Overview of the Allan Asbury O'Guinn papers

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Title: Allan Asbury O'Guinn papers
Date (inclusive): 1941-1986
Collection Number: 2003C7
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs, notes, correspondence, newsletters, and clippings, relating to conditions in Japanese prison camps during World War II. Includes a memoir by Helen Marguerite O'Guinn, daughter of A. A. O'Guinn.
Creator: O'Guinn, Allan Asbury, -1974
Creator: O'Guinn, Helen Marguerite
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2003.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Allan Asbury O'Guinn papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American civilian on Wake Island; Japanese prisoner, 1941-1945.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memoirs, notes, correspondence, newsletters, and clippings, relating to conditions in Japanese prison camps during World War II. Includes a memoir by Helen Marguerite O'Guinn, daughter of A. A. O'Guinn.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Wake Island

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