Guide to the Margaret Chung Papers, 1880-1958 (bulk 1942-1944)

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Guide to the Margaret Chung Papers, 1880-1958 (bulk 1942-1944)

Collection number: AAS ARC 2000/3

The Ethnic Studies Library



University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Contact Information:

  • The Ethnic Studies Library.
  • 30 Stephens Hall #2360
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Berkeley, California, 94720-2360
  • Phone: (510) 643-1234
  • Fax: (510) 643-8433
  • Email: esl@library.berkeley.edu
  • URL: http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu
Collection Processed By:
Janice Otani
Date Completed
September 2000
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Margaret Chung Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1880-1958 (bulk 1942-1944
Collection number: AAS ARC 2000/3
Creator: Chung, Margaret
Extent: 7 boxes 1 oversize folder 1 volume
Repository: University of California, Berkeley. The Ethnic Studies Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-2360
Abstract: Contains writings and personal papers, including biographies, photographs and a scrapbook of newsclippings, relating to Margaret Chung and her military "sons" spanning the years from 1933 to 1958. The bulk of the collection, dating from 1942 to 1944 consists of correspondence with her "sons" as well as photographs, military printed materials, and scrapbooks.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Ethnic Studies Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Ethnic Studies Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Margaret Chung Papers, AAS ARC 2000/3, The Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Acquisition Information

The Margaret Chung papers were given to the Ethnic Studies Library by Mollie Leong with the Charles Leong papers on October 5, 1984.

Biography

Margaret Chung was born in 1890 in Santa Barbara, California. Her parents were both native-born Chinese who, when they were very young, came to America with their parents. They were devout Christians who insisted their children practice daily prayers and attend church twice every Sunday. Margaret Chung grew up on a 24,000-acre ranch in Ventura County where her father was the foreman. As a child, she explored every aspect of the outdoor life on the ranch with her inquisitive mind and endless energy, often riding horseback along with the ranch hands to mend fences and herd cattle. She was the eldest of eleven children and played a major role in the upbringing of her brothers and sisters.
With sheer determination, Chung pursued her ambition in the medical field. She won a scholarship to college by selling a large number of subscriptions for the Los Angeles Times, and graduated from the University of Southern California, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her first choice was to serve as a medical missionary, but she was barred because of her Chinese nationality. Chung interned at hospitals in Los Angeles and Chicago and then became staff resident at the State Hospital for the Insane in Kankakee, Illinois, where a well-known Chicago criminologist recognized her brilliance and compassionate understanding of mental disorders. With him, she established Chicago's first juvenile psychopathic institute. At 26 years of age, Chung was appointed criminologist for the State of Illinois, but she disliked the nature of this position because life or death decisions depended on a criminal's sanity or insanity. She preferred to cure people and to concentrate on surgical cases.
At this time her father died unexpectedly, leaving her to struggle with the responsibility of raising her six young siblings. Upon returning to California, Chung was hired as staff surgeon at the Santa Fe Railroad Hospital in Los Angeles and became experienced with industrial accident cases which led to her specialization in plastic surgery. She built up a private practice that included many Hollywood celebrities and film industry executives.
After Chung's first visit to San Francisco, California in 1923, she was immediately attracted to Chinatown and the possibility of serving the Chinese people. She became not only the first American doctor in Chinatown, but also the first woman to practice modern medicine in Chinatown. Through perseverance, Chung was able to prove her medical skills and she eventually gained the confidence of the Chinese people who previously solely depended on herbal doctors.
When the Japanese attacked China in 1931, Chung wanted to give her medical services to China, but authorities felt she would better serve its cause by her work in the United States. At that time, seven flyers approached the famous Chinese-American physician to offer their services to China, knowing Chung's deep interests in both aviation and China. She, in turn, advised them to stay in America where they would also be needed. The flyers formed a club with Chung in which they became "adopted sons" and she became their "Mom." During World War II, the club grew to thousands of military men and women, including some of the highest ranking officers. She received large volumes of correspondence from them and she reciprocated with letters of enthusiastic support and with thoughtful gifts. Chung also supported women during World War II through her persistence in the creation of the Women's U.S. Naval Reserve (WAVES). She served tirelessly in the war effort and in giving aid to China through her medical practice, through the lecture circuit, and through countless other activities. In 1945, Catholic Bishop Paul Yu-Pin presented Chung with the "People's Medal" of the Chinese government.
Throughout her life, Chung was surrounded by numerous admirers from all walks of life. She felt comfortable on opening night at a performance in a white ermine coat with a caged parakeet dangling from her wrist or at home in a gingham apron cooking spare-ribs by the bushelful for her "adopted sons" and their families or convincing Chinese patients of the importance of milk for its high calcium content. She was a humanitarian and patriot and proud to be a symbol of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.
Margaret Chung died at the age of sixty-nine after a long illness.

