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  • Title: Dale O. Hall papers
    Date (inclusive): 1908-1946
    Collection Number: 96048
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 12 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (5.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: The collection relates to American military training in the United States during World War II, military mapping in the Pacific Theater, and the postwar occupation of Japan. It consists of correspondence, diary, printed matter, photographs, and miscellany.
    Creator: Hall, Dale O.
    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 1996.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Dale O. Hall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Dale O. Hall was a Technician 5 in the United States Army and member of the 64th Engineer Topographic Battalion from 1944 to 1946.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection relates to American military training in the United States during World War II, military mapping in the Pacific Theater, and the postwar occupation of Japan. The majority of the collection is correspondence between Dale O. Hall and his family and friends during his assignments to different Engineer Topographic Battalions in World War II.
    The collection also includes a variety of printed material that illustrates Hall's daily life in the service (magazines, performance brochures, movie tickets, official memos). Much of this printed material was mailed by Dale to his family with his letters, to be saved as souvenirs, and is mainly arranged separately from his letters.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    Military government
    Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Cartography
    United States. Army. Engineer Base Topographic Battalion, 64th