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1943-1957 | 138 Issues

The Collins Column was first published in early May 1943. The second issue quickly followed in late May 1943. They were only a few pages of typewritten text but filled with news and events at the Collins Plant. It's main audience was Collins employees on Military Leave of Absence and served to keep them connected with hometown and Collins. The front page stated, "Published Every Now and Then for Collins Men and Women in the Service".

The United States had been at war for 18 months and work at the Collins factory was at a feverish pace. Big changes in the work force were underway as women moved into jobs previously held only by men. As expected, very little could be written about specific details of design and development or production output. These early Collins Columns contained a lot of "gossip", "Who’s Where", Sports, Jokes, and Cartoons.
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