Inventory of the Marie Adams papers
Finding aid prepared by Samira Bozorgi
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Marie Adams papers
Date (inclusive): 1887-1950
Collection Number: 78076
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(3.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The collection includes materials relating to Santo Tomás Internment Camp and the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during
World War II, in the form of correspondence, propaganda leaflets, printed matter, and memorabilia.
Creator:
Adams, Marie, 1891-1976
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 6 and 7 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 1978.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Marie Adams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
| 1891 |
Born, Aberdeen, Washington |
| 1936-1941 |
Executive Secretary of Milwaukee-Downer College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1941 |
Arrives in Manila, Philippines, to work as Field Director of Hospital Services for the American Red Cross |
| 1942-1945 |
Interned, Santo Tomás Internment Camp (STIC), Philippines |
| 1945 |
Author,
Life Without Lipstick
|
| June 1945 |
Submits report to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General on living conditions at STIC following the takeover by the Japanese
military authority in 1944
|
| circa 1945 |
Awarded Bronze Star Medal for service with sick and wounded while interned at STIC |
| 1976 |
Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
Having been sent to the Philippines by the American Red Cross in 1941 to work as Field Director for Hospital Services in Manila,
Marie Adams found herself among the thousands of American and Allied civilians to be held as prisoners of war at Santo Tomás
Internment Camp (STIC). As one of the head nurses at STIC, Adams witnessed first-hand the physical and psychological toll
of internment, with circumstances worsening in 1944 after the Japanese military assumed control of operations. The collection
is primarily comprised of materials from Adams' time as a prisoner of war and immediately following her release.
Of particular note in the
Philippines file is a set of meal tickets and a log of daily meals served at STIC from 1944 to 1945. These materials supplement newsletters
and announcements distributed at STIC around this period, providing insight into daily life at the camp. In addition, the
series includes printed matter about the Philippine front of World War II, in the form of newspapers, clippings, reports,
and studies on the destruction of Manila and the liberation of prisoners of war.
In her time at STIC, Adams wrote a number of poems reflecting on life in the camp, hunger, sickness, and the hope of liberation.
These poems were self-published under the title
Life Without Lipstick and distributed to friends and family as Christmas presents in 1945. Letters written in response to this book are included
in the
Letters received series along with letters received by Adams at STIC and congratulatory letters received upon her return home, written by
family, close friends, and colleagues from different chapters of the American Red Cross.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 3 series: Philippines file, Letters received, and Memorabilia
Related Materials
Life without Lipstick by Marie Adams, Hoover Institution Library
Myrene Cassel papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Roger Mansell collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Ann Miller Depew papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
William Henry Hastings papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Santo Tomás Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines) Internee Executive Committee issuances, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Santo Tomás Internment Camp, January 4, 1942-September 27, 1943: typescript, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Katherine Ream Sobeck papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines
Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
Prisoners of war
Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines)
Philippines file
1942-1950
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials collected from STIC, Japanese and American propaganda materials, and clippings, maps, reports, and studies
pertaining to the Philippine front of WWII and the liberation of American prisoners of war.
Arrangement note
Arranged by physical format, then chronologically.
Santo Tomás Internment Camp (STIC) materials
1942-1945
box 1, folder 1-2
Internal newsletters and publications
1942-1944
Scope and Contents note
Includes issues of
STIC Gazette,
Internitis,
Cavalier, and
The Liberator
box 1, folder 3
Meal tickets of Otto Joseph Tuschka
1942-1944
box 1, folder 4
Notice issued by Japanese commandant
1943 January
box 1, folder 5
Summary of camp activities and resources
1943
box 1, folder 6
Daily log of meals served
1944-1945
Scope and Contents note
Probably written by Otto or Yetta Tuschka
Clippings
1942-1949
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings from
Liberty,
Life,
Readers Digest,
San Francisco Chronicle,
San Francisco Examiner,
Saturday Evening Post, and
Woman's Home Companion, relating to the liberation of Manila and returning American soldiers and civilians.
box 5, folder 7
The Tribune
1942 April - 1943 January
Scope and Contents note
Japanese propaganda newspaper
box 5, folder 8
Free Philippines
1945 February-March
Scope and Contents note
Newspaper of the U.S. Army published after the liberation of Santo Tomás
box 1, folder 8
Program flyer for "Dr. Jay's Medicine Show," Los Baños
1943 June
box 1, folder 9
Propaganda flyers, Japanese and American
circa 1942
box 1, folder 10
Propaganda magazine,
Shin Seiki, Bagong Araw, New Era, Manila: Philippine Publications
1942
Scope and Contents note
In English and Tagalog
Reports, studies, and other publications
1944-1950
box 1, folder 11
"Historical Background of International Agreements Relating to Prisoners of War," American National Red Cross
1944
box 1, folder 12
Geographical study of Manila issued by U.S. commanders in the Pacific
1944
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed aerial photographs
box 1, folder 13
"Report on the Destruction of Manila and Japanese Atrocities," Office of Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the U.S.
1945
box 1, folder 14
The End of the War in the Pacific: Surrender Documents in Facsimile, Washington: United States Government Printing Office
1945
box 1, folder 15
War Claims Commission review and directory of paid POWs
1950
Letters received
1921-1946
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters received by Adams from financial institutions, friends, and family.
Arrangement note
Grouped by topic or event, then chronologically.
box 1, folder 16-18
Letters received from banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions
1921-1945
Scope and Contents note
Includes related statements and receipts
box 1, folder 19
Letters of recommendation for employment with American Red Cross
1937-1941
Letters received at Santo Tomás
1941-1944
Scope and Contents note
Some letters are postmarked 1943; however, were not actually received by Adams until 1944. Folder titles reflect the date
received, as indicated by the creator.
box 2, folder 12
Other greeting cards
1945
Letters received upon liberation
1945-1946
Letters received regarding
Life Without Lipstick
1945-1946
Memorabilia
1887-1940s
Scope and Contents note
Philippine identity papers with metal containers, Japanese Red Cross flag, and wooden sandals.
Arrangement note
Arranged chronologically.
box 6
Philippine identity papers and metal containers
1887-1898
Access
Box 6 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 6
Wooden sandals
1940s
Scope and Contents note
Hand-carved sandals with rubber straps, probably worn by an internee at Santo Tomás
Conditions Governing Access
Box 6 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 6
Description of Japanese Red Cross flag
1940s
box 7
Silk Japanese Red Cross flag
probably 1940s
Scope and Contents note
Includes photocopy of description from Box 6.
Access
Box 7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
