Inventory of the Douglas W. Meservey papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Douglas W. Meservey papers
Date (inclusive): 1927-1945
Collection Number: XX884
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box
(2.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Clippings, printed matter, personal documents, and photographs, relating to United States Office of War Information activities
during World War II.
Creator:
Meservey, Douglas W., 1905-
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
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Douglas W. Meservey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Biographical Note
American businessman; Office of War Information official during World War II.
Scope and Content of Collection
Clippings, printed matter, personal documents, and photographs, relating to United States Office of War Information activities
during World War II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
United States. Office of War Information
box 2
Diploma, Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University
1926 October
box 2
Stanford University Commencement programs
1927
box 1
Brown scrapbook
1927-1942
Scope and Contents
Includes passports, correspondence, radio scripts, clippings, and photographs regarding Meservey's early career as an advertising
executive through his appointment to the Office of Emergency Management in 1942.
box 1
Clippings
1943-1945
Scope and Contents
Includes articles on advertising men in the armed forces, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's funeral, and the German and Japanese
surrenders at the end of World War II.
box 2
Green album
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Meservey and colleagues during World War II, including scenes set in France.
box 2
Photographs
undated
Scope and Contents
Photographic prints and photo postcards depicting World War II in France and Italy.
box 2
Time magazine
1943 August 2
box 2
Log of the Radio Beam
1945
box 2
Green scrapbook
1943-1944
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, clippings, and postcards relating to Meservey's appointment as Major in the United States Army and
his studies at the School of Military Government.
box 2
Handbook Governing Policy and Procedure for the Military Occupation of Germany
1945 April
box 2
Army service miscellany
1945-1951
box 2
Functional History of Military Government in the Bremen Enclave
1945 April 26-September 30
box 2
Appointment as Reserve Officer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Army of the United States
1953 January 28