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War Department Sex Hygiene and Venereal Disease

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1640 Author/Creator: War Department Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 30 September 1942 Pagination: 8 p. ; 15 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

A pamphlet issued by the War Department that gives facts and advice about sexual hygiene and venereal diseases.

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