MSS 2019-11
Occupation of Japan Collection of Newspapers, 1946-1951
Dates
- Creation: 1946
Extent
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7 Cubic feet
10 oversized flat archival boxes
Abstract
WWII incomplete of daily newspapers published in Tokyo, during the American occupation: 1946 -1951.
Scope and Content
This collection comprises an incomplete set of the Nippon Times (1946-1951) and some issues of the Pacific Stars & Stripes (1946-1951). It consists of single issues and of bound volumes of the Nippon Times. Some of the bound volumes were disbound. January, April-June of 1946 are missing.
The library received very few issues of the Pacific Stars & Stripes. Some of these in very fragile condition.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Christopher Kolawoski, Director of the MacArthur Foundation in 2019.
Material Specifications
This collection is housed at Ivy Stacks, an off-site storage facility. Contact Law Special Collections to request these records for review at the Law Library: archives@law.virginia.edu
Collection Contents
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Otherlevel Nippon Times 1948: October – December; Nippon Times 1949 – January – July MSS 2019-11, Box 5