Boris T. Pash papers, 1892-1989

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Summary

Creators:
Pash, Boris T., 1900-1995
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, orders, writings, photographs, motion picture film, and printed matter relating to the naval forces of General Nikolay Yudenich during the Russian Civil War; the Russian refugee camp in Wünsdorf, Germany, in 1922; American military intelligence service activities, including the Baja Peninsula mission to investigate the possible establishment of a Japanese base in Mexico in 1942 and the Alsos mission to determine the status of German nuclear development in 1944-1945; and to allegations made in 1975 of the involvement of Boris T. Pash with Central Intelligence Agency assassination plots. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
6 manuscript boxes, 5 envelopes, 2 oversize folders, 3 albums, 46 motion picture film reels (11.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Boris T. Pash papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Boris T. Pash papers reflect the military career of Pash from his time as a volunteer in the Russian Imperial Army and Navy in 1918 through his retirement as a colonel in the U.S. Army in 1957.

Of special interest are the documents relating to the Alsos Mission, a U.S. Army intelligence unit based in Europe in 1944-1945, of which Boris Pash was commanding officer and whose object was to determine the status of German nuclear development. In addition to the manuscript material in the Alsos Mission file, there is a large number of photographs on the mission in the photographs series, including prints of the liberation of Paris and the surrender of Thanheim, Germany.

Also of interest are materials relating to the Foreign Liaison Section for the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers during the postwar occupation of Japan, 1945-1948, found in the subject file. See also, among the photographs, prints of Soviet armed forces in Tokyo.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1900 June 20
Born, San Francisco, California
1918-1920
Volunteer, Russian Imperial Army and Navy
1918-1922
Member, The International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations
1920
Employed by the American Red Cross, South Russian Unit, Sevastopol and Theodosia, Russia
1924
Graduated from Springfield College, Massachusetts, B.P.E. (Bachelor of Physical Education)
1924-1940
Chairman, Hollywood High School Athletic Department
1939
Graduated from University of Southern California, M.S. (Education)
1940-1943
Chief of Military Intelligence, U.S. Army, 9th Corps, Presidio of San Francisco
1943-1945
Commanding Officer of the Alsos Mission
1946-1947
Foreign Liaison Section Chief for Supreme Commander, Allied Powers, Japan
1948-1951
Employed by the Central Intelligence Agency
1952-1953
Special Forces, U.S. Forces, Austria
1953-1956
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 6th Army
1956-1957
Staff member, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Guided Missiles
1957
Retired from military service
1995
Died
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1972, with several increments received in subsequent years.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Boris T. Pash papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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