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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the World War II Photo Album, 1945-1946 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.034

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center World War II Photo Album 1945-1946 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.034 0.15 1 vol. The papers are in: English Photo album of a U.S. American soldier documenting his WWII tour of duty in Japan, circa 1945-1946. Includes photos of Okinawa, Nagasaki, Naha, Ominato, Tokyo, Nagasaki, Sasebo, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Matsuyama, Kure, Hiroshima, and Kyota. While some photos are more of a sightseeing nature, many depict American service men and army camps, Japanese prisoners of war, and destroyed cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombing. All pages and and most photos have brief handwritten descriptions. arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 Preferred Citation

World War II Photo Album, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 10/12/2008.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist, in March 2009. Further arrangement by Nathaniel Baako, SCRC Staff, in March 2009.

 Scope and Contents

Photo album of a U.S. American soldier documenting his WWII tour of duty in Japan, circa 1945-1946. Includes photos of Okinawa, Nagasaki, Naha, Ominato, Tokyo, Nagasaki, Sasebo, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Matsuyama, Kure, Hiroshima, and Kyota. While some photos are more of a sightseeing nature, many depict American service men and army camps, Japanese prisoners of war, and destroyed cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombing. All pages and and most photos have brief handwritten descriptions.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Photographs Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Hiroshima--Pictoral works World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Nagasaki--Pictoral works World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Pictorial works World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Pictorial works.