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Sheldon H. Harris Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8f59r20s No online items Inventory of the Sheldon H. Harris papers Finding aid prepared by Aparna Mukherjee Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2007 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 1 Harris papers Title: Sheldon H. Harris papers Date (inclusive): 1942-2002 Collection Number: 2004C40 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 53 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, media(22.0 Linear Feet) 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). Creator: Harris, Sheldon H. Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2004 Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Sheldon H. Harris Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 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 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, <emph render="italic">President Johnson's Decision to Intervene in Vietnam</emph> Author, <emph render="italic">Paul Cuffe: Black America and the African Return</emph> 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 Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 2 Harris papers 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. Subjects and Indexing Terms World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan Audiotapes Video tapes Biological warfare United States -- Military relations -- Japan Japan -- Military relations -- United States Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Biological warfare World War, 1939-1945 -- Biological warfare box 1, folder 1 Federal Bureau of Investigation 1942-1950 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, information sheet, memoranda, and report on biological warfare box 1, folder 2 World War II intelligence reports 1945 box 1, folder 3 Office of Strategic Services (OSS) files index--National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) guide to RG 226 1991 and undated Scope and Contents note Brochure, card catalogs, list of researchers, and instructions for ordering audio-visual records box 1, folder 4 Reports of the U. S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan 1945-1946 Scope and Contents note Index to microfilms U. S. military intelligence reports box 1, folder 5 Japanese Biological Warfare 1945 box 1, folder 6 Biological Warfare: Activities and Capabilities of Foreign Nations 1946 box 1, folder 7 Summary report on scientific intelligence survey in Japan--United Kingdom report on Unit 731 1946-1947 Scope and Contents note Includes a draft report on biological research in the United States box 1, folder 8 Japanese report on inspection by the Red Cross of prison camps in Manchuria 1943-1945 Scope and Contents note Includes affidavits, correspondence, and printed matter relating to Japanese experiments in biological warfare in Manchuria using prisoners of war for testing box 1, folder 9 Official German documents on biological warfare 1941-1945 Scope and Contents note Includes list of documents and reports, including H. Kliewe intelligence report after Germany's surrender, ALSOS mission, and Hoyzo monograph, 1942-1945 Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 3 Harris papers box 1, folder 10 Report by George W. Merck on activities of the United States in the field of biological warfare undated Murray Sanders box 1, folder 11 Biographical materials 1961 and undated Scope and Contents note Correspondence, press release, and miscellany box 1, folder 12 Report on biological warfare 1945 box 1, folder 13 Arvo T. Thompson 1945-1946 Scope and Contents note Floor plans of Pingfan (Heibo) installation box 1, folder 14 Herbert H. Fell--Summary report on biological warfare investigations by Edwin V. Hill and Joseph Victor 1947 box 1, folder 15 Shiro Ishii dossier 1945-1948 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, list of papers, memoranda, and printed matter box 2, folder 1-2 Stenographic transcripts of interrogation of Masaji Kitano by S. F. Whiteridge and A. H. Schvichterberg, Tokyo, and translation of statement by Kitano 1946-1947 box 2, folder 3 Investigations of Shiro Ishii 1945-1948, 1982 Scope and Contents note Memoranda and reports. Includes an article by Peter Kalisher and a report on war crime broadcast on 60 Minutes, CBS television network box 2, folder 4 Charles A. Willoughby files undated Scope and Contents note List box 2, folder 5 Postwar biological warfare investigations 1946-1951 Scope and Contents note Dossier, memoranda, and reports box 2, folder 6-8 Cover-up documents and information on unit 100 1941-1950 Scope and Contents note Includes bio-data of Murray Sanders, correspondence, interview, messages, notes, printed matter, report on the Japanese violations of the laws of war, and statement box 2, folder 9 Japanese archive index list 1941-1948 box 2, folder 10 Dugway documents 1944-1947 Scope and Contents note Primarily interviews relating to biological warfare box 3, folder 1 Hospital regulations, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 1960 Scope and Contents note Memorandum and report box 3, folder 2 Letter to Charles Wilson in response to the theory of biological experiments conducted by Japan using American prisoners of war in Mukden, Manchuria 1986 box 3, folder 3 Report by N. Paul Hudson--Liaison officer, Office of the Surgeon General 1944-1945 Scope and Contents note Concerns his responsibility for procurement and storage, and the issue of recognizing biological weapons as part of biological aspects of defense. Includes printed matter Inventory of the Sheldon H. 2004C40 4 Harris papers box 3, folder 4 End of war plans, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 1945-1947 Scope and Contents note List of requirements, memorandum, printed matter, and questionnaire box 3, folder 5 U.S. Chemical Warfare service digitized records dates unknown Scope and Contents note 3 compact discs box 3, folder 6 Dugway documents from Martin Furmanski--Reports by Herbert Fell, Karl F. Meyer, R. Pollitzer, and others 1942-2000 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence, memoranda, and printed matter box 4, folder 1-2 History of the Chemical Warfare Service in World War II, 1940-1945: Biological Warfare Research in the United States, by Rexmond C. Cochrane 1947 Scope and Contents note Report box 4, folder 3 Biological warfare time line from New York Times 1937 and 1989 Scope and Contents note Research by Ted Colvin box 5, folder 1 Soviet Biological Warfare and Chemical Warfare
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