Burden (John Alfred) papers, 1942-1944

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Title:: John Alfred Burden papers
Dates:: 1942-1944
Creators:: Burden, John Alfred
Abstract:: Reports, captured documents and translations, correspondence, diary, maps, and photographs, relating to military operations on Guadalcanal and other areas of the Solomon Islands, especially to interrogation of captured Japanese soldiers and translation of captured Japanese documents.
Extent:: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:: In English and Japanese
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], John Alfred Burden papers,, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Reports, captured documents and translations, correspondence, diary, maps, and photographs, relating to military operations on Guadalcanal and other areas of the Solomon Islands, especially to interrogation of captured Japanese soldiers and translation of captured Japanese documents.
Biographical / historical:: Major, United States Army; language officer, 25th Division, during World War II.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1978.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Prisoners of war
Names:: United States. Army

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-28 10:32:56.124937

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], John Alfred Burden papers,, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US