Register of the Bruce Walker papers, 1958-2011
Finding aid prepared by Brad Bauer, Beth Goder, and Hoover Institution Archives Staff
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Collection Summary
Title: Bruce Walker papers
Collection Number: 2006C8
Date (inclusive): 1958-2011
Creator:
Walker, Bruce, 1932-
Collection Size:
Number of Containers: 4 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 painting
(3.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Writings, instructional and propaganda material, printed matter, photographs, video tapes, and memorabilia, relating to Central
Intelligence Agency programs to train Tibetan guerrillas.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Language of the materials: The collection is in
English and
Tibetan.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bruce Walker papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2006.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Related Collections
American Emergency Committee for Tibetan Refugees Records, Hoover Institution Archives
S. Fawl typescript, Hoover Institution Archives
Biographical Note
| 1932 August 29 |
Born, Bronxville, New York |
| 1953 |
Graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, with a major in economics and minor in Spanish |
| |
Second lieutenant, United States Marines |
| 1954-1955 |
Stationed in Korea with the First Marine Air Wing. Promoted to first lieutenant |
| 1955 |
Honorably discharged at Treasure Island |
| 1956-1973 |
Case officer, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
| 1957-1959 |
Assigned to U.S. Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 1960 |
Transferred to Near East Division and started work on STCIRCUS |
| |
Enrolled in Tibetan studies courses at the University of Washington, Seattle |
| 1962 |
Student, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology in Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
| |
Private audience with the Dalai Lama |
| 1962-1964 |
Trained Tibetans at Camp Hale, Colorado, as part of STCIRCUS project |
| 1965-1966 |
Worked at Tibetan project desk, where one of his duties was to oversee the Cornell University program for Tibetans under the
STCIRCUS project
|
| 1966 |
Assigned to U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, using State Department cover, as the replacement STCIRCUS representative at
the Joint Operations Center
|
| 1968 |
Six month leave of absence from CIA |
| 1969 |
Transferred to Hong Kong desk in China Operations |
| 1971 |
Assigned to U.S. Consulate-General in Hong Kong as a case officer under State Department cover |
| 1973 |
Resigned from CIA |
| |
Married Mary Frances Doyle |
| 1974 |
Moved to San Francisco |
| 1974-1988 |
Worked in several business development departments of Bechtel Corporation |
| 1980-1988 |
Member, Board of Directors, Merola Opera Program of the San Francisco Opera |
| 1985 |
Established a Merola scholarship endowment fund |
| 1994 |
Became a volunteer at the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum |
| 2004 |
Elected president of the board of the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers document Bruce Walker's role in STCIRCUS, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) project to give support to the Tibetan
resistance by training Tibetan guerrillas, providing arms to the Chushi Gangdruk fighters, and using radio teams to communicate
information to the CIA. Bruce Walker's initial assignment for the project was to transfer Tibetans to Camp Hale, Colorado,
for training in "high-speed radio operations, clandestine communications, small arms, map reading, tradecraft," and other
skills, including parachuting (curriculum vitae, box 1, folder 1). In 1962, Walker became part of the training staff at Camp
Hale.
The arrangement of the
STCIRCUS file is based on the order of materials found in a partial inventory of the collection created by Bruce Walker, although the arrangement
does not exactly match this list. The file includes photographs at Camp Hale and of Chushi Gangdruk fighters, clippings, a
report by Sam Curry, and propaganda booklets. Detailed descriptions of materials in the collection can be found in Walker's
inventory (box 1, folder 2).
Items not listed in Walker's inventory of September 2005 can be found in the
Incremental material. Several folders include detailed container lists. The
Oversize material contains cloth flags with the logo of the Chushi Gangdruk and the painting "The Secret PLA Pouch Heads for CIA's K Building,
West Tibet" by Keith Woodcock.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--1951-
Secret service--United States.
Guerrillas--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Box: 1-3
STCIRCUS file
1958-2005
Scope and Contents note
Includes partial inventory by Bruce Walker, photographs, clippings, English-Tibetan dictionary, reports, transcripts, and
audiovisual material related to a CIA project to train Tibetan guerrilla fighters.
