Inventory of the John Richard Shaffer papers

Finding aid prepared by Tess McCarthy

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

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Stanford University

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Title: John Richard Shaffer papers

Date (bulk): 1942-1944

Collection Number: 2000C5

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 oversize box (0.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Photographs, printed matter, and writings relating to military activities in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Includes photographs of Chiang Kai-shek and of General Joseph W. Stilwell.

Creator: Shaffer, John Richard

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 2000.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Richard Shaffer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

John Richard Shaffer served as a technical sergeant in the United States Army during World War II on assignment as both a war correspondent and a photographer in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater from 1942 to 1944. Shaffer's career after World War II involved writing on the CBI Theater and contributing to publications such as The Nation, Common Sense, and Social Education. Shaffer, who earned a doctorate degree in education, was a faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi and State University of New York (SUNY), Cortland.

Scope and Content of Collection

Photographs, printed matter, and writings relating to American and Chinese military activities in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Includes photographs of Chiang Kai-shek and of General Joseph W. Stilwell.

Related Collection(s)

Joseph Warren Stilwell papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

William Rudolph Gruber papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Chiang Kai-shek Diaries, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Pictorial works

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China

United States. Army

Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975

Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946

box 1, folder 1

Photographs, 1941-1944

Scope and Contents

Depicts landscapes of China and Burma, soldiers and civilians, and portraits of General Joseph W. Stilwell and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Also includes five mounted photographs with annotations on the back.

box 1, folder 2

Printed Matter 1943-1977

Scope and Contents

Includes two illustrations and one copy of Ex-CBI Roundup.

box 1, folder 3

Writings, 1989-1999

Scope and Contents

Written accounts of personal interactions with General Stilwell, articles, and an essay on McCarthyism, with bibliographies.