Scope Content

The Margaret Chung Papers contain writings and personal papers, including biographies, photographs and a scrapbook of newsclippings relating to Margaret Chung and her military "sons" spanning the years form 1933 to 1958. The bulk of the collection, dating from 1942 to 1944 consists of correspondence with her "sons" as well as photographs, military printed materials, and scrapbooks.
Chung's handwritten autobiographical manuscript and other biographical materials provide an insight into her humble beginnings and her determination to serve humanity through her medical practice in San Francisco's Chinatown, where her patients were not confined to the Chinese community, but included people from all around the country. The personal papers also reflect her many friendships with interesting people ranging from Madame Chiang Kai-shek to Tallulah Bankhead and Sophie Tucker. Chung made many friends in the motion picture industry while on the medical staff in a Los Angeles hospital where she specialized in industrial accident cases and plastic surgery.
Beyond medicine, she had two passions: aviation and China. Although she never visited China, she was deeply devoted to the land of her parents' birth. When the Japanese attacked China, Chung contributed to China aid through lectures, radio programs, writings and related activities. The collection shows Chung's incredible support during World War II for military men, especially pilots whom she "adopted" as her "sons." Notable in World War II history was Chung's recruitment of numerous aviators who became known as the "Flying Tigers" under the command of General Claire Chennault, one of Chung's "adopted sons." Also significant was her instrumental role in getting a Congressional bill introduced and passed through the help of "adopted son #447," Brigadier General Melvin Maas, Senator from Minnesota. It was the bill creating the Women's Naval Reserve (WAVES) and making it possible for women to join the military service.
The name "Mom" Chung was revered by flyers all over the world. In 1931, a club of "adopted sons" took form when seven top flight American aviators came to consult with her concerning China. This group grew to thousands and included aviators (the "Fair-Haired Bastards"), submarine men (the "Golden Dolphins"), and those who neither flew nor went to sea (the "Kiwis"). The majority of the collection conveys Chung's inexhaustible support and her intense patriotism through the hundreds of letters from her "adopted sons" and their devotion to her. Chung presented each "son" with a small carved jade Buddha and personally wrapped and sent over four thousand Christmas gifts to her "sons" overseas. Known as a great cook, she often invited these military men and their families as well as Hollywood celebrities for dinners at her home in San Francisco. During 1943 to 1945, Chung also frequented restaurants and nightclubs, particularly the Copacabana, Bal Tabarin, and Forbidden City, where photographs were taken as she was surrounded by her "sons," their families and friends. Chung's home became a museum of war memorabilia which even included parts of downed airplanes. The collection contains military publications and materials, numerous photographs, letters, telegrams, invitations, announcements, and stories sent to her. These "sons" came from diverse backgrounds and included those awarded with the military's highest honors and other prominent figures who supported the war effort. They included Senator Albert B. Chandler, Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz, Brigadier General Russell Randall, Admiral W.F. Halsey as well as Andre Kostelanetz, the famed conductor.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966.
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve.
Chinese American women--California--San Francisco.
Physicians--California--San Francisco.
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.
World War, 1939-1945--Anecdotes.
Chinese Americans--Social life and customs.
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--War work--California--San Francisco.
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-.


Box 1, Folders 1-9

SERIES 1:  WRITINGS, 1938-1954, n.d.

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically, then chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Includes autobiographical manuscript, writings relating to "adopted sons," military themes, speeches, addresses, tributes, radio script and lyrics.
Box 1, Folder 1

Autobiographical, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 2

"Origin of the Waves", n.d.

Box 1, Folder 3

"The Origin of the Fair-Haired Bastards", n.d.

Box 1, Folder 4

"The Golden Dolphins", n.d.

Box 1, Folder 5

"Flying Tigers", n.d.

Box 1, Folder 6

Writings on military maneuvers, U.S.S. Salmon, 1944, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 7

Speeches, addresses, radio script, 1938, 1954, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 8

Introductory tribute, card, letter regarding Sophie Tucker, 1947, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 9

"The Midnight Waltz", n.d.

