In recent years, The Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection has acquired over 1,900 drawings and paintings depicting the Second World War. The artwork is currently being scanned, cataloged and added to the Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S. K. Brown Collection. One of the artists represented in the collection, Harry D. Reeks joined the US Marine Corps in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign.