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Inventory of the Sheldon H. Harris Papers

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Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 1 Harris Papers Inventory of the Sheldon H. Harris Papers

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Descriptive Summary Title: Sheldon H. Harris Papers Dates: 1942-2002 Collection number: 2004C40 Creator: Harris, Sheldon H. Collection Size: 53 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes.(22 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Writings, correspondence, photocopies of government documents, photographs, sound recordings, video tapes, and printed matter, of an American historian relating mainly to biological warfare, especially as conducted by Japan in China before and during World War II. Includes research material used in the preparation of the book by S. H. Harris, Factories of Death: Japanese Biological Warfare, 1932-1945, and the American Cover-up (London, 1994). Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Sheldon H. Harris Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2004 Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. 1928 Born, Brooklyn, New York August 22 1949 A.B. (cum laude), Brooklyn College (now Brooklyn College of the City University of New York) 1950 A.M., Harvard University 1955 Married Sheila J. Black 1957-1958 Instructor in history, Brooklyn College (now Brooklyn College of the City University of New York) 1958 Ph.D., Columbia University, New York

Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 2 Harris Papers 1958-1963 Associate professor of social science, Bradford Durfee College of Technology (now Southeastern Massachusetts University), Bradford, Massachusetts 1962 Recipient, Roger Benjamin Foundation Award 1963-1964 Recipient, American Council of Learned Societies research grant 1963-1966 Assistant professor, California State University, Northridge 1966 Visiting professor, University of California, Los Angeles 1966-1969 Associate professor, California State University, Northridge 1969-1991 Professor of history, California State University, Northridge 1971 Recipient, American Philosophical Society grant for research in England 1972 Author, Paul Cuffe: Black America and the African Return Author, President Johnson's Decision to Intervene in Vietnam 1973 Author, Prohibition 1979 Author, Blue's Who's Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues Singers 1986 Author, I Remember: Eighty Years of Black Entertainment, Big Bands, and the Blues: An Autography 1994 Author, Factories of Death: Japanese Biological Warfare, 1932-1945, and the American Cover-Up 1996 Author, Writers Directory 2002 Died, Los Angeles, California August 31 Scope and Content of Collection The papers of Sheldon Harris consist of correspondence; photocopies of government documents; photographs; printed matter; sound recordings; video tapes; and writings relating mainly to biological warfare, especially as conducted by Japan in China before and during World War II. They include research materials used in the preparation of the book, Factories of Death: Japanese Biological Warfare, 1932-1945, and the American Cover-Up. Sheldon Harris was one of the researchers responsible for bringing to light the facts of Japan's war crimes against humanity. The materials draw attention to atrocities committed by Japan in China between 1931 and 1945. They shed light on experiments carried out by the scientists and doctors of Unit 731 of the Japanese army by exposing human subjects to poisonous gases and infectious diseases. They also raise some controversial issues, such as an alleged immunity deal and possible cover-up between American and Japanese scientists, the question of reparation to the victims, and Japan's responsibility. An acknowledgement of Japan's experiments with biological weapons and their use against the Chinese people came from a Japanese court shortly before Harris's death. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Biological warfare. Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945--Biological warfare. World War, 1939-1945--Biological warfare. World War, 1939-1945--Japan. United States--Military relations--Japan. Japan--Military relations--United States. Genre Video tapes. Phonotapes.

Box/Folder: 1 : 1 Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1950. Scope and Content Note Correspondence, information sheet, memoranda, and report on biological warfare

Box/Folder: 1 : 2 World War II intelligence reports, 1945

Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 3 Harris Papers Box/Folder: 1 : 3 Office of Strategic Services (OSS) files index--National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) guide to RG 226, 1991 and undated. Scope and Content Note Brochure, card catalogs, list of researchers, and instructions for ordering audio-visual records

Box/Folder: 1 : 4 Reports of the U. S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan, 1945-1946. Scope and Content Note Index to microfilms

U. S. military intelligence reports Box/Folder: 1 : 5 Japanese Biological Warfare, 1945 Box/Folder: 1 : 6 Biological Warfare: Activities and Capabilities of Foreign Nations, 1946 Box/Folder: 1 : 7 Summary report on scientific intelligence survey in Japan--United Kingdom report on Unit 731, 1946-1947. Scope and Content Note Includes a draft report on biological research in the United States

Box/Folder: 1 : 8 Japanese report on inspection by the Red Cross of prison camps in Manchuria, 1943-1945. Scope and Content Note Includes affidavits, correspondence, and printed matter relating to Japanese experiments in biological warfare in Manchuria using prisoners of war for testing

Box/Folder: 1 : 9 Official German documents on biological warfare, 1941-1945. Scope and Content Note Includes list of documents and reports, including H. Kliewe intelligence report after Germany's surrender, ALSOS mission, and Hoyzo monograph, 1942-1945

Box/Folder: 1 : 10 Report by George W. Merck on activities of the United States in the field of biological warfare, undated Murray Sanders Box/Folder: 1 : 11 Biographical materials, 1961 and undated. Scope and Content Note Correspondence, press release, and miscellany

Box/Folder: 1 : 12 Report on biological warfare, 1945 Box/Folder: 1 : 13 Arvo T. Thompson, 1945-1946. Scope and Content Note Floor plans of Pingfan (Heibo) installation

Box/Folder: 1 : 14 Herbert H. Fell--Summary report on biological warfare investigations by Edwin V. Hill and Joseph Victor, 1947 Box/Folder: 1 : 15 Shiro Ishii dossier, 1945-1948. Scope and Content Note Correspondence,