World War II pictorial collection, 1937-1945

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Title:: World War II pictorial collection
Dates:: 1937-1945
Abstract:: Photographs and postcards depicting a variety of scenes and personalities from World War II. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:: 181 envelopes, 6 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 3 album boxes, 2 slide boxes, 27 35mm slides,1 oversize folder (24.2 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], World War II pictorial collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Photographs and postcards depicting a variety of scenes and personalities from World War II.
Acquisition information:: Materials acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is closed to researchers while undergoing digitization. Estimated date of completion: November 2026.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], World War II pictorial collection, [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