Inventory of the Alfred Connor Bowman papers

Finding aid prepared by Beaudry R Allen

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

434 Galvez Mall

Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003

hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu

URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives

Title: Alfred Connor Bowman papers

Date (bulk): 1945-1955

Collection Number: 66015

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English and Italian

Physical Description: 18 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box, 1 motion picture film reel, 2 sound laquer discs (10.5 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Diaries, speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, audio-visual materials, and photographs, relating to Allied Military occupation of Italy, especially Venezia Giulia and Trieste, after World War II, and plans for military occupation of North Korea in 1950.

Creator: Bowman, Alfred Connor, 1904-

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 1966.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Alfred Connor Bowman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

1904 December 18	Born in Detroit, Michigan
1922-1924	Attended Wayne State University, Michigan
1926	Received JD from University of Michigan
1928	Married Claribel Pressnall
1931-1942	Admitted to California Bar and practiced in Los Angeles, California
1942	Commander Major in US Army in World War II
1943-1944	Chief, Liaison Division, Allied Control Commission for Italy
1944-1945	Regional Commissioner and Military Governor of the Emilia-Ramagna Region, Italy
1945-1947	Senior Civil Affairs Officer of Venezia Giulia, Italy
1953-1954	Chief Negotiation Commander of Military Armistice Committee for United Nations Command in Panmunjon, Korea
1955-1957	Chief of the Army Claims Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General (OTJAG); appointed to investigate 1947 Texas City Disaster
1963-1965	Participant in "First World Conference : World Peace Through Law"
1982	Published memoir, Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War
1982	Died

Scope and Content of Collection

The Alfred Connor Bowman papers contains reports, writings, research materials, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials relating to Allied Military Government (AMG) occupation of the Venezia Giulia region of Italy, and, to a lesser extent, the initial United States operations in the Korean War.

The bulk of the collection is related to Bowman's career as a Senior Civil Affairs Officer and Military Governor for the AMG, and is comprised of declassified reports, criminal case files, correspondence, and press summaries relating to the socio-political climate of post-war Italy and amplified conflict between Italians and Yugoslavs. The collection also contains photographs and audiovisual materials detailing Bowman's experiences in Italy. Also included are reports and news-clippings in regards to United States military intervention in Korea, located in the Korean War file. The Subject files and Speeches and Writings file detail Bowman's post-war career with the United States military and materials that were used to publish his memoir, Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War.

The majority of the files in the collection retain their original folder titles.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Sound recordings

Motion pictures

Officers

Italy -- History -- Allied occupation, 1943-1947

Military government

Korean War, 1950-1953

World War, 1939-1945 -- Territorial questions -- Italy -- Trieste

Trieste (Italy) -- History

Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)

United States. Army

Biographical File 1946-1979

Scope and Contents

Consists of diaries, correspondence, curriculum vitae, news clippings, and printed matter relating to Bowman's life, career as a lawyer, and participation with the American Bar Association. Arranged chronologically.

Diaries 1944-1950

box 1, folder 1

September 1944- June 1945

box 1, folder 2

September 5, 1944-September 1, 1945

box 1, folder 3

September 4, 1945-September 4, 1946

box 1, folder 4

June 1946-June 1947

box 1, folder 5

September 2, 1946-June 16, 1947

box 1, folder 6

Diary excerpt October 1950

box 2, folder 1

AMG biographical report, 1946

box 2, folder 2

Press mentions 1946, 1957

box 2, folder 3

Curriculum vitae circa 1961

box 2, folder 4

Trip to England 1966

box 2, folder 5

General correspondence, 1967-1978

box 2, folder 6-7

Peace Through Law European Conferences and American Bar Association 1971-1972

box 2, folder 8

Interview of Alfred Bowman by Victoria Billings, Daily Breeze, 1974

box 2, folder 9

Fiftieth law school reunion 1979

box 2, folder 10

Descriptions of medals received undated

Speeches and Writings 1947-1977

Scope and Contents

Consists of speeches, published articles, a manuscript, and related research correspondence, articles, news clippings, and notes. Arranged by subject then chronologically.

