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  • Title: Leonard Russell Boyd papers
    Date (inclusive): 1918-1946
    Collection Number: 69079
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 4 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (4.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, unit histories, clippings, and memoranda, relating to the activities of the 93rd Division at the battle of Bougainville, and in other operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
    Creator: Boyd, Leonard Russell, 1891-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Box 6 and FH14 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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 1969.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Leonard Russell Boyd papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Brigadier general, United States Army; commanding general, 93rd Infantry Division, during World War II.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Diaries, correspondence, unit histories, clippings, and memoranda, relating to the activities of the 93rd Division at the battle of Bougainville, and in other operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    Officers
    African American next hit soldiers
    World War, 1939-1945 -- previous hit African Americans
    United States. Army
    United States. Army. Division, 93rd