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Title: Howard D. Kramer papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-1957
Collection Number: 76026
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
(1.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Transcripts of radio broadcasts, posters, leaflets, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs relating to American and
Japanese propaganda activities in the Philippines during World War II. Includes a photocopy of the Ph.D dissertation of Howard
D. Kramer, entitled "History of the Public Health Movement in the U.S., 1850-1900."
Creator:
Kramer, Howard D., 1907-1975
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.
[Identification of item], Howard D. Kramer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
In September 1945, the Office of War Information was transferred to the State Department. Operating under the name of the
United States Information Service (USIS), the function of the Philippine branch became that of furnishing information about
America and American policy to the Filipino people, with the aim of creating among them a better understanding of America's
foreign policy. USIS employed the media of news, libraries, moving pictures, radio, and the exchange of persons between the
two countries, with the mission of explaining U.S. policies, ideals, and society in terms meaningful to Filipinos and in such
a way as to create better feelings and more understanding between the two nations.
On September 15, 1945, the USIS began publishing a twice-weekly provincial newspaper called the
Free Philippines. It carried world and local Philippine news in addition to American items, but the emphasis was predominately on news touching
on Philippines-American relations. News releases featured background information on American personalities, the full texts
of important speeches, and the official statements of United States officials.
| 1907 September 20 | Born, Dayton, Ohio |
| 1938 | Received B.A. in English and Mathematics from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
| 1939 | Received M.A. in History from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
| 1942 | Received Ph.D. in History from State University of Iowa |
| 1940 | Assistant editor at Mississippi Valley Historical Review, State University of Iowa, Iowa City |
| 1942 | Instructor at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1943 | Red Cross Field Director, American Red Cross, North Atlantic Area |
| 1944 | Office of War Information and U.S. State Department |
| 1947 | Assistant Professor of History, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1951 | Directory of American Scholars |
| 1952 | Fulbright Professor of American History, India |
| 1954 | Air Force Personnel and Training Research Center, Air R&D Command, San Antonio, Texas |
| 1975 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of Howard D. Kramer consist of transcripts of radio broadcasts, posters, leaflets, correspondence, printed matter,
and photographs relating to pro-American and anti-Japanese propaganda and psychological warfare activities in Brisbane, Australia
and Manila, Philippines between 1944 and 1946. Includes a photocopy of Kramer's Ph.D dissertation, entitled "History of the
Public Health Movement in the U.S., 1850-1900." The collection also includes newsletters, transcripts, newspaper clippings,
printed matter, and notes relating to Kramer's Fulbright Professorship in India.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
Propaganda, American -- Philippines
Propaganda, Japanese -- Philippines
Public health -- United States -- History
United States. Office of War Information
United States Information Service