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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: W.F. Clingman World War II Journal
Creator:
Clingman, W.F.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.WFC
Extent:
0.04 linear feet
Date: 1945
Abstract: W.F. Clingman, a United States Coast
Guard officer, kept this handwritten journal from September 22
nd
to October 3
rd, 1945 while assisting in minesweeping operations
in the Kii Channel (Kii Suido) in Japan after the end of World War II. In the journal,
Clingman describes in detail his experiences in Japan, writing about the minesweeping
process, the weather, his interactions with the local Japanese people, his observations of
Japanese culture and the local scenery, literature, and his desires to return to the United
States.
Language of Material: English
The
W.F. Clingman World War II Journal is a handwritten bound
journal composed by United States Coast Guard officer W.F. Clingman in 1945. In the journal,
Clingman describes in detail his experiences in Japan, writing about his work assisting a
minesweeping operation, the weather, his interactions with the local Japanese people, his
observations of Japanese culture and the local scenery, literature, and his desires to
return to the United States.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased. 01/07/2014.
Other Information:
This collection was purchased with funds generously donated by Gus and Erika Manders.
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Jessica Geiser, 2014
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