Hubert Gregory Schenck papers, bulk 1945-1960

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Summary

Creators:
Schenck, Hubert G. (Hubert Gregory), 1897-1960
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, reports, clippings, maps, and photographs relating to the Allied occupation of Japan, relations between Taiwan and the United States, and economic conditions in Japan and Taiwan.
Extent:
27 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 8 album boxes, 35 envelopes, 1 oversize folder (22.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hubert Gregory Schenck papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, reports, clippings, maps, and photographs relating to the Allied occupation of Japan, relations between Taiwan and the United States, and economic conditions in Japan and Taiwan.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1916
Enlisted in the U.S. Army
1897 September 24
Born, Memphis, Tennessee
1920-1921
Geologic aide, Division of Mines, Philippines
circa 1916-1919
Served in the Coast Artillery Corps
1923
M.A., geology, University of Oregon
1922
A.B., geology, University of Oregon
1924
Married Inga Bergstrom, Berkeley, California
1926
Ph.D., geology, University of California, Berkeley
1924-1927
Instructor, field geology course, Stanford
1926
Appointed to teaching staff as instructor, Stanford University
1933-1934
Advanced Fellow at the Royal Museum of Natural History of Belgium, Commission for the Relief of Belgium Educational Foundation
1935
Associate professor, Stanford University
1927
Assistant professor, Stanford University
1937-1938
Paleontologist in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, Amiranian Oil Company
circa 1943-1945
Served in military government posts in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan
circa 1943
Commissioned as a major in the U.S. Army, trained for Civil Affairs duties
1940
Professor of Geology, Stanford University
1951
Promoted to colonel
circa 1954-1960
Returned to Stanford University on a part-time basis
1960 June 19
Died, Stanford, California
1951-1954
Chief, Mutual Security Mission and Economic Cooperation Administration in Taiwan
1945-1951
Chief, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Japan
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1950, with increments received in 1957, 1959, 1977 and 1996.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 30-44 closed to researchers while undergoing digitization. Estimated end date: August 29, 2025. The remainder of 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], Hubert Gregory Schenck 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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