Preliminary Inventory of the B. G. Oberlin collection

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Title: B. G. Oberlin collection
Date (inclusive): 1946-1976
Collection Number: 79043
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Japanese
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 2 envelopes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Newspaper issues and clippings, depositions, and photographs, relating to the Japanese war crime trials after World War II. Includes mimeographed prison newspapers issued by Japanese prisoners awaiting trial.
source: Oberlin, B. G.
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

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], B. G. Oberlin collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Newspaper issues and clippings, depositions, and photographs, relating to the Japanese war crime trials after World War II. Includes mimeographed prison newspapers issued by Japanese prisoners awaiting trial.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
War crime trials -- Japan
Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948
Oberlin, B. G.

box 1

Newspaper issues and clippings, depositions, and mimeographed prison newspapers issued by Japanese prisoners awaiting trial.

envelope A

1 print depicting Iva Toguri d'Aquino ("Tokyo Rose") leaving Sugamo prison in Japan, October 25, 1946

envelope B

16 prints depicting B. G. Oberlin and his wife Doris in Japan following World War II; Sugamo Prison in Tokyo; and views of Japan 1946-1948