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Title: Claude M. Owens papers
Date (bulk): 1945-1946
Collection Number: 79084
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Legal briefs and decisions, transcripts of testimony, notes, and photographs relating to the trial of Japanese military personnel
for atrocities in the Philippines during World War II.
Creator:
Owens, Claude M.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.
[Identification of item], Claude M. Owens papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Claude M. Owens earned his B.A. and law degree from Stanford University; in 1941 he was admitted to the State Bar of California.
After the outbreak of World War II, he joined the United States Army, serving as a second lieutenant. He then was assigned
to the prosecution division of the War Crimes Branch of the Legal Section of the Supreme Command for the Allied Powers, Manila
from 1945 to 1946. After serving in the military, Owens became a Superior Court Judge.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of Claude M. Owens consist of legal materials, notes, and photographs relating to the trial of Japanese military
personnel, chiefly Tomoyuki Yamashita, for atrocities committed in the Philippines during World War II. Included are legal
briefs prepared for prosecuting the cases and transcripts of testimony, captured diaries, sworn affidavits, and photographs
prepared as evidence for use in the trial of USA vs. Yamashita.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities
War crime trials -- Philippines
United States. Army
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers