Partial Inventory of the Stephen Jurika papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Stephen Jurika papers

Date (inclusive): 1926-1987

Collection Number: 80035

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In Japanese and English

Physical Description: 8 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, memorabilia (4.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, reminiscences, personnel records, orders, memoranda, log books, clippings, photographs, and art objects, relating to American naval aviation, naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, postwar American-Japanese security cooperation, and American national security interests in the Pacific region. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.

Creator: Jurika, Stephen

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Boxes 12-13 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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 1980.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Stephen Jurika papers, [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.

Biographical Note

Captain, United States Navy; assistant naval attaché, Japan, 1939-1941; naval liaison, Japan, 1951-1953; political scientist.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, reminiscences, personnel records, orders, memoranda, log books, clippings, photographs, and art objects, relating to American naval aviation, naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, postwar American-Japanese security cooperation, and American national security interests in the Pacific region.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan

United States -- Military relations -- Japan

Japan -- Military relations -- United States

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean

Aviation

Officers

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941

United States -- Military policy

Art objects

United States. Navy