Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Owens, Claude M.
- Abstract:
- Legal briefs and decisions, transcripts of testimony, notes, and photographs relating to the trial of Japanese military personnel for atrocities in the Philippines during World War II.
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Claude M. Owens papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers of Claude M. Owens consist of legal materials, notes, and photographs relating to the trial of Japanese military personnel, chiefly Tomoyuki Yamashita, for atrocities committed in the Philippines during World War II. Included are legal briefs prepared for prosecuting the cases and transcripts of testimony, captured diaries, sworn affidavits, and photographs prepared as evidence for use in the trial of USA vs. Yamashita.
- Biographical / historical:
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Claude M. Owens earned his B.A. and law degree from Stanford University; in 1941 he was admitted to the State Bar of California. After the outbreak of World War II, he joined the United States Army, serving as a second lieutenant. He then was assigned to the prosecution division of the War Crimes Branch of the Legal Section of the Supreme Command for the Allied Powers, Manila from 1945 to 1946. After serving in the military, Owens became a Superior Court Judge.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1979.
- 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], Claude M. Owens 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