Preliminary Guide to the Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection

Processed by D. Tambo
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax: (805) 893-5749
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
© 2003
Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Preliminary Guide to the Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection, ca. 1942-1945

Collection number: Bernath Mss 33

Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara

Contact Information:

  • Department of Special Collections
  • Davidson Library
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • Phone: (805) 893-3062
  • Fax: (805) 893-5749
  • Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
    Processed by:
    D. Tambo
    Date Completed:
    11 June 2003
    Encoded by:
    David C. Gartrell
© 2003 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1942-1945
Collection Number: Bernath Mss 33
Creator: Wunner, Arthur
Extent: .3 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur Oversize
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 33. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2003.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains more than 200 World War II era b/w photos, varying sizes, many with captions, many of Burma, Burmese life, and the Engineer Battalion in Burma, ca. 1944-1945, apparently taken by Arthur Wunner of New Jersey. Also, some photos of Camp Lee, VA, 1942, and undated photos and clippings of Wunner family and friends. More than half the photos are in a photo album; the rest are loose.

Box

200 World War II era b/w photos, ca. 1942 - 1945