Overview of the David B. Parker papers

Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.

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Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Overview of the David B. Parker papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: David B. Parker papers

Dates: 1942-1967

Collection Number: 2007C58

Creator: Parker, David B., d.1980.

Collection Size: 5 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 cubic foot box (3.8 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Writings, correspondence, reports, orders, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to American military engineering operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the atomic bombing of Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Access to sound recordings, video recordings, or motion picture material requires at least two weeks advance notice. Please contact the Hoover Institution Archives for further information.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], David B. Parker papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2007.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

Major general, United States Army Corps of Engineers; commanding officer, 1913th Engineer Aviation Battalion, during World War II.

Scope and Content of Collection

Writings, correspondence, reports, orders, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to American military engineering operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the atomic bombing of Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.

United States. Army Officers.

United States. Army. Engineer Aviation Battalion, 1913th.

World War, 1939-1945 Engineering and construction.

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean.

Atomic bomb.

World War, 1939-1945 Japan.

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