Wiliam B. Simpson World War II Pacific Theater collection, 1935-1994

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Summary

Creators:
Simpson, William Brand
Abstract:
Emeritus Professor of Economics (Claremont Graduate School, Ph. D., 1971), William Brand Simpson served as Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps, U.S. Army during World War II, mainly in the Philippines and Japan. The manuscript and published materials contained within this collection were collected and assembled by Simpson and consist of newspapers, periodicals, correspondence, maps, military documents, including declassified items, and a variety of publications - government, military and other - relating to the Pacific Theater during Word War II, specifically the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the American return to the Philippines, and the American occupation of Japan and Korea. Post-war materials document the treatment of Chinese forced labor in Japan, the Japanese war crime trials, and the post-war economies of the Philippine Islands, Japan and Korea.
Extent:
4.0 boxes
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: Chiefly in English ; some in Japanese , Chinese , Tagalog , and Spanish .

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains newspapers, periodicals, correspondence, maps, military documents, including declassified items, and a variety of publications - government, military and other - relating to the Pacific Theater during World War II, specifically the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the American return to the Philippines, the American occupation of Japan and Korea, the Japanese war crime trials and the post-war economies of the Philippine Islands, Japan and Korea. Of particular note is Simpson's 161-page documentation of the investigation into the atrocities at Chusan Camp, Hanaoka, Akita-Ken.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William B. Simpson, 1992.
Arrangement:

Series 1: Japanese occupation of the Philippines

Series 2: Commonwealth of the Philippines and American return to Philippines

Series 3: Publications by U.S. military for civilian population

Series 4: Manila civilian newspapers

Series 5: American occupation of Japan and Korea

Series 6: Post-war, regarding war crimes

Series 7: Miscellaneous documents relating to the Philippine economy

Series 8: Miscellaneous documents relating to the Japanese economy

Series 9: Miscellaneous documents relating to Korea

Series 10: Atlas and maps

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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