Hurndall, John P. (Second World War collection), 1945 November 26 - 1966 May 5

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Summary

Title:
John P. Hurndall Second World War collection
Dates:
1945 November 26 - 1966 May 5
Creators:
Roney, Jane Hurndall, Mrs.
Abstract:
This collection contains photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and other material belonging to John P. Hurndall, who was part of the United States Reparations Mission following the Second World War.
Containers:
box: WWII 96
folder: 1-8
folder: 1-8
box: WWII 97
folder: 1-7
folder: 9-15
box: WWII 95
folder: 15
folder: 16
Extent:
1 Linear feet (1 carton)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], John P. Hurndall Second World War correspondence (2016.172.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence and material pertaining to John P. Hurndall while working on the United States Reparations Mission following the Second World War from May to September 1946. The records document the team's work in Japan, China, Manchuria, North Korea, and South Korea. There are also pictures documenting Germany, Britain, the Philippines, and France following World War II. Hurndall was deputy chief of staff for the mission. According to a November 9, 1945 issue of Stars and Stripes, Hurndall was a consulting geologist on the mission.

Items of note include pictures of the war crimes trials in Tokyo and Nuremberg following the Second World War. There are also pictures from a "Jewish Displaced Persons" camp in Furth, Germany, and pictures showing the damage in Germany following World War II. In letters to his wife, Hurndall also gives post-Second World War descriptions of various Chinese cities.

Biographical / historical:

John P. Hurndall (1902-1966) was deputy chief of staff for the United States Reparations Mission after World War II from May to September of 1946. A November 9, 1945 issue of Stars and Stripes says Hurndall joined the mission as a consulting geologist. He also worked in the oil industry and, according to an obituary from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, served as president of Bandini Petroleum Company from 1952 to 1958.

The obituary also says Hurndall was an associate of E.W. Pauley and Associates "for three years after World War II." Edwin W. Pauley was the United States Representative to the Allied Reparations Committee.

According to a newspaper obituary provided by the donor, Hurndall served as a Naval Intelligence Officer during World War II and "amphibious flotilla commander in the South Pacific."

Hurndall was born on January 17, 1902 and died of cancer in Newport Beach on May 17, 1966.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jane Hurndall Roney and Julie Hurndall Yost
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically by material type:

  • Series 1, Correspondence from John P. Hurndall
  • Series 2, Scrapbooks
  • Series 3, Photographs
  • Series 4, Los Angeles World Affairs Council speech
  • Series 5, Reports on Japanese Assets
  • Series 6, Biographical information
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
John Encarnacion and Rob Strauss
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-04 17:46:39 -0500 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Preferred citation:

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], John P. Hurndall Second World War correspondence (2016.172.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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