Overview of the Francis Willard Brush papers

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Title: Francis Willard Brush papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-1998
Collection Number: 98053
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 4 manuscript boxes (1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs, correspondence, diaries, newsletters, printed matter, identification documents, and photographs, relating to conditions in Santo Tomás internment camp during World War II. Includes papers of Helen Nelson Brush, wife of Francis Brush and also an internee in Santo Tomás camp.
Creator: Brush, Francis W., 1908-2005
Creator: Brush, Helen Nelson, 1908-
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 1998.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Francis Willard Brush papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American missionary in the Philippines; internee in Santo Tomás camp, 1942-1945.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memoirs, correspondence, diaries, newsletters, printed matter, identification documents, and photographs, relating to conditions in Santo Tomás internment camp during World War II. Includes papers of Helen Nelson Brush, wife of Francis Brush and also an internee in Santo Tomás camp.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines
Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
Missionaries
Missions -- Philippines
Concentration camps
Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines)

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