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  • Title: Edward Ashley Gerhard diary
    Date (inclusive): 1941-1944
    Collection Number: 80059
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 item (1 manuscript box) (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Relates to the Japanese conquest of the Philippines, and conditions in Japanese camps for American prisoners of war. Includes photocopy of typed transcript.
    Creator: Gerhard, Edward Ashley, 1913-1944
    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 1980.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Edward Ashley Gerhard diary, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Ensign, United States Navy; Japanese prisoner in the Philippines, 1942-1944.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Relates to the Japanese conquest of the Philippines, and conditions in Japanese camps for American prisoners of war. Includes photocopy of typed transcript.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
    Prisoners of war
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
    United States. Navy