Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection, ca. 1942-1945

Summary

Title:

Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection,

Dates:

ca. 1942-1945

Creators:

Wunner, Arthur

Extent:

.3 linear feet (1 oversize box)

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 33. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains more than 200 World War II era b/w photos, varying sizes, many with captions, many of Burma, Burmese life, and the Engineer Battalion in Burma, ca. 1944-1945, apparently taken by Arthur Wunner of New Jersey. Also, some photos of Camp Lee, VA, 1942, and undated photos and clippings of Wunner family and friends. More than half the photos are in a photo album; the rest are loose.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 2003.

Physical location:

Del Sur Oversize

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by D. Tambo

Date Prepared:

© 2003

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 11 June 2003 .

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Burma - U.S. Army Engineer Construction Battalion Photograph Collection. Bernath Mss 33. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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