Preliminary Inventory of the Richard Vernon Hill video tapes

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Title: Richard Vernon Hill video tapes
Date (inclusive): 1932-1981
Collection Number: 97068
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts street scenes and scenes of social activity in China before and during World War II, and of American military activities in China during the war.
Creator: Hill, Richard Vernon
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 1997.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Richard Vernon Hill video tapes, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Major, United States Army; American businessman in China; member, Shanghai Volunteer Corps, 1937-1941.

Scope and Content of Collection

Depicts street scenes and scenes of social activity in China before and during World War II, and of American military activities in China during the war. Assumed to be mainly copies of motion picture film on VHS videotape; titles taken directly from tape labels.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Video tapes
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
China -- Social conditions -- 1912-1949
United States -- Armed Forces -- China

 

Videotapes

Note

All titles include 1 VHS videocassette.
box 1, tape 1

"China" 1932-1941

Access

Use copy available on-site for immediate use. Use copy reference number: 97068_v_0012801.
box 1, tape 2

"China" 1944 October 14 - 1945 January 23

Access

Use copy available on-site for immediate use. Use copy reference number: 97068_v_0012802.
box 1, tape 3

"Home on Leave"; "A Day at the Beach"; "Ernest and Mabel Hill's Home" 1943-1948

box 1, tape 4

"Daffodil Festival"; "Western Washington Fair" undated

box 1, tape 5

"Karshner Museum" unknown

box 1, tape 6

"Maeker Day Parade" 1972

box 1, tape 7

"Rededication Ceremony American Legion Post 67" undated

box 1, tape 8

"Australia-New Zealand" 1981