Alfred Connor Bowman papers, bulk 1945-1955

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Summary

Creators:
Bowman, Alfred Connor, 1904-
Abstract:
Diaries, speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, audio-visual materials, and photographs, relating to Allied Military occupation of Italy, especially Venezia Giulia and Trieste, after World War II, and plans for military occupation of North Korea in 1950.
Extent:
18 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box, 1 motion picture film reel, 2 sound laquer discs (10.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
English and Italian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alfred Connor Bowman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Alfred Connor Bowman papers contains reports, writings, research materials, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials relating to Allied Military Government (AMG) occupation of the Venezia Giulia region of Italy, and, to a lesser extent, the initial United States operations in the Korean War.

The bulk of the collection is related to Bowman's career as a Senior Civil Affairs Officer and Military Governor for the AMG, and is comprised of declassified reports, criminal case files, correspondence, and press summaries relating to the socio-political climate of post-war Italy and amplified conflict between Italians and Yugoslavs. The collection also contains photographs and audiovisual materials detailing Bowman's experiences in Italy. Also included are reports and news-clippings in regards to United States military intervention in Korea, located in the Korean War file. The Subject files and Speeches and Writings file detail Bowman's post-war career with the United States military and materials that were used to publish his memoir, Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War.

The majority of the files in the collection retain their original folder titles.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1904 December 18
Born in Detroit, Michigan
1922-1924
Attended Wayne State University, Michigan
1926
Received JD from University of Michigan
1928
Married Claribel Pressnall
1931-1942
Admitted to California Bar and practiced in Los Angeles, California
1942
Commander Major in US Army in World War II
1943-1944
Chief, Liaison Division, Allied Control Commission for Italy
1944-1945
Regional Commissioner and Military Governor of the Emilia-Ramagna Region, Italy
1945-1947
Senior Civil Affairs Officer of Venezia Giulia, Italy
1953-1954
Chief Negotiation Commander of Military Armistice Committee for United Nations Command in Panmunjon, Korea
1955-1957
Chief of the Army Claims Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General (OTJAG); appointed to investigate 1947 Texas City Disaster
1963-1965
Participant in "First World Conference : World Peace Through Law"
1982
Published memoir, Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War
1982
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1966.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alfred Connor Bowman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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