Overview of the Shigemitsu Mamoru sketch books

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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

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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