Overview of the Ward Boston papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Ward Boston papers

Date (inclusive): 1956-2008

Collection Number: 2012C9

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box (1.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, writings, notes, photocopy of court of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on 8 June 1967, and to the subsequent inquiry into the attack.

Creator: Boston, Ward

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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2012.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ward Boston papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Captain, United States Navy; legal counsel, United States navy court of inquiry into attack on U.S.S. Liberty, 1967.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, writings, notes, photocopy of court of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on 8 June 1967, and to the subsequent inquiry into the attack.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Naval operations

United States -- Armed Forces -- Mediterranean Sea

United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel

Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States

Liberty (Ship)

United States. Navy