Speeches 1945-1957

box 3, folder 1

Radio speeches in Venezia Giulia, 1945

Language of Material: Includes Slovene and English translation.

box 3, folder 2

Farewell radio talk 1947

box 3, folder 3

Speeches by others 1947

box 3, folder 4

Civil Affairs and military government speeches 1948-1952

box 3, folder 5

Speeches made as Chief of Army Claims Division 1955-1957

box 3, folder 6

Speech given at the Pentagon undated

box 3, folder 7

Research materials, news clippings and articles 1946-1977

box 3, folder 8

Local Press, Radio Speech and Press Conference 1945-1976

Writings 1948-1951, undated

box 3, folder 7

Research materials, news clippings, articles, and correspondence 1946-1977

box 4, folder 1-2

Research materials, news clippings, articles, and correspondence 1946-1977

box 4, folder 3

"Partisan Disarmament," in Time magazine May 10, 1948

box 4, folder 4

"Venezia Giulia and Trieste: An address on the unique expression in Allied Military Government, delivered before Provisional Reserve Corps G-5 Section of the Military District of Washington," Military Government Journal June 1948

box 5, folder 1

"The Military Government Training Program," in The Army, Navy, Airforce Journal April 1951

box 5, folder 2

Manuscript undated

Allied Military Government File 1943-1977

Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, and printed matter relating to Senior Civil Affairs Office in Venezia Giulia. Includes declassified and public reports on domestic topics of the Venezia Giulia region and the Yugoslav and Italian conflict. Arranged by format.

Correspondence 1945-1947

Scope and Contents

Consists primarily of letters sent to the Senior Civil Affairs Office (SCAO).

Acknowledgement of letters sent to SCAO 1945-1947

box 5, folder 3

No. 94 June-August 1945

box 5, folder 4

No. 94D November 1945

box 5, folder 5

No. 97A September 1945

box 5, folder 6

No. 97B September-October 1945

box 6, folder 1

No. 97C October 1945

box 6, folder 2

No. 97F February 1947

box 6, folder 3

Correspondence from Foreign Policy Advisors (POLAD) 1946

box 6, folder 4-8

General correspondence December 1946- June 1947

box 7, folder 1

Letters of farewell June 1947

Reports 1945-1947

box 7

Early History of Venezia Giulia undated

box 7

History of AMG Venezia Giulia by Functional Subject, Volume I, Agriculture to Military undated

box 8, folder 1-3

"History of AMG Venezia Giulia by Functional Subject, Volume II, Partisans to Transportation," undated

box 8, folder 4

"History of AMG Venezia Giulia by Functional Subject, Volume III, Miscellaneous," undated

box 9, folder 1

"History of the Allied Military Government in Venezia Giulia," undated

box 9, folder 2

Allied Forces reports and excerpts of agreements with Yugoslav Army circa 1945

box 9, folder 3

"Reports on reaction to the Separatist Tendency and Yugoslav Army and Organization in Zone 'B,'" 1945

box 9, folder 4

Reports of proceedings at SCAO weekly press conference 1945 November-1946 July

box 9, folder 5

"Minutes of Meetings Held at Headquarters, AMG Venezia Giulia," 1946 July 8- 1947 June 9

box 10, folder 1

"Minutes of Meetings Held at Headquarters, AMG Venezia Giulia," 1946 July 8- 1947 June 9

box 10, folder 2

"'Res Futura' A Compiled Political History of Zone 'A' of Venezia Giulia under Allied Military Government," 1945-1947

box 10, folder 3

"Labor Division Report: Historical Outline of Labor Division Activities from date of Allied Occupation (12 June 1945) to 'S' Day of the Italian Peace Treaty (10 February 1947)," circa 1947

box 10, folder 4

General directives, Belgrade and Duino agreements 1945

box 10, folder 5

"The History of Monfalcone and District Communes," part I and II 1945-1946

box 11, folder 1

"Prelude to Decision," report on Venezia Giulia under AMG undated

box 11, folder 2

"Outline of Economic Information on the Free Territory of Trieste," unofficial report circa 1947

box 11, folder 3

Subject reports and notes on AMG in Venezia Giulia, 1947-1950

box 11, folder 4

"Principal Personalities," 1946

box 11, folder 5

AMG officers master lists circa 1947

box 11, folder 6

Directories undated

box 11, folder 7

"History of Sesana," 1947

box 11, folder 8

"Venezia Giulia Criminal Investigation Division Report on the Attempted Murder of Major Cunder Stane Yugoslav Army," April 10, 1946

