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buchm1945.xml
A Guide to the Myron Buchstane Papers at the Connecticut Historical Society
Compiled by Ruth Blair
EAD conversion sponsored by The Connecticut Historical Society
Connecticut Historical Society,
March 2000
1 Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105
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Myron Buchstane
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Myron Buchstane Papers.
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1942 - 1945
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Collection consists of letters written home to his parents and siblings by air force officer stationed on the Mariana Islands in the Pacific during World War II.
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1 boxes; 17 folders; 227 items; 0.8 linear feet
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Manuscript stacks
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Collection consists of letters written home to his parents and siblings by air force officer stationed on the Mariana Islands in the Pacific during World War II.
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Materials are organized into 2 series based on arrangement by the donor. |
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Correspondence
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Air Force Base Newsletters
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Correspondence is based on custodial history.
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Myron E. Buchstane was a member of the 314th Bomb Wing, 572nd Materiel Squadron, Army Air Force. While stationed on the Mariana Islands in the Pacific, he served as assistant trial judge advocate on the court martial board.
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Series 1: Correspondence
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1942-1945
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1 boxes
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BUCHM/1945 -- I
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Letters to his family from air force officer mentioning American prisoners of war who were on the Bataan Death March, soldiers wounded at Iwo Jimo, Radio Tokyo propaganda and rationing on the home front.
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Series 2: Air Force Base Newsletters
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1945
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1 folders
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BUCHM/1945 -- I.17
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Newsletter "This Is It!" distributed at the air force base in the Mariana Islands where Myron Buchstane was stationed. Includes photoprint illustrating how clothes are washed in a Korean village.
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Folder I.17
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Amateur Journal "This Is It!"
1945
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Access Restrictions
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There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
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Use Restrictions
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Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Library Regulations.
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Preferred Citation
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"Item, Collection Title(Collection Code -- box #. Folder #), at the Connecticut Historical Society".
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Processing Details
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EAD instance compiled by Ruth Blair in March 2000, based on a donor's arrangement. EAD finding aid was created in XML using NoteTab Pro. Transformation to HTML was effected through application of XSL (WD19981216) using James Clark's processor, XT.
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Accruals
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The collection is open.
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Copyright © 1999 Connecticut Historical Society
http://www.chs.org/
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