Overview of the Virginia Cooper Westall Taylor papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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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

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Use

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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

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