box 12, folder 1-2

"Case of Maria Pasquinelli," 1947

box 12, folder 3

Maria Pasquinelli pardon 1964,1977

box 12, folder 4

Excerpt translation of "Sotto Due Bandiere," undated

box 12, folder 5

Personal file circa 1947

box 12, folder 6

End of active duty in Venezia Giulia file 1947

box 12, folder 7

United States European Command (EUCOM) 1951

Printed matter 1945-1947

box 13

Military treaty booklets, programs, and ephemera 1943-1947

box 14, folder 1

Amgothic Lines, and other outbursts of an uncivil affairs officer 1943, 1945

box 14, folder 2

Poems, booklets, caricatures, and ephemera 1943-1947

box 14, folder 3

Italian Allied Military Occupation Stamp Collection 1945-1947

box 14, folder 4

German surrender announcements in Star and Stripes April-May 1945

box 14, folder 5

The Emilia Way newsletters 1945

box 14, folder 6

Press releases and news clippings 1945-1947

box 15, folder 1-2

AMG Venezia Giulia proclamations and AMG Gazette circa 1946

box 15, folder 3

No. 603-616 Daily Press Summaries- Pro-Yugoslav, Pro-Italian, and Independent Press 1947 July 11-26

box 15, folder 4

Maps 1947

Korean War File 1950-1953

Scope and Contents

Consists of reports, orders, correspondence, agreements, and news clippings relating to Bowman's participation in the United States' effort to pass a resolution through the United Nation's Security Council calling for military intervention in Korea and the subsequent cease-fire in 1953. Arranged chronologically.

box 16, folder 1

Far East Command (FECOM) diary and news clippings 1950

box 16, folder 2

Orders and correspondence 1950

box 16, folder 3

Proclamations and printed matter 1950

box 16, folder 4

Souvenirs and news clippings 1950

box 16, folder 5

Extract of Korean War Crimes case reports addressed to United Nations 1953

box 16, folder 6

United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) agreements and negotiations 1953

Subject File 1952-1967

Scope and Contents

Consists of reports, correspondence, news clippings, and ephemera relating to Bowman's post-World War II career with the Armed Forces. Arranged by subject.

box 17, folder 1-3

Industrial College of the Armed Forces 1952-1967

box 17, folder 4-6

Army Staff Judge Advocate office 1949-1970

box 18, folder 1

Texas City Disaster investigation 1955-1959

box 20, folder 1

Texas City Disaster investigation, Saturday Evening Post 1957

General

Formerly in Box 18 : 2.

Photographs and Negatives 1945-1947

Scope and Contents

Includes images of the effects of war and Bowman's duties in Emilia and Venzia Giulia. Arranged by format.

box 18, folder 3

San Marino, photographs 1945

box 18, folder 4

Bologna, Riccione, and Emilia region, Allied occupation, 1945

box 18, folder 5-6

Emilia region, Allied occupation 1945

General

One glass plate negative moved from Box 18 : 5 to StillNegPos Box 5.

box 18, folder 7

Bowman's tour in Korea and honorary dinner at Stilwell Hall, Washington, D.C. 1950

box 19

Emilia region occupation and Bowman press conferences, scrapbook 1945

box 20, folder 2

Bretto di Sopra, album 1946

box 22

Reconstruction of San Daniele Del Carso, album 1946-1947

box 22

Trieste, album circa 1947

box 23

The Officers and Men of 13 Corps, AMG, album circa 1947

box 21

Negatives, unidentified undated

Audiovisual Material 1946-1947

Scope and Contents

Consists of a sound recording and a film.

Sound recordings

record cabinet

Farewell speech of Alfred Connor Bowman, sound laquer discs 1946 July 23

Conditions Governing Access note

Use copy reference number: 66015_a_0002430

Scope and Contents note

Bowman describes Venezia Giulia and the activities of the occupation force.

Motion picture film

reel 1-2

"Trieste 1945-47: large roll: Rebuilding, ETC of Baetto del soppa, small roll: police review and various other village rebuilding + openings Cine-Film Rolls," 16mm film, 650 ft.