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  • Title: Ward Boston papers
    Date (inclusive): 1956-2008
    Collection Number: 2012C9
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box (1.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, writings, notes, photocopy of court of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on 8 June 1967, and to the subsequent inquiry into the attack.
    Creator: Boston, Ward
    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 2012.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Ward Boston papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Captain, United States Navy; legal counsel, United States navy court of inquiry into attack on U.S.S. Liberty, 1967.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, writings, notes, photocopy of court of inquiry proceedings, and printed matter, relating to the Israeli naval and air attack on the American naval intelligence ship Liberty on 8 June 1967, and to the subsequent inquiry into the attack.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Naval operations
    United States -- Armed Forces -- Mediterranean Sea
    United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel
    Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States
    Liberty (Ship)
    United States. Navy