Box 1, Folders 10-27 Oversize Folder 1 Volume 1

SERIES 2:  PERSONAL PAPERS, 1880-1958, n.d.

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically, then chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence with Madame Chiang Kai-shek with photographs, general correspondence, biographical magazine and newspaper articles, scrapbook with newsclippings relating to events, professional activities, and feature stories on "sons." Also includes honors, awards, materials from military events and miscellaneous printed materials.
Box 1, Folder 10-11

Madame Chiang Kai-shek, 1943-1952

Physical Description: Correspondence with and relating to, including photographs
Box 1, Folder 12-16

Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1933-1958, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 17

Biography: articles, 1945-1946, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 18

Biography: magazine articles, 1943

Oversize Oversize, Folder 1

Biography: newsletter article, n.d.

Volume 1

Scrapbook of newsclipping relating to Margaret Chung, 1935-1958, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 19

Photoplate, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 20

Honors, tributes, awards, credential, 1943-1952, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 21

Book review event, 1942

Box 1, Folder 22

Navy Auxiliary Bill, 1942

Box 1, Folder 23

Military events, 1943-1958

Box 1, Folder 24

Miscellaneous: personal, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 25

"Chinatown Declared a Nuisance" [booklet], 1880

Box 1, Folder 26

Southern Pacific Company: paper, 1933

Box 1, Folder 27

Chinese Telephone Directories, 1946-1950

Box 2, Folders 1-55 Box 3, Folders 1-34 Box 4, Folders 1-42 Box 5, Folders 1-27 Box 7, Volumes 1-2

SERIES 3:  LETTERS FROM "ADOPTED SONS," 1935-1956, n.d.

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically, then chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Includes materials relating to "sons" such as a qualification leaflet, lists, biographical materials and questionnaires. Chiefly includes correspondence from "sons." Also includes commendations, an almanac, miscellaneous writings, various military printed materials as well as two blank scrapbooks with signatures.
Box 2, Folder 1

"Qualifications for Fair-Haired Bastards...", n.d.

Box 2, Folder 2

Lists of sons, 1943-1944, n.d.

 

Biographical sketches of sons

Box 2, Folder 3

#1, Stephens Bancroft, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 4

#2, Capt. John H. Hamilton, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 5

#3, Capt. H. Joseph Chase, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 6

#4, Cmdr. Frank Fulgam "Red" Gill, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 7

#28, Cmdr. Philip Weaver Garnett, 1947

Box 2, Folder 8

#35, "Hugh", n.d.

Box 2, Folder 9

#96, Cmdr. Eugene Bennett Fluckey, USN, 1947

Box 2, Folder 10

#139, "Mac", 1947

Box 2, Folder 11

#144, Cmdr. K.G. Schacht, USN, 1947

Box 2, Folder 12

#173, Ralph Metcalf, 1947

Box 2, Folder 13

#176, Lt. Cmdr. James B. "Jug" Casler, 1947

Box 2, Folder 14

#513, Lt. Col. David Haskins Backus, 1944

Box 2, Folder 15

#538, Lt. Col. Marion E. Carl, USMC, 1948

Box 2, Folder 16

#624, Capt. Charles Donald Griffen, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 17

#761, Capt. Kenneth Ambrose Walsh, USMC, 1948

Box 2, Folder 18

#838, Capt. Warren E. Klein, 1951

Box 2, Folder 19

Vice Adm. Charles Andrews Lockwood, USN, 1947

Box 2, Folder 20

Brig. Gen. William J. Fox, USMCR, 1947-1950

Box 2, Folder 21

Fleet Adm. Chester William Nimitz, USN, 1957

Box 2, Folder 22

Various sons, numbered, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 23

Various sons, not numbered, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 24

Biographical questionnaires of various sons, n.d.

