Middleton (Thomas) China Marines Collection, 1945-1946

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Title:: Thomas Middleton China Marines Collection
Dates:: 1945-1946
Creators:: Middleton, Thomas
Abstract:: The Thomas Middleton China Marines Collection contains a photograph album along with loose photographs and ephemera that document Middleton's service in Peking and Tientsin after World War II.
Extent:: 1 linear feet
Language:: English.
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Scope and content:: The Thomas Middleton China Marines Collection contains a photograph album along with loose photographs and ephemera that document Middleton's service in Peking and Tientsin after World War II. Photographs include both personal photographs and commercially sold photographs, including sets from Jung Chen Photographic Studio. Photographs include rickshaws, statues, bridges, street scenes, and the Great Wall of China. There are also images of military airplanes and mostly unidentified servicepeople. There is a large group portrait of Platoon 599 at Parris Island, South Carolina in December 1945. Ephemera includes identification cards, greeting cards, and insignia. The materials document daily experiences of China Marines following the War, and are arranged chronologically.
Biographical / historical:: Thomas Middleton joined the United States Marines from Pennsylvania. He served with Co D, 2/1, 1st Mar Div, in Peiping and Tientsin, primarily on airfield security duty.
Acquisition information:: Fred M. Greguras, 2023
Processing information:: Mallory Furnier, 2023
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-03 10:58:36 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research use.
Terms of access:: Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Location of this collection:: California State University, Northridge, Old China Hands Archives

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330, US