Box/Folder 1 : 1
Curriculum vitae of Bruce Walker,
2005
Box/Folder: 1 : 2
Partial inventory, compiled by Bruce Walker,
2005
Box/Folder: 1 : 3
STCIRCUS bibliography,
2005
Box/Folder: 1 : 4
John Kenneth Knaus, "Official Policies and Covert Programs,"
2003
Box/Folder: 1 : 9
Video recording.
The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet,
undated
Scope and Content Note
VHS tape
Box/Folder: 1 : 10
Reunion of STCIRCUS personnel in Las Vegas,
2004
Box/Folder: 1 : 12
Slides by Bruce Walker,
1961-1964
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
Black and white prints by Bruce Walker,
1961-1964
Box/Folder: 2 : 2
Black and white prints, miscellaneous,
1961-1964
Box/Folder: 2 : 3
Reproductions by Bruce Walker,
1961-1964
Box/Folder: 2 : 4
Cornell University: Tibetan trainees,
1964-1966
Scope and Contents note
By Bruce Walker
Box/Folder: 2 : 5
Chushi Gangdruk fighters,
1958
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies of photographs
Box/Folder: 2 : 6
Chushi Gangdruk general meeting , New Delhi,
1997
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy of photograph
Box/Folder: 2 : 7
Dhokham Chushi Gangdruk (New York): pamphlets and cover letter from Kalsang Gyatotsang,
2004
Box: 2
Propaganda booklets and brochures
Box/Folder: 2 : 8
Booklets in Tibetan language,
1963
Scope and Contents note
Five brochures by Ken Knaus and STRANCH trainees
Box/Folder: 2 : 9
Brochures in Tibetan language,
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 11
First-aid brochure in Tibetan language,
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 12
Maps of Tibet region,
undated
Box: 2
English-Tibetan dictionary
Scope and Contents note
Prepared by Bruce Walker and Tibetan interpreters and trainees at Camp Hale, Colorado
Box/Folder: 2 : 15
Drawings and text by Tibetan trainees, Stranch, Nepal,
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 16
Transcript, "The Science of Spying," NBL-TV,
1965 May 4
Box: 2
Anthony Poshepny (also known as Tony Poe) file
Box/Folder: 2 : 18
Death and funeral,
2003
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs
Box/Folder: 2 : 19
Report by Sam Curry,
undated
Box/Folder: 3 : 1-2
Typescript, "Tears of the Lotus: The Savaging of Tibet" by Roger E. McCarthy,
1994
Scope and Contents note
Two copies. Includes correspondence
Box/Folder: 3 : 3
Sound recording. Interview of Alan Farley by Ken Knaus. "Orphans of the Cold War,"
1999
Scope and Content Note
Compact sound cassette
Box: 3-4
Incremental material
1967-2011
Scope and Contents note
Includes materials not listed in Walker's partial inventory of September 2005, such as clippings, video tapes, and correspondence.
Box/Folder: 3 : 5
Booklet on Archangel aircraft,
2007
Box/Folder: 4 : 1
Correspondence and articles,
1994-2006, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence about "Tears of the Lotus" manuscript
Box/Folder: 4 : 2
Materials received in 2008,
1998-2008, undated
Box/Folder: 4 : 3
Materials received in 2011,
1967-2011
Scope and Contents note
Includes articles, maps, and STCIRCUS bibliography
Box/Folder: 4 : 4
Video recording. "Meeting with the Dalai Lama," with Roger E. McCarthy and Mikel Dunham,
1999 March 23
Scope and Content Note
VHS tape
Box/Folder: 4 : 5
Video recording. Talk by Roger E. McCarthy at the University of Toronto,
1998 October 1
Scope and Content Note
VHS tape
Box: 5, Map-case
Oversize material
1961, undated
Box: 5
Cloth flags,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Two cotton flags containing the Chushi Gangdruk logo of crossed swords in black on a solid orange background. One flag contains
a motto
Tower 16
Painting. "The Secret PLA Pouch Heads for CIA's K Building, West Tibet," by Keith Woodcock,
1961 October 25
Scope and Contents note
Located on wall in Tower 16
Map case
Operational maps of Tibet printed on silk,
undated