 

Correspondence with sons

 

Numbered

Box 2, Folder 25

#4, Frank Fulgham "Red" Gill, 1941-1956, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 26

#5, Lt. Col. F.C. Coltrin, 1944

Box 2, Folder 26

#12, Lt. Cmdr. Jim Dick Miller, 1944

Box 2, Folder 26

#17, Lt. Cmdr. Williams, 1943

Box 2, Folder 26

#19, Cmdr. B.E. Moore, USN, 1945

Box 2, Folder 26

#26, Mary Clark, "Mrs. #26", 1944

Box 2, Folder 26

#36, Carolyn Irwin, "Mrs. G.D.", 1944

Box 2, Folder 27

#45, J.L. "Red" Hean, 1942, 1945

Box 2, Folder 27

#46, Cmdr. H.C. Doon, 1944

Box 2, Folder 28

#52, Rear Adm. W.W. "Poco" Smith, 1942-1946, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 29

#60, Katherine Cornell, 1940-1943

Box 2, Folder 29

#66 and #199, "Stinky and Stoop", 1943

Box 2, Folder 30

#71, Willie and Helen Hoyt, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 30

#72, Pvt. Robert MacWilliamson, 1944-1945

Box 2, Folder 30

#85, Eddie Dowling, 1945

Box 2, Folder 31

#90 (no name), 1944

Box 2, Folder 31

#94 (no name), 1943

Box 2, Folder 31

#96, Gene Fluckey, 1946

Box 2, Folder 32

#98, Senator Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, US Senate, 1942-1944, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 33

#100, Fleet Adm. C.W. Nimitz, 1945-1947, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 34

#101, "Beulah and Butch", n.d.

Box 2, Folder 34

#107 (no name), n.d.

Box 2, Folder 34

#112, George William Grider, 1945

Box 2, Folder 34

#116, Cmdr. R.P. Kauffman, 1944

Box 2, Folder 35

#120, Ailene Loveland, 1942, 1944, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 35

#121 (no name), 1943

Box 2, Folder 36

#124, Raymond E. Willis, U.S. Senate, 1942

Box 2, Folder 37

#130, Mary Ellen Holmes, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 37

#131, Mrs. Ronald Reagan, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 38

#138, Lt. William H. Yeisley, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 39

#143, George H. Shaw, 1945

Box 2, Folder 39

#145 (no name), 1943

Box 2, Folder 40

#149, Capt. John McGinty, 1944, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 41

#160, Bradshaw Crandell, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 41

#161, Lt. Cmdr. Elmer M. Awl, "Pappy Awl", 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 42

#170 (no name), 1946

Box 2, Folder 42

#171, Pat O'Brien, 1943-1944

Box 2, Folder 43

#177, Lt. Elpidio "Elpi" Valencia, 1943-1944, 1958, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 44

#180, Lt. Col. George Stimmel, 1943

Box 2, Folder 44

#181, Major Milton K. Price, 1943-1945

Box 2, Folder 45

#185, "Lois", 1945

Box 2, Folder 45

#186, "Eddie", n.d.

Box 2, Folder 45

#190, Lt. J.E. "Jack" Bennett, 1943

Box 2, Folder 45

#192 (no name), 1943

Box 2, Folder 45

#194, M. Lawrence, 1947

Box 2, Folder 46

#195, Brig. Gen. S.C. Godfrey, 1944-1945

Box 2, Folder 47

#196, Cmdr. J.W. Boundy, 1944

Box 2, Folder 29

#199 and #66, "Stinky and Stoop", 1943

Box 2, Folder 48

#207, Major R.S. Fillmore, 1943-1945

Box 2, Folder 48

#209, Capt. E.A. Bryon, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 48

#211, Frank Timberlake, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 49

#216, Lt. T.J. Andre, USNR, 1944-1945

Box 2, Folder 49

#219, Glenda Farrell, 1944

Box 2, Folder 49

#220 (no name), n.d.

Box 2, Folder 50

#225, Lt. C.H. Randall, 1944-1945

Box 2, Folder 51

#230, Mrs. Henry Clinton Melone, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 51

#234, Bill Baldwin, 1944

Box 2, Folder 52

#241, Lt. Richard N. Learned, 1944

Box 2, Folder 52

#243 (no name), 1944

Box 2, Folder 52

#244, Lt. I.L. Morrissey, 1944-1945

Box 2, Folder 53

#246, Arleigh A. Burke, 1946-1951

Box 2, Folder 54

#254, Harold L. Zellerbach, 1945

Box 2, Folder 54

#270 (no name), 1946

Box 2, Folder 55

#287, John E. Peurifoy, 1947

Box 3, Folder 1

#318, Cherub McCarthy, 1945

Box 3, Folder 1

#329, Grant G. Calhoun, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 2

#348, Robert Wentworth Lea, 1943-1944

Box 3, Folder 3

#350 (no name), n.d.

