Nye (Kemp Battle) papers, approximately 1930-1990

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Summary

Title:
Kemp Battle Nye papers
Dates:
approximately 1930-1990
Creators:
Nye, Kemp Battle, 1916-
Abstract:
Kemp Battle Nye (1916-1994) was a member of the Horse Marine Guards in the 1930s, a personal courier to Nelson Johnson, and an author. The Kemp Battle Nye papers (1930-1990) includes photographs and manuscripts related to Kemp Battle Nye's service in the Marine Corps during WWII, primarily during his tours in China.
Extent:
14 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 1 sound cassette, 1 videocassette (10.3 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kemp Battle Nye papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes photographs and manuscripts related to Kemp Battle Nye's service in the Marine Corps during WWII, primarily during his tours in China.

Biographical / historical:

Kemp Battle Nye (1916-1994) was born in Winterville, North Carolina. During his tenure in the US Marines, he was a member of the Horse Marine Guards in the 1930s, which protected the US Embassy in Beijing, China, when the Japanese invaded China in 1937-38. During his stay in China, he was assigned as a personal courier to Nelson Johnson, then US ambassador to China. He returned to the United States in 1940, and a few years later was called back into the Marine Corps and returned to the Pacific Theatre where he participated in the invasion of the Marshall Islands. He returned to Chapel Hill in 1946 and worked for the Intimate Bookshop. He spent most of his remaining years writing books about his experiences in 1930s China and his youth in the mountains of North Carolina. He also assembled a book made up of some of the 15,000 photographs he took during his years in China.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2020.
Processing information:

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Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-28 17:14:22.103867

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kemp Battle Nye papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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