Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Far Eastern Commission
- Abstract:
- Mimeographed minutes, memoranda, reports, laws, and proclamations, relating to Allied administration of occupied Japan after World War II.
- Extent:
- 30 manuscript boxes (12.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Far Eastern Commission records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The documents of the Far East Commission, spanning a period between November of 1945 and March of 1952, represent the broad agenda of the eleven-nation commission tasked with planning the operations and policies of post World War II Japan. Meeting minutes, commission documents, and memoranda have been arranged by month. Documents from the seven major committees identified in the container list, include meeting minutes, notes from the secretary general, agendas, and issuances. Correspondence and reports are also included, often prefaced by secretary general Nelson T. Johnson.
- Biographical / historical:
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Allied commission for the supervision of the occupation of Japan.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1980.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
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], Far Eastern Commission records, [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