Box 3, Folder 3

#361, C.D. Wright, 1945, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 4

#370, George C. Brainard, 1942-1944

Box 3, Folder 4

#375, Paul C. Smith, 1940

Box 3, Folder 5

#401, John B. Walker, 1941, 1945

Box 3, Folder 5

#411, Lt. Charles F. Urschel, Jr., 1942

Box 3, Folder 6

#413, Col. B.F. Johnson, 1942-1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 7

#414, "Red" G., 1942-1943, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 8

#416, Col. R.C. Mangrum, 1942-1945

Box 3, Folder 9

#422, Jack Ruggles, 1942

Box 3, Folder 9

#433, Lt. Col. W.M. Adams, "Sourdough Bill", 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 10

#434, Andre Kostelanetz, 1938-1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 11

#438, S.C. Pohlman, 1945

Box 3, Folder 11

#440, Bruce Michael, 1943

Box 3, Folder 11

#441, Ralph De Solla, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 11

#444, Lt. Roy H. Nevis, 1943-1945

Box 3, Folder 12

#447, Melvin J. Maas, U.S. Congress, 1941-1943

Box 3, Folder 13

#462, Thomas H. Corpe, 1941

Box 3, Folder 13

#464 (no name), n.d.

Box 3, Folder 13

#475 (no name), n.d.

Box 3, Folder 13

#476 (no name), n.d.

Box 3, Folder 14

#479, Howard L. Stern, 1941-1942

Box 3, Folder 14

#492, Capt. Harry D. Lewis, 1943

Box 3, Folder 14

#495, Lt. Kermit Lee Richardson and "Jerry", 1944

Box 3, Folder 15

#504, Lt. Byron Bennett, 1942-1943

Box 3, Folder 16

#508, Cmdr. I.F. Beyerly, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 17

#509, Major L.W. Ashwell, 1942-1944

Box 3, Folder 18

#510, Lt. Bob Kimbrough, 1944

Box 3, Folder 19

#511, Capt. Jack Gray, 1942-1943, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 20

#518, Hunter Reinberg, 1944

Box 3, Folder 20

#520, Lt. Cmdr. John Eckhart, 1942, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 20

#521 (no name), 1943

Box 3, Folder 20

#523, Lt. Cmdr. J.H. Flatley, 1942-1944

Box 3, Folder 20

#524, Lt. Bob Edwards, 1942-1943

Box 3, Folder 21

#530, Major H.T. "Henry" Myers, 1943

Box 3, Folder 21

#534, Capt. Dick Rossi, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 21

#535, Lt. Cmdr. Porter M. Haidale, 1943

Box 3, Folder 22

#537, Lt. Col. J.L. Smith, 1943

Box 3, Folder 22

#538, Major Marion E. Carl, 1943-1944

Box 3, Folder 23

#539, Capt. J.R. "Jack" Moore, 1943, 1945, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 24

#544, Cmdr. J.T. Brown, 1943, 1945

Box 3, Folder 24

#547, Lt. Arthur Spatz, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 25

#550, Lt. Barry Urdang, 1942, 1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 26

#553, Sgt. Joe M. Roche, 1943

Box 3, Folder 26

#554 (no name), 1943

Box 3, Folder 26

#556, Edith Butrick, "Mrs. 556", 1943

Box 3, Folder 26

#558, Charles F. McGuire, 1944, 1946

Box 3, Folder 27

#565, H.K. Hoover, 1943

Box 3, Folder 27

#569, Beth and Frank Finch, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 28

#570, "Eddie," USN, 1943, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 29

#571, Capt. C.S. Wagner, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 30

#575, W.R. Kane, 1943-1944

Box 3, Folder 31

#576, Lt. Leo C. "Rusty" Rosselot, Jr., 1943

Box 3, Folder 31

#587, John Edgar, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 32

#590, Capt. W.D. Sample, 1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 33

#591, D. Ward Harrington, USN, 1943

Box 3, Folder 33

#594 (no name), 1944, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 33

#595, Lt. A.R. Lea, 1944

Box 3, Folder 34

#598, Lt. R.P. "Ron" Gift, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 1

