Overview of the Edward Ashley Gerhard diary

Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Overview of the Edward Ashley Gerhard diary

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 Aileen Shon.

Collection Summary

Title: Edward Ashley Gerhard diary,

Dates: 1941-1944

Collection Number: 80059

Creator: Gerhard, Edward Ashley, 1913-1944.

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

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Collection Size: 1 item (1 manuscript box) ( (0.4 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edward Ashley Gerhard diary, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1980.

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 at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

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.

Indexing Terms

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

United States. Navy.

Prisoners of war.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.

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