William Henry Baumer papers, 1929-1991

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Creators:: Paris Peace Conference (Location of meeting: Paris, France. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1946.) and Baumer, William H. (William Henry), 1909-1989
Abstract:: Diary, memoirs, correspondence, orders, memoranda, reports, and printed matter relating to Allied strategic planning during World War II, especially for the Normandy landings of 1944, wartime diplomacy and Allied conferences, and the Paris Peace Conference. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:: 11 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (4.6 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], William Henry Baumer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Diary, memoirs, correspondence, orders, memoranda, reports, and printed matter relating to Allied strategic planning during World War II, especially for the Normandy landings of 1944, wartime diplomacy and Allied conferences, and the Paris Peace Conference.
Biographical / historical:: Major general, United States Army; staff officer, War Department General Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces, and military missions to Great Britain and the Soviet Union, 1942-1945; military adviser, Paris Peace Conference, 1946.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1991.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
Names:: United States. Army
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters
United States. War Department. General Staff

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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.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], William Henry Baumer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US