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Taylor (Virginia Cooper Westall) papers
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  • Title: Virginia Cooper Westall Taylor papers
    Date (inclusive): 1918-1992
    Collection Number: 2000C55
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (2.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Writings, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and maps, relating to the American Expeditionary Force to Siberia during the Russian Civil War. Includes a book-length typescript study. Also includes extensive transcripts of reminiscences by General Robert L. Eichelberger, relating to his early military service in Siberia and elsewhere, and to his recollections of General Douglas MacArthur during World War II and the Korean War.
    Creator: Taylor, Virginia Cooper Westall, 1921-
    Creator: Eichelberger, 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 2000.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Virginia Cooper Westall Taylor papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    American historian.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Writings, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and maps, relating to the American Expeditionary Force to Siberia during the Russian Civil War. Includes a book-length typescript study. Also includes extensive transcripts of reminiscences by General Robert L. Eichelberger, relating to his early military service in Siberia and elsewhere, and to his recollections of General Douglas MacArthur during World War II and the Korean War.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Soviet Union -- History -- Allied intervention, 1918-1920
    Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    Korean War, 1950-1953
    United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
    MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964