(WORLD WAR TWO) Archive of publicity and staff material from

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(WORLD WAR TWO.) Archive of publicity and staff material from the Hamilton Standard Propellers plant. 51 items in one box; various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1943-44

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Hamilton Standard Propellers, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation, was a major aerospace supplier during World War Two, with central offices in East Hartford, CT and 3 factories in nearby Connecticut and Rhode Island. These papers apparently were retained by a staffer in the advertising department based at the Pawcatuck, CT plant. The most striking item is a hand-painted workplace "Honor Roll" sign in blue, red, and gold from the company's Pawcatuck, CT plant: "Over 100 employees have left this plant to enter the Armed Forces of the U.S.A. Their success depends upon our effort." It measures 9 3/4 x 17 inches, with some damage to the left edge affecting two letters of the text. Also included are 8 leaves of pencil notes and sketches for workplace signs and posters, encouraging production and war bond drive participation 5 publications including the staff newsletter, the Hamilton Standard Blade from 16 November 1944 11 interoffice memoranda regarding the staff newsletter and war news, 1944 20 offprints for Hamilton magazine advertisements, including many duplicates and 6 full-size posters: two different "Air Fronts" posters issued by the United States Army (one of them in quadruplicate) and a defective "Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty" (Office of War Information, 1943).