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Shigemitsu (Mamoru) sketch books
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  • Use
  • Acquisition Information
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  • Location of Original Materials
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content of Collection

  • Title: Shigemitsu Mamoru sketch books
    Date (inclusive): 1948
    Collection Number: 2017C53
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: (10.6 GB) (163.0 digital_files)
    Abstract: Depicts scenes at the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Digital copy. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 
    Creator: Shigemitsu, Mamoru, 1887-1957
    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 in 2017.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Shigemitsu Mamoru sketch books, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Alternate Forms Available

    Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org. 

    Location of Original Materials

    Shigemitsu Mamoru Memorial Museum, Ashigarashimo-gun, Japan.

    Biographical Note

    Japanese foreign minister, 1943-1944, 1954-1956; minister of Greater East Asia, 1944-1945.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Courtroom sketches made by Shigemitsu during the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East that took place following World War II. Shigemitsu was on trial and made these sketches, some of which are captioned, during the course of the proceedings.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
    International Military Tribunal for the Far East