Inventory of the Dale O. Hall papers
Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Leather
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2008
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Stanford University
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Title: Dale O. Hall papers
Date (inclusive): 1908-1946
Collection Number: 96048
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
12 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(5.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The collection relates to American military training in the United States during World War II, military mapping in the Pacific
Theater, and the postwar occupation of Japan. It consists of correspondence, diary, printed matter, photographs, and miscellany.
Creator:
Hall, Dale O.
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 1996.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dale O. Hall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Dale O. Hall was a Technician 5 in the United States Army and member of the 64th Engineer Topographic Battalion from 1944
to 1946.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection relates to American military training in the United States during World War II, military mapping in the Pacific
Theater, and the postwar occupation of Japan. The majority of the collection is correspondence between Dale O. Hall and his
family and friends during his assignments to different Engineer Topographic Battalions in World War II.
The collection also includes a variety of printed material that illustrates Hall's daily life in the service (magazines, performance
brochures, movie tickets, official memos). Much of this printed material was mailed by Dale to his family with his letters,
to be saved as souvenirs, and is mainly arranged separately from his letters.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Military government
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cartography
United States. Army. Engineer Base Topographic Battalion, 64th
Personal materials
1936-1946
box 1, folder 1
School work and material
1936-1946
box 1, folder 2
Finances and insurance
1943-1945
Printed materials
1939-1946
box 1, folder 4
U.S. Forest Service memoranda and material
1939-1942
box 1, folder 5
Newsletters and newspaper clippings
1943-1946
box 1, folder 6
Newsletters and newspaper clippings
1945-1946
box 1, folder 7-8
Religious material
1943-1945
box 1, folder 9-10
Army memoranda and material
1943-1945
box 1, folder 11
Army entertainment, tickets and programs
1943-1945
box 2, folder 1
Army entertainment, tickets and programs
1945
box 2, folder 7, 13
Photographs of family, friends, U.S. Army soldiers, and Tokyo
1908-1939
box 13
Material not yet described
