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SIA Acc. 02-039, Freer Gallery of Art Office of the Director, War Effort Records, 1942-1943

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Summary

Creator:
Freer Gallery of Art Office of the Director
Title:
War Effort Records, 1942-1943
Dates:
1942, 1942-1943
Summary:
This accession consists of records documenting relations with other government agencies connected to the war effort. Materials include correspondence and English translations of Japanese documents done by museum staff. Translations are primarily of hydrographic and geographic informational materials. Correspondents and translators include John Ellerton Lodge, Archibald Gibson Wenley, William Reynold Beal Acker, and John Alexander Pope
Topics:
Art museums, World War, 1939-1945
Subjects:
Acker, William Reynolds Beal 1907-, Lodge, John Ellerton 1876-1942, Pope, John Alexander 1906-, Wenley, A. G (Archibald Gibson) 1898-1962
Form/Genre:
Collection descriptions, Manuscripts
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 02-039

Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 02-039

Freer Gallery of Art, Office of the Director

War Effort Records, 1942-1943

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Freer Gallery of Art, Office of the Director
Title: War Effort Records
Dates: 1942-1943
Quantity: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection: Accession 02-039
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting relations with other government agencies connected to the war effort. Materials include correspondence and English translations of Japanese documents done by museum staff. Translations are primarily of hydrographic and geographic informational materials. Correspondents and translators include John Ellerton Lodge, Archibald Gibson Wenley, William Reynold Beal Acker, and John Alexander Pope.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-039, Freer Gallery of Art, Office of the Director, War Effort Records

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Container List

Box 1

Letter - 1

Box 1 of 1

Translations - 2

Box 1 of 1

Translations - 3

Box 1 of 1

Translations (continued from last folder) - 3a

Box 1 of 1

Letters - 4

Box 1 of 1

Translations - 5

Box 1 of 1

Translations - 6

Box 1 of 1

Letters - 7

Box 1 of 1

Translations - 8

Box 1 of 1

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