Inventory of the Merian C. Cooper papers

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Title: Merian C. Cooper papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1973
Collection Number: 58020
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, and memorabilia, relating to operations of the American Relief Administration and the United States Food Administration in Poland, the Kosciuszko Squadron during the Polish-Russian wars, 1919-1921, General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant General Claire Chennault, American defense policy, air power, and communist strategy.
Creator: Cooper, Merian C.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1958.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Merian C. Cooper papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Brigadier general, United States Air Force; pilot with the Kosciuszko Squadron in Poland, 1919-1921; chief of staff, China Air Task Force, 1942.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, memoranda, and memorabilia, relating to operations of the American Relief Administration and the United States Food Administration in Poland, the Kosciuszko Squadron during the Polish-Russian wars, 1919-1921, General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant General Claire Chennault, American defense policy, air power, and communist strategy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Poland -- History -- Wars of 1918-1921
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
International relief
United States -- Defenses
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
American Relief Administration
United States Food Administration
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958
United States. Army Air Forces. China Air Task Force

 

Correspondence, memoranda, and memorabilia 1917-1973

Scope and Contents Note

Includes excerpt from Lowell Thomas broadcast
box 1, folder 1

1917-1920

box 1, folder 2-3

1917-1953

Scope and Contents Note

Includes certificate and a diploma
box 1, folder 4

1921-1965

box 1, folder 5

1921-1973

box 1, folder 6

1953-1963