Collection # M 0863 DVD 0239 CT 2156–2180 SANFORD/CLANIN PHILIPPINE RESISTANCE RECORDS, 1910S–1987 Collection Information Historical/Biographical Sketch Scope and Content Note Series Contents Cataloging Information Processed by Paul Brockman May, 2006 Revised by Zach Conner June 2012 Manuscript and Visual Collections Department William Henry Smith Memorial Library Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269 www.indianahistory.org COLLECTION INFORMATION VOLUME OF Manuscript Materials: 18 boxes COLLECTION: Visual Materials: 1 box color photos; 1 box black and white photographs. Artifacts: 18 artifacts. 1 DVD; 25 cassette tapes COLLECTION 1910s–1987 DATES: PROVENANCE: Wayne Sanford and Doug Clanin; Transferred from Ernie Pyle State Historic Site, Dana, Indiana, September 2003 RESTRICTIONS: None COPYRIGHT: REPRODUCTION Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection RIGHTS: must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. ALTERNATE FORMATS: RELATED Doug Clanin/WW II Collection (M 0783) HOLDINGS: ACCESSION 2003.0462 NUMBER: NOTES: HISTORICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH In April 1942 the forces of the United States in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese. Although abandoned, outnumbered and outgunned, the Americans had held the invaders for five months. Most of those still alive became remembered as part of the Bataan Death March. However, not all the American forces surrendered and some escaped the Death March. Approximately 400 United States soldiers formed small unofficial guerilla units with the aid of Filipinos and other local tribes such as the Huks and the Negritoes. They conducted information gathering and covert activities against the Japanese invaders for thirty-four months. Of the original number, it is estimated that about half survived the war. Sources: Dear and Foot: Oxford Companion to World War II. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2005. Information in Collection Brinkley and Haskew: The World War II Desk Reference. New York: Harper Collins, 2004. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This is part of the World War II oral history collection formerly located at the Ernie Pyle State Historic Site and was the result of interviews and research conducted by Indianapolis area military historians Wayne Sanford and Doug Clanin. The bulk of the materials in this collection are transcripts of interviews with survivors of the resistance movement in the Philippines by U. S. and native participants. The interviews were conducted by Wayne Sanford and Doug Clanin in the early to middle 1980s. They took place during and around reunions including those in Indianapolis in September 1984 and September 1985. The interviews vary in length from a few pages to several hundred pages. Among the more prominent interviews are those of Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Bernard Anderson, and Leon Beck. In addition to transcripts, there is accompanying correspondence and supporting historical material involving the participants including photographs and maps. There is also a substantial amount of official military reports and relative printed items regarding the resistance movement in the Philippines including copies of the official records from the National Archives and original orders, dispatches and documents from the Anderson Guerrilla group, 1943–48. SERIES CONTENTS Series 1: Philippine Guerrillas—Individual Transcripts and Files CONTENTS CONTAINER Guerrilla Files, A-B (1 of 10) Box 1, Folder 1 Guerrilla Files, A-B (2 of 10) Box 1, Folder 2 Guerrilla Files, A-B (3 of 10) Box 1, Folder 3 Guerrilla Files, A-B (4 of 10) Box 1, Folder 4 Guerrilla Files, A-B (5 of 10) Box 1, Folder 5 Guerrilla Files, A-B (6 of 10) Box 1, Folder 6 Guerrilla Files, A-B (7 of 10) Box 1, Folder 7 Guerrilla Files, A-B (8 of 10) Box 1, Folder 8 Guerrilla Files, A-B (9 of 10) Box 1, Folder 9 Guerrilla Files, A-B (10 of 10) Box 1, Folder 10 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 1 Box 1, Folder 11 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 2 Box 1, Folder 12 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 3 Box 1, Folder 13 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 4 Box 1, Folder 14 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 5 Box 1, Folder 15 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 6 Box 1, Folder 16 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 7 Box 1, Folder 17 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 1, Folder 8 Box 1, Folder 18 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 2, Folder 1 Box 1, Folder 19 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 2, Folder 2 Box 1, Folder 20 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 2, Folder 