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World War II Collections

Introduction to the Collection

With more than fifteen hundred archival collections, Hoover's holdings on World War II are expansive, covering every theater of war in a multitude of languages. Those materials provide a variety of perspectives, from the directives of military officers to clandestine materials by underground movements. Library materials on World War II are equally comprehensive and voluminous.

Featured Collections

CHIANG KAI-SHEK DIARIES: Chinese political and military leader

ERNEST FRED EASTERBROOK PAPERS: Major general, US Army

JAN KARSKI PAPERS: Officer of the Polish government-in-exile to the Polish underground

JOSEPH WARREN STILWELL PAPERS: Commanding general, US Forces in China-Burma-India Theater

WORLD WAR II PICTORIAL COLLECTION: Photographs and postcards

WORLD WAR II SUBJECT COLLECTION: Miscellaneous materials

 

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WORLD WAR II LIBRARY & ARCHIVES MATERIALS

 

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