Overview of the Edward J. Soares collection

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Edward J. Soares collection

Date (inclusive): 1918-1989

Collection Number: 89045

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (2.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: United States Army manuals, maps, charts, and miscellany, relating primarily to United States Army ordnance during World War II. Also includes material relating to postwar military intelligence activities, the military occupation of Germany following both world wars, miscellaneous aspects of both world wars, and post-World War II Soviet tanks.

source: Soares, Edward J.

Creator: United States. Army. Ordnance Department

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 1989.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edward J. Soares collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

United States Army manuals, maps, charts, and miscellany, relating primarily to United States Army ordnance during World War II. Also includes material relating to postwar military intelligence activities, the military occupation of Germany following both world wars, miscellaneous aspects of both world wars, and post-World War II Soviet tanks.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Soviet Union -- Armed Forces

Germany -- History -- 1945-1955

Military government

World War, 1914-1918 -- Miscellanea

Germany -- History -- Allied occupation, 1918-1930

World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies

World War, 1939-1945 -- Maps

Tanks (Military science) -- Soviet Union

Military intelligence -- United States

Soares, Edward J.