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  • Title: Paul W. Frillmann papers
    Date (inclusive): 1941-1971
    Collection Number: 75056
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 album box, 1 microfilm box, 3 envelopes (3.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, orders, notes, and photographs relating to activities of the American Volunteer Group in China during World War II, American foreign relations with China, 1946-1950, and conditions in China during the Civil War. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 
    Creator: Frillmann, Paul, 1911-1972
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Boxes 5 and FH7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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 1975.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Paul W. Frillmann papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Alternate Forms Available

    Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 

    Biographical Note

    1936-1941 Missionary, Hankow, China
    1941-1946 Chaplain and liaison to General Claire Chennault, American Volunteer Group ("Flying Tigers"), and Office of Stratetic Services (OSS) operative
    1947-1954 American Consul, Mukden, Peking, Shanghai, Hong Kong
    1954 Senior Associate, Harold L. Oram Company
    1972 Died
    1911 Born

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, memoranda, orders, notes, and photographs relating to activities of the American Volunteer Group in China during World War II, American foreign relations with China, 1946-1950, and conditions in China during the Civil War.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- China
    China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949
    China -- Foreign relations -- United States
    United States -- Foreign relations -- China
    China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group