Overview of the Robert Milchrist Cannon papers

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Title: Robert Milchrist Cannon papers
Date (inclusive): 1931-1974
Collection Number: 77077
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Turkish
Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 3 envelopes, 1 oversize folder (3.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Orders, correspondence, speeches, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and to American military relations with Turkey and the Philippines, 1951-1955.
Creator: Cannon, Robert M. (Robert Mylchrist), 1901-1976
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Box 7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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 1977.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Milchrist Cannon papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lieutenant general, United States Army; chief of staff, Northern Combat Area Command, China-Burma-India Theater, 1944-1945; commanding general, Sixth Army, 1959-1961.

Scope and Content of Collection

Orders, correspondence, speeches, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, and to American military relations with Turkey and the Philippines, 1951-1955.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma
Turkey -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Military relations -- Turkey
Philippines -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Military relations -- Philippines
United States. Army
United States. Army. Army, 6th

box 1

Material not yet described

box 2

Material not yet described

box 3

Material not yet described

box 4

Scrapbook 1942-1945

box 5

Material not yet described

box 6

Material not yet described

os_folder 1

Map of Turkey

Separated Materials

Originally found in Box 6.
box 7

Uniform

Conditions Governing Access

May not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8

Dress Uniform Hat and Clippings

box 9

Photograph album