#601, "Dick", 1944

Box 4, Folder 1

#602, Ens. R.N. "Rod" Starmer, 1943-1945

Box 4, Folder 2

#603, Ens. Frank A. Thomas, USNR, 1943

Box 4, Folder 2

#607 (no name), 1943

Box 4, Folder 2

#610, Lt. John Carroll, 1944

Box 4, Folder 2

#612, Major Gen. Ross E. R., 1944

Box 4, Folder 3

#613, Lt. R.T. "Bob" Lampshire, 1943

Box 4, Folder 4

#615 (no name), 1944

Box 4, Folder 4

# 617, Lt. Cmdr. J.T. "Joe" Thornton , 1943

Box 4, Folder 4

# 625, Lt. Cmdr. H.W. Harrison, 1944

Box 4, Folder 5

#629, Lt. Edward A. "Eddie" Heimberger, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 5

#630, Brig. Gen. E.M. Morris, 1944, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 6

#631, Lt. Cmdr. W.A. "Bill" Dean, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 7

#632, Lt. L.E. "Tex" Harris, 1943-1944

Box 4, Folder 8

#636 (no name), 1943

Box 4, Folder 8

#637, Cmdr. George Ottinger, 1944-1945

Box 4, Folder 9

#640, Brig. Gen. Russell E. "Rascal" Randall, 1943-1945, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 10

#641, Major George W. Haney, 1945

Box 4, Folder 10

#642, Lt. W.J. "Scotty" Fletcher Jr., 1944

Box 4, Folder 11

#644, Lt. Robert "Bob" Stack, 1944

Box 4, Folder 11

#645, Col. Henry "Hank" Thorne, Jr., 1944

Box 4, Folder 12

#647, E.E. Colstock, 1944

Box 4, Folder 12

#648, Capt. William Hardy, 1944

Box 4, Folder 13

#652, W.L. Morrison, 1945

Box 4, Folder 13

#653, Capt. Paul B. Miller, 1945

Box 4, Folder 13

#655, Cmdr. W. Cleveland, 1945

Box 4, Folder 14

#657, Capt. Collis E. "Carols" Dore, 1944-1945

Box 4, Folder 14

#658, Lt. R.L. "Dick" Fitzpatrick, 1944-1945

Box 4, Folder 15

#673, Dan, Betty, and Julie Heiple, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 15

#673, Lt. Bob Hilton, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 15

#675, Cmdr. V.A. Dorrell, 1944-1945

Box 4, Folder 15

#698, Lt. Ed. Revlet, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 16

#702, R.G. Breene, 1944

Box 4, Folder 16

#711, Lt. Cmdr. J.R.S. Siau, 1944-1945, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 17

#715, Lt. James E. Ogle, Jr., 1944

Box 4, Folder 17

#717, Lt. Col. Arthur C. Goebel, 1944

Box 4, Folder 17

#718, Cpl. George Stimmel, Jr., 1944

Box 4, Folder 17

#723, Mayor George Mackey, 1944

Box 4, Folder 18

#728, Lt. Russ Bath, 1944-1945

Box 4, Folder 18

#734 (no name), n.d.

Box 4, Folder 18

#754, William C. "Bill" Hodges, n.d.

 

Not numbered (by surname)

Box 4, Folder 19

Cmdr. W.R. Anderson, 1958

Box 4, Folder 19

Lt. George Arents, Jr., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 19

Lt. Joseph Ghiradelli Baker, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 20

C.F. Boseck, 1944

Box 4, Folder 20

Lt. George E. Brown, Jr., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 20

Pvt. Sandor G. Burstein, 1944

Box 4, Folder 21

Rear Adm. Howard Caldwell, 1958

Box 4, Folder 21

Helen Cameron, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 21

Emma Lafaye, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 21

Capt. W.O. Carson, 1944

Box 4, Folder 21

Cmdr. R. W. Cary, 1944

Box 4, Folder 21

Rear Adm. Willima Joseph Carter, Jr., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 22

