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  • Title: Merian C. Cooper papers
    Date (inclusive): 1917-1973
    Collection Number: 58020
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, and memorabilia, relating to operations of the American Relief Administration and the United States Food Administration in Poland, the Kosciuszko Squadron during the Polish-Russian wars, 1919-1921, General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant General Claire Chennault, American defense policy, air power, and communist strategy.
    Creator: Cooper, Merian C.
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1958.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Merian C. Cooper papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Brigadier general, United States Air Force; pilot with the Kosciuszko Squadron in Poland, 1919-1921; chief of staff, China Air Task Force, 1942.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, memoranda, and memorabilia, relating to operations of the American Relief Administration and the United States Food Administration in Poland, the Kosciuszko Squadron during the Polish-Russian wars, 1919-1921, General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant General Claire Chennault, American defense policy, air power, and communist strategy.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
    Poland -- History -- Wars of 1918-1921
    World War, 1939-1945 -- China
    International relief
    United States -- Defenses
    MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
    American Relief Administration
    United States Food Administration
    Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958
    United States. Army Air Forces. China Air Task Force