Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Pownall, C. A. (Charles Alan), 1887-1975
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, orders, reports, memoranda, personnel records, printed matter, maps, and photographs relating to American naval aviation, especially in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to post-war naval administration of Guam.
- Extent:
- 10 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (4.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Charles Alan Pownall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, orders, reports, memoranda, personnel records, printed matter, maps, and photographs relating to American naval aviation, especially in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to post-war naval administration of Guam.
- Biographical / historical:
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Vice admiral, United States Navy; commander, Air Force, Pacific Fleet, 1944; governor of Guam, 1946-1949.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2005.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Charles Alan Pownall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563