Description
Transcripts of radio broadcasts, posters, leaflets, correspondence, printed matter, and photographs relating to American and
Japanese propaganda activities in the Philippines during World War II. Includes a photocopy of the Ph.D dissertation of Howard
D. Kramer, entitled "History of the Public Health Movement in the U.S., 1850-1900."
Background
In September 1945, the Office of War Information was transferred to the State Department. Operating under the name of the
United States Information Service (USIS), the function of the Philippine branch became that of furnishing information about
America and American policy to the Filipino people, with the aim of creating among them a better understanding of America's
foreign policy. USIS employed the media of news, libraries, moving pictures, radio, and the exchange of persons between the
two countries, with the mission of explaining U.S. policies, ideals, and society in terms meaningful to Filipinos and in such
a way as to create better feelings and more understanding between the two nations.
Extent
2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
(1.0 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
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.