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Hubert (Richard S. R.) papers on the topic of the U.S. Office of War Information in Saipan
2023C13
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Title: Richard S. R. Hubert papers on the topic of the U.S. Office of War Information in Saipan
Date (inclusive): 1944-2014
Collection Number: 2023C13
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Japanese
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes
(3.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Richard Samuel Rene Hubert, 1901-1982, was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Collection Includes original Office of War Information
(OWI) reports and working papers; correspondence; and Saipan-related propaganda leaflets and other printed matter.
Creator:
Hubert, Richard S. R., 1901-1982
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.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2023.
[Identification of item], Richard S. R. Hubert papers on the topic of the U.S. Office of War Information in Saipan, [Box no.,
Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Richard Samuel Rene Hubert, 1901-1982, was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company (CPR) in Shanghai, China. The Canadian Pacific Steamship Company of the CPR transferred Hubert to Kobe in 1923, where
he learned to speak Japanese. He moved to Shanghai with his family and lived there during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Hubert
left Shanghai in 1941 and joined the United States Office of War Information (OWI). He was designated Chief, Forward Area,
Central Pacific Operations based in Saipan. He initiated a program of information services to the Mariana Islands, which included
creating and distributing moving pictures, filmstrips, photographic displays, radio programs, and printed matter primarily
in Japanese.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains materials pertaining to the United States Office of War Information (OWI) in Saipan, and United States Psychological
Warfare Division (PWD) during WWII. The bulk of the material contains original leaflets that were dispersed over Japan, as
well as corresponding declassified documents from the PWD. The collection also contains photographs of facilities, printing
press operations, radio transmitters, and personnel of the OWI.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Propaganda
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area
Propaganda, Anti-Japanese
Psychological warfare
Mariana Islands
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
Personal correspondence
United States. Office of War Information