Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Van der Stricht, Paul and Casey, William J.
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, orders, memoranda, and maps relating to clandestine operations carried out by the Office of Strategic Services in German-occupied France during World War II, and to liaison with French resistance forces. Includes a short official history of operations carried out by the French resistance, and two draft chapters of a history of the Office of Strategic Services by William J. Casey.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English and French
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Paul Van der Stricht papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, orders, memoranda, and maps relating to clandestine operations carried out by the Office of Strategic Services in German-occupied France during World War II, and to liaison with French resistance forces. Includes a short official history of operations carried out by the French resistance, and two draft chapters of a history of the Office of Strategic Services by William J. Casey.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lieutenant colonel, United States Army; chief, Western European Section, Special Operations Branch, Office of Strategic Services, 1943-1944.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1990.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Paul Van der Stricht papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563