Capt. H. Joseph "Jo Jo" Chase, 1943

Box 4, Folder 22

Lt. Lionel E. Chase, 1943

Box 4, Folder 23

Major Gen. C.L. Chennault, 1945

Box 4, Folder 24

C.B. Colby, 1944

Box 4, Folder 24

Lt. Frank Comstock, Jr., 1944

Box 4, Folder 24

Lt. Norman M. Cornell, 1944

Box 4, Folder 24

Elizabeth G. Coye, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 25

Major Y.M. Culver, 1943-1944

Box 4, Folder 26

Lt. James G. Daniels, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 26

Lt. F.R. Davis, 1936

Box 4, Folder 26

Lt. Cmdr. J.E. "Red" Dickey, 1944

Box 4, Folder 26

Lt. Wallace L. Dinn, 1942

Box 4, Folder 26

Cmdr. G.M. Dixon, 1945

Box 4, Folder 26

J.H. Doolittle, 1945

Box 4, Folder 27

Major J. Eppinger, Jr., 1944

Box 4, Folder 27

Lt. Corp. J.P. Fitz-Patrick, 1944

Box 4, Folder 27

Col. William J. "Bill" Fox, 1943

Box 4, Folder 28

Cmdr. Richard K. Gaines, 1943

Box 4, Folder 28

Lt. C.L. Garrettson, 1944

Box 4, Folder 28

Paul E. Glenn, 1944

Box 4, Folder 29

Major Tucker Pierce Edward Gougelmann, 1944

Box 4, Folder 29

Pearl Gray, 1944

Box 4, Folder 29

Mrs. George Gregson, "Marge", n.d.

Box 4, Folder 29

Cmdr. C.D. Griffin, 1944

Box 4, Folder 30

Lt. Cmdr. W.S. "Bill" Guest, 1943

Box 4, Folder 30

Col. Guymon, 1944

Box 4, Folder 31

Vice Adm. and Mrs. John Leslie Hall, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 32

Adm. W.F. Halsey, 1943-1946

Box 4, Folder 33

Lt. W.R. Harman, 1944

Box 4, Folder 33

Fritz Harlfinger, 1944

Box 4, Folder 33

Lt. M.L. "Milt" Haywood, 1945

Box 4, Folder 33

Karl and Olive Hencel, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 34

William T. Hill, 1944

Box 4, Folder 34

Carl Hinshaw, 1944

Box 4, Folder 34

Jim Hughs, 1944

Box 4, Folder 35

Victor H. Jorgensen, 1944

Box 4, Folder 35

Campbell Judge, 1944

Box 4, Folder 35

Lt. Cmdr. Albert K. Kersting, 1944

Box 4, Folder 35

Lt. Cmdr. H.J. Kossler, 1943

Box 4, Folder 36

C.F. Lane, 1942

Box 4, Folder 36

Elton J. Layton, 1944

Box 4, Folder 36

Rufus LeMaire, 1944

Box 4, Folder 37

Edison, C.F. Liu, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 37

Vice Adm. and Mrs. Charles A. Lockwood, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 37

Helen Lovelace, 1943

Box 4, Folder 38

Major Gen. William E. "Elmer" Lynd, including photographs, 1943-1945

Box 4, Folder 39

Guthrie McClintic, 1945

Box 4, Folder 39

Robert M. McElwaine, 1944, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 39

Dorothy and Bill Mackenzie, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 39

Bunny and Norma McLeod, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 39

Lt. J.J. "Jack" McMahon, 1943, 1948

Box 4, Folder 39

Capt. I.M. McQuiston, 1945

Box 4, Folder 40

Frederick W. Mahl, Jr., 1942

Box 4, Folder 40

Bob Mannix, 1942

Box 4, Folder 40

Col. Marshall, 1944

Box 4, Folder 40

Col. W.F. Marshall, 1944

Box 4, Folder 41

Cmdr. H.M. Martin, 1951

Box 4, Folder 41

Col. Earl E. Major, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 41

Mary Matthews, 1944

Box 4, Folder 42

Larry Mead and the "Grim Reapers", 1944

Box 4, Folder 42

Major T.H. "Tex" Mitchell, n.d.

Box 4, Folder 42

Adm. M.A. Mitscher, 1946

Box 5, Folder 1

Larry Montague, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 1

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Edward E. Morris, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 2

Mr. And Mrs. Douglas William Nicol, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 2

Joseph P. O'Hara, 1944

Box 5, Folder 2

Vincent O'Neil, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 3

Major Gen. E.R. "Pete" Quesada, 1945

Box 5, Folder 3

Gen. and Mrs. Parker, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 3

Mona Paulee, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 4

L.H. Ragsdale, 1944

Box 5, Folder 4

Brig. Gen. Fred W. Rankin, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 5

