The material was gathered for Ross Worthington to use as the basis for a script about Deering. A...

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Articles about China published in Stars and Stripes through United Press by W. H. McDougall, Jr.

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News stories and United Press wire dispatches of stories written by McDougall after his release from internment. Besides the story of his own capture and internment there are dispatches about Eric H. Germann and his experiences after the sinking of the "Vyner-Brooke."

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Notebook containing information on the political situation in Malaya with background information about people and groups involved in fighting the Japanese but also intent on an independant Malaya following the war. The notebook also includes names and addresses of people in Singapore and other notes made by McDougall during his stay there following release from internment.

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Typed copies of notes on interviews of leading figures in the resistance movements against the Japanese in Malaya. Some of these men were prominent leaders of groups of Chinese living in Malaya whose relief fund organizations provided monetary assistance to resistance groups. The interviews cover the topics from resistance during the war to the future of Malaya particularly the role of nationalism, the Chinese, and the communist party.

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Report on impressions of Thailand, especially the strong anti-British - pro-American sentiment expressed by the Thai people in power in the government.

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Press dispatches about the Chinese communists and the political situation in China.