Overview of the Henry G. Beaumont collection

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Title: Henry G. Beaumont collection
Date (inclusive): 1946-1948
Collection Number: 78103
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Affidavits, speeches, biographical data, clippings, and memorabilia, relating to the trial of Japanese political and military leaders for war crimes in Tokyo, 1946-1948. Includes the opening speech of the prosecution, and affidavits of the defendants Hideki Tojo and Hiroshi Oshima.
source: Beaumont, Henry G.
Creator: Tōjō, Hideki, 1884-1948
Creator: Ōshima, Hiroshi, 1886-1975
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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1978.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Henry G. Beaumont collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Affidavits, speeches, biographical data, clippings, and memorabilia, relating to the trial of Japanese political and military leaders for war crimes in Tokyo, 1946-1948. Includes the opening speech of the prosecution, and affidavits of the defendants Hideki Tojo and Hiroshi Oshima.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
War crime trials -- Japan
Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948
Beaumont, Henry G.

box 1

Material not yet described

envelope A

Depicts defendants at the Tokyo war crime trials. 1946-1948