Oral History Collection: Harold Stillwell World War II memorabilia
Scope and Contents
Items obtained during military service as an engineer in Pacific Theater of Operations during WWII including: abacus, Japanese flag, Japanese Navy cap, Japanese sandals, Japanese invasion money and “good” money, 3 opium pipes, fan, Japanese arm patch, bag of Japanese type set or typewriter characters in green pouch, crocheted handbag, variety of books=phrase books, first aid.
Donated as part of WWII/Korean War Oral History project.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1946
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
2 Box(es) (1 OS flat, 1 long rolled that contains flag)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 42 Section 07 and 08
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
good to fair
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
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