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Title: William H. Vatcher papers
Date (inclusive): 1939-1965
Collection Number: 53006
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
21 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes
(8.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, pamphlets, leaflets, slides, and photographs, relating to South African political parties; Afrikaner
and African nationalism; the Afrikaner Broederbond; American, Japanese, and North Korean propaganda and psychological warfare
methods during World War II and the Korean War; and the Trans-Siberian Railroad
Creator:
Vatcher, William Henry
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 1953.
[Identification of item], William H. Vatcher papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1920, July | Born, Los Angeles, California |
| 1942 | B.A., Stanford University |
| 1944-1945 | Member, Admiral Nimitz's Staff, Central Pacific |
| 1945-1946 | Member, Naval Technical Mission to Japan |
| 1948 | M.A., Stanford University |
| 1950 | Ph.D., Stanford University |
| 1950 | Author, Combat Propaganda Against the Japanese in the Central Pacific |
| 1949-1951 | Instructor, San Jose State College, San Jose, California |
| 1951 | Member, Panmunjom Truce Team, Korea |
| 1958 | Author, Panmunjom: the Story of the Korean Military Armistice |
| 1965 | Author, White Laager: the Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism |
This collection contains correspondence, writings, pamphlets, leaflets, slides, and photographs, relating to South African
political parties; Afrikaner and African nationalism; the Afrikaner Broederbond; and American, Japanese, and North Korean
propaganda and psychological warfare methods during World War II and the Korean War. Includes miscellany and audiovisual material,
including photographs of W.H. Vatcher in Japan and of his trip on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, American propaganda warfare,
combat areas, American forces, Japanese prisoners in the Pacific theatre, and slides of Africa. Also includes original cartoons
on South African politics.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Slides (Photography)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
Propaganda, American
Propaganda, Japanese
South Africa -- Politics and government
South Africa -- Race relations
Psychological warfare
Railroads -- Soviet Union
World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Propaganda
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Psychological aspects
Nationalism -- South Africa
Propaganda, Korean
Velikai͡a Sibirskai͡a magistralʹ
Afrikaner Broederbond