Mellini (Peter) papers, 1888-2005

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Title:: Peter Mellini papers
Dates:: 1888-2005
Creators:: Mellini, Peter, Van Kirk, Theodore J., and Badler, Bernie
Abstract:: Correspondence, writings, and notes relating to Sir Eldon Gorst, British consul general in Egypt, used as research material for the book by Peter Mellini, Sir Eldon Gorst: The Overshadowed Proconsul (Stanford, 1977); and sound recordings of interviews of Theodore "Dutch" J. Van Kirk and Bernie Badler, American airmen during World War II, relating to American aerial operations in Europe and to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Includes ration books and other World War II miscellanea.
Extent:: 3 manuscript boxes, 4 card file boxes (2.9 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Peter Mellini papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Correspondence, writings, and notes relating to Sir Eldon Gorst, British consul general in Egypt, used as research material for the book by Peter Mellini, Sir Eldon Gorst: The Overshadowed Proconsul (Stanford, 1977); and sound recordings of interviews of Theodore "Dutch" J. Van Kirk and Bernie Badler, American airmen during World War II, relating to American aerial operations in Europe and to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Includes ration books and other World War II miscellanea.
Biographical / historical:: American historian.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives between 2009 and 2011, with increments received in 2015 and 2016.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Atomic bomb
Diplomats -- Great Britain
Audiotapes
Names:: United States. Army Air Forces
Gorst, Eldon, Sir, 1861-1911
Places:: Egypt -- History -- British occupation, 1882-1936

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-14 10:49:52.822361

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Peter Mellini papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US