Overview of the James R. Bitgood interviews
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Title: James R. Bitgood interviews
Date (inclusive): 1975-1976
Collection Number: 2015C10
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 8 sound cassettes
(0.5 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Bitgood, James R.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.
[Identification of item], James R. Bitgood interviews, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Military attachés -- Japan
United States -- Military relations -- Japan
Japan -- Military relations -- United States
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box 1
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