Bitgood (James R.) interviews, 1975-1976

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Title:: James R. Bitgood interviews
Dates:: 1975-1976
Creators:: Bitgood, James R.
Abstract:: Sound recordings and transcripts of interviews of American military and naval attachés to Japan prior to World War II relating to American military assessments of Japan. Includes some correspondence. Interviews conducted by James R. Bitgood as research material for a thesis at the University of Maryland.
Extent:: 1 manuscript box, 8 audiocassettes (0.5 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], James R. Bitgood interviews, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Contains sound recordings of interviews with language students in the Military and Naval Attaché's offices in Tokyo, Japan prior to World War II relating to American military assessments of Japan. Includes eight sound cassettes with interviews of General Munson (2 tapes), Brigadier General Robin B. Pape (2 tapes), General Maxwell D. Taylor, Colonel Alexander George, Captain H. H. Smith-Hutton, and Brigadier General John Weckerling. THe collection also contains typed and handwritten transcripts with edits by interviewees. Additional material includes correspondence with interviewees and other language officers and notebooks.
Acquisition information:: Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2014.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Military attachés -- Japan
Audiotapes
Places:: United States -- Military relations -- Japan
Japan -- Military relations -- United States

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-26 10:10:37.491488

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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.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], James R. Bitgood interviews, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US