Pvt. Gilbert Richards, 1943-1944

Box 5, Folder 6

Dorothy R. Rimmer, 1944

Box 5, Folder 6

Josephine Rossi, 1943

Box 5, Folder 6

Wallace Birtch Ruggles, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 7

Lt. Cmdr. R.W. "Bud" Schumann, Jr., 1945

Box 5, Folder 7

Milton Silverman, 1944

Box 5, Folder 7

Lt. Arthur Simmons, 1944

Box 5, Folder 7

Lt. Eugene F. Sitterly, 1944

Box 5, Folder 8

Lt. Edith L. Stallings, USNR, 1943-1944

Box 5, Folder 9

Chaplain Al L. Stamm, 1944

Box 5, Folder 9

Harold E. Stasson, 1945

Box 5, Folder 10

Joe L. Steele-Shaw, 1944

Box 5, Folder 10

Royal B. Stevens, 1944

Box 5, Folder 10

Alison Stilwell, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 11

Frederic Calvin "Cal" Sumner, 1943-1944

Box 5, Folder 12

Chaplain Al C. Terwood, 1944

Box 5, Folder 12

Gladys W. Thomas, 1944

Box 5, Folder 12

Brig. Gen. Charles E. Thomas, Jr, 1944

Box 5, Folder 12

Joseph Crosby Tobin, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 12

Phyllis Tucker, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 13

Major Albury K. Tunnell, 1943-1944

Box 5, Folder 14

Lt. Fletcher S. Udall, 1943

Box 5, Folder 14

Bob Walker, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 14

Lt. Theodore S. Walker, 1942

Box 5, Folder 14

Kevin Wallace, 1943

Box 5, Folder 14

Lt. Kenneth A. Walsh, 1945

Box 5, Folder 14

Lt. R.R. Witte, 1944

Box 5, Folder 14

A. M. Wong, 1944

Box 5, Folder 14

Bob Young, 1943

 

Not numbered (first names only)

Box 5, Folder 15

A-C, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 16

F-J, 1943, 1944, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 17

M-W, 1943-1944, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 18

Miscellaneous, 1943-1947, n.d.

 

Commendations

Box 5, Folder 19

#12, Lt. Emory B. Bronte, USNR , 1934

Box 5, Folder 19

#4, Lt. Frank Fulgham "Red" Gill, USN, 1942

Box 5, Folder 19

Lt. W.S. Sampson, USN, 1942

Box 5, Folder 19

#479, Lt. Howard L. Stern, 1944

Box 5, Folder 19

Lt. Jack A. Fenimore, USAC, 1944

Box 5, Folder 19

Rear Admiral Irving M. McQuiston, USNR, 1946

Box 5, Folder 19

Lt. Ronald Paul "Ron" Gift, USNR, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 20

Writings on the war, press releases, radio script, 1943, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 21

Almanac from sons, U.S.S. Sargo, 1943

Box 5, Folder 22

Writings on the war by sons, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 23

Miscellaneous writings: poems, songs, address, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 24

Military communications, 1941

Box 5, Folder 25

Military printed materials, 1944, n.d.

Box 5, Folder 26

Odyssey of Fighting Two by Lt. Thomas L. Morrissey, U.S.N.R., 1945

Box 5, Folder 27

The Intrepid, 1946

Box 7, Volume Volume 1-2

Scrapbooks from sons (mostly blank), n.d.

Box 6, Folders 1-11

SERIES 4:  PHOTOGRAPHS, 1943-1945, n.d.

Arrangement

Arranged hierarchically, then chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs of Margaret Chung, friends, film industry friends, military "sons" and their families, with many of these taken at the Copacabana, Bal Tabarin, and Forbidden City restaurants and nightclubs. There are also miscellaneous photographs relating to the military.
Box 6, Folder 1

Photographs of Margaret Chung, n.d.

Box 6, Folder 2

Personal photographs and photographs of friends, n.d.

Box 6, Folder 3

Photographs of Hollywood friends, n.d.

Box 6, Folder 4

Photographs of military sons and their families, n.d.

Box 6, Folder 5

Photographs of the military, n.d.

Box 6, Folder 6

Photographs of military sons and families at Copacabana, 1943-1944

Box 6, Folder 7

Photographs and hand-drawn cartoons from birthday party, 1944

Box 6, Folder 8

Photographs of military sons and families at Bal Tabarin, 1945, n.d.

Box 6, Folder 9

Photographs of military sons and families at the "Forbidden City", n.d.

Box 6, Folder 10-11

Photographs of military sons and families at restaurants, n.d.