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Stinnett (Robert B.) miscellaneous papers
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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

    Access

    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.

    Use

    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)