3 Box 1, Folder 21 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 2, Folder 4 Box 1, Folder 22 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 2, Folder 5 Box 1, Folder 23 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 3, Folder 1 Box 1, Folder 24 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 3, Folder 2 Box 1, Folder 25 Bernard Anderson, Vol. 3, Folder 3 Box 1, Folder 26 Evelyn Barnes (1 of 4) Box 2, Folder 1 Evelyn Barnes (2 of 4) Box 2, Folder 2 Evelyn Barnes, (3 of 4) Box 2, Folder 3 Evelyn Barnes, (4 of 4) Box 2, Folder 4 Leon Beck (1 of 7) Box 2, Folder 5 Leon Beck (2 of 7) Box 2, Folder 6 Leon Beck (3 of 7) Box 2, Folder 7 Leon Beck (4 of 7) Box 2, Folder 8 Leon Beck (5 of 7) Box 2, Folder 9 Leon Beck (6 of 7) Box 2, Folder 10 Leon Beck (7 of 7) Box 2, Folder 11 Evelyn Bolling (1 of 2) Box 2, Folder 12 Evelyn Bolling (2 of 2) Box 2, Folder 13 Gordon Brattain Box 2, Folder 14 James Brown (1 of 2) Box 2, Folder 15 James Brown (2 of 2) Box 2, Folder 16 Guerrilla Files, C-G (1 of 6) Box 2, Folder 17 Guerrilla Files, C-G (2 of 6) Box 2, Folder 18 Guerrilla Files, C-G (3 of 6) Box 2, Folder 19 Guerrilla Files, C-G (4 of 6) Box 3, Folder 1 Guerrilla Files, C-G (5 of 6) Box 3, Folder 2 Guerrilla Files, C-G (6 of 6) Box 3, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 4 1, Folder 1 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 5 1, Folder 2 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 6 1, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 7 1, Folder 4 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 8 1, Folder 5 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 9 1, Folder 6 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 10 1, Folder 7 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 11 2, Folder 1 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 12 2, Folder 2 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 13 2, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 14 2, Folder 4 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 15 2, Folder 5 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 16 2, Folder 6 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 17 2, Folder 7 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 18 3, Folder 1 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 19 3, Folder 2 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 3, Folder 20 3, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 1 3, Folder 4 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 2 3, Folder 5 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 3 4, Folder 1 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 4 4, Folder 2 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 5 4, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 6 4, Folder 4 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 7 4, Folder 5 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 8 4, Folder 6 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 9 4, Folder 7 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 10 5, Folder 1 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 11 5, Folder 2 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 12 5, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 13 5, Folder 4 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 14 5, Folder 5 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 15 5, Folder 6 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 16 5, Folder 7 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 17 5, Folder 8 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 18 5, Folder 9 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., Wartime Recollections, Vol. Box 4, Folder 19 5, Folder 10 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. Audio Recording DVD 0239 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (1 of 7) Box 4, Folder 20 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (2 of 7) Box 4, Folder 21 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (3 of 7) Box 4, Folder 22 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (4 of 7) Box 5, Folder 1 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (5 of 7) Box 5, Folder 2 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (6 of 7) Box 5, Folder 3 Henry Clay Conner, Jr. (7 of 7) Box 5, Folder 4 Henry Clay Conner, Jr.—Doc. Savage Box 5, Folder 5 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., tape 1, Philippine Jungles, 23 CT 2156 August 1983 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., tape 2, Philippine Jungles, 23 CT 2157 August 1983 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., tape 3, Philippine Jungles, 23 CT 2158 August 1983 Henry Clay Conner, Jr., tape 4, Philippine Jungles, 23 CT 2159 August 1983 Henry Clay Conner, Jr.