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Title: Robert B. Stinnett miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1941-2015
Collection Number: 63006
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
120 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(49.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoranda and photographs depicting the aircraft carrier San Jacinto, naval personnel, prisoner of war camps, life at sea,
scenes of battle, naval artillery, Tokyo, and the Pacific Islands during World War II. Correspondence, interviews, and facsimiles
of intelligence reports, dispatches, ciphers and other records related to research on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Creator:
Stinnett, Robert B.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Box 4 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.
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1963. Additional material acquired in 2020.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert B. Stinnett miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Biographical Note
Robert B. Stinnett was born March 31, 1924 in Oakland, California. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy
as a photographer in the Pacific. After his military service, Stinnett returned to the San Francisco Bay Area and worked
as a photographer for the Oakland Tribune, retiring in 1986. Stinnett researched and published two books regarding the second
World War:
George Bush: his World War II years published in 1991 by the Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., and
Day of Deceit : the Truth about FDR and Pearl Harbor published in 2000 by Free Press. Stinnett died November 16, 2018 in San Jose, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoranda and photographs depicting the aircraft carrier San Jacinto, naval personnel, prisoner of war camps, life at sea,
scenes of battle, naval artillery, Tokyo, and the Pacific Islands during World War II. Correspondence, interviews, notes,
photographs, clippings, and facsimiles of intelligence reports, dispatches, ciphers and other records related to research
on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the life of President George H. W. Bush. Also includes book proposals, drafts,
and reviews of his books.
Related Materials
Robert B. Stinnett photograph archive of his Oakland Tribune negatives, BANC PIC 2019.081, is held by The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley. The Bancroft Library also holds Robert B. Stinnett photographs of California scenery and
historic sites taken for his motor journeys column (BANC PIC 1987.019).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
United States. Navy
San Jacinto (Aircraft carrier)