Description
The W.H. Hutchinson collection (SAFR 17563, HDC 374) consists of reproductions of purser voyage reports from Matson Line vessels
from 1940 to 1944; an oral history interview with William Hutchinson conducted by William Lang from California State University,
Chico in 1977. The oral history is a 43 page typed reproduction titled, "Eleven Years as a Purser with the Matson Navigation
Company, 1933-1944;" and six original letters of "tin can mail." These seem to be correspondence from a trader on the Islands
of Tonga in the 1930s. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Background
This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.
Restrictions
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other
case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Availability
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.