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The newspapers are collected primarily from the Abilene Reporter-News, but also theDetroit Times, Pinpoints, Fort Leavenworth News, and the New York Herald News. It includes clippings of John L. McQuigg when featured in the paper and of men from Abilene featured in the paper for their war service, specifically George L. Paxton Jr. with the Flying Tigers. The Pinpoints edition is from January 1, 1941, and was published concerning war news by the Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Wing. The Fort Leavenworth News is from December 2, 1944. The folder also includes papers from The Arrowhead Lines, the paper for Camp Arrowhead, Texas, during the summer of 1944. Sassie McQuigg is featured as a reporter in the July 22, 1944, edition. The New York Herald Tribune clippings from 1951 are concerned with the death of Colonel Polifka in Korea.

This folder contains newspaper clippings which were not attatched to letters for context. Included are three political cartoons, a Colgate Maroon issue from May 1940 denouncing the war, a newspaper cutout about the Brain Trust ("Brothers in Law"), and a Christmas poem.

Copies of the Ansonian and the Herald, including the original copy of the Ansonian from 1942.

This folder contains various military newspapers, among them are "Stars and Stripes" and "Army Talks." Newspapers discuss Air Force officer graduation, Germany's surrenders, Sheldon Berlow's commission as Army Lieutenant, and the First Army Infantry crossing Wesser River.

This folder contains various clippings including an article labeled "Enquirer, 11-30-96" titled "WWII Tanker found in ocean", The "Local" section of The Enquirer dated 7 December, 2007, with an article titled "They were there when war started", several pages from The Cincinnati Enquirer from 28 May, 2001, with an article titled "Survivors recount moments that changed the world", pages from The Enquirer dated 24 August, 2007 of an article titled "Lost sub of WWII found off Aleutians", and a photocopy (with notes from Kelly) of an issue of Life Magazine from 13 April, 1942, the day of the fall of Bataan.

Newspapers with information relevant to Mansfield or from her location at the date of publication. Two newspapers focus on informing the public about the U.S. Air Force.

This folder contains the folowing The Stars and Stripes newspapers: April 28, 1945 Germany Edition; May 2, 1945 Germany Edition; May 8, 1945 Paris Edition; May 8, 1945 Germany Edition; and May 9, 1945 Germany Edition. This folder also includes the following Camp Shelby, MS newspapers of The Reveille: June 1, 1944; June 15, 1944; June 29, 1944; and August 3, 1944. (Note: All newspapers are in fragile condition.)

This folder contains three newspapers which include the Daily Standard, August 17, 1945, Celina, Ohio, the Dayton Daily News, pages 1, 4, and 11, dated June 6, 1944, and page 1 and 2 of School Sidelights, printed by the Daily Standard on October 23, 1945 for Immaculate Conception High School.

Pearl Harbor Banner copies and a picture of Nuuanu Pali, Oahu with information about the location on the back. Four editions of the paper are included, and contain information about Civilian Housing Area #3 such as information on local stores, events, sports and recreation, social clubs, advertising religious services, and movie schedules. The first edition (Vol. 2, no. 35) is from Sept. 15, 1944 and contains mainly general information. Vol. 3, no. 29 from July 21, 1945 celebrates the third anniversary of CHA #3 and includes information on the development of the area and images. Vol. 3, no. 33 came out on August 25, 1945 and is celebrating victory over Japan and remembering the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Vol. 3, no. 46 from December 7, 1945 remembers Pearl Harbor and talks about the future of the site following the end of the war.