Inventory of the Robert L. Capp papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Robert L. Capp papers
Date (inclusive): 1923-1998
Collection Number: 99013
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Sound recording of interview, photographs, and miscellany, relating to the American occupation of Japan and aftermath of the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Also includes photographs of victims of the Kanto (Tokyo) earthquake of 1923. Digital copies
of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Capp, Robert L.
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 1999
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert L. Capp papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Alternate Forms Available
Biographical Note
Technician 4, United States Army and member, occupation forces, Japan, 1945.
Scope and Content of Collection
Materials relate to Capp's experiences during World War II in Japan, including a sound recording of an interview with Capp,
photographs relating to the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan taken by Capp, and photographs found by Capp
of victims of the 1923 Kanto earthquake near Tokyo by an unidentified photographer.
Related Material
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, a Brown University Digital Collection of Materials from the Dana and Vera Reynolds Collection,
available at
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/kanto/
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
Audiotapes
Atomic bomb
United States -- Armed Forces -- Japan
Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923
online digital
Hiroshima bombing destruction photographs
1945 October
Scope and Contents note
Photographed by Robert L. Capp, 8 prints.
online digital
Photographs of Fred Capp posing with Japanese guns overlooking Kiska Harbor
1943 August
box 1
Kanto Earthquake aftermath photographs
1923
Scope and Contents note
Unknown photographer. Film found by Robert L. Capp in October 1945, 10 prints.
box 1
Fred Capp photographs
1943
Scope and Contents note
Brother of Robert L. Capp, 2 prints.
online digital
Robert L. Capp portrait
circa 1940-1945
box 1
Robert L. Capp insignia patches
box 1
Robert L. Capp interview
1998 December 17
Scope and Contents note
2 cassettes. Conducted by Hoover Institution Staff member Remy Squires. Describes Capp's war experiences, visit to Hiroshima
in October 1945, and finding photographic film that he assumed to be of Hiroshima soon after the bombing, which was later
identified as photographs of the 1923 Kanto earthquake. Capp talks about walking through the city of Hiroshima after the bomb
was dropped, with particular focus on radiation and ignorance of it. The interview also touches on health issues with veterans
returning from combat. Use copy reference number: 99013_a_0001306.
