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The collection consists of eight photographs of the VJ-Day parade in Honolulu, Territory of Hawai'i. The images depict men and women in uniform--including sailors, WACS, and WAVES--as well as floats and airplanes flying in formation. (Based on notes on the backs of the prints, the photographs were probably taken from a viewing location in or near Pearl Harbor; additionally they probably depict the organized parade of September 3rd 1945, not the spontaneous one of August 14th, 1945.)

Scope and Contents Approximately half of the collection consists of material relating to Allen’s time as a student at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Hawai‘i. The bulk of this material is dated 1920-1924, although there are some alumni newsletters and directories from later dates. Much of the material consists of handwritten or typed notes from courses Allen took at UH. There are a few examination books and grade reports and a small number of UH official publications such as...

Scope Note The Otto Kuehn Family Papers contain three parts plus an introductory essay by Dr. Bernhard Hormann.Part one, labeled “Otto Kuehn,” contains correspondence between Otto Kuehn and Bernhard Hormann plus a newspaper clipping.Part two, labeled “Hans Joachim (Bubchen) Kuehn,” contains letters written to or about Hans, the younger son of Otto and Freidel Kuehn during the time Hans stayed with the Hormann family. These letters are written by Freidel Kuehn and by her...

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The collection consists of photographs presumably collected by Beam as part of his work as a war correspondent sent to Hawai'i by the Associated Press. Most photographs include captions. The images depict both military and civilian subjects, in Hawai'i, on the Mainland, and overseas.

Abstract Concerns wartime operations of Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Hawaii. Focuses on (1) work done to salvage ships damaged in the Japanese attack, December 7, 1941, and thereafter to repair the fleet and maintain it battle-ready throughout the war, and (2) the development of Civilian Housing Area III (CHA III) where thousands of Yard workers lived. Documents include textual materials (reports, war diaries, correspondence, speeches, clippings, personnel and administrative records, and Robert F. Walden...