Alston Deas collection
Collection Overview
Collection of printed materials about Japan and the United States activities in the Pacific during and after World War II. Includes information about Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. war effort, U.S. policies and agreements, propaganda, war strategies, the occupation of Japan, post-war politics and trade with Japan, Japanese culture and language, and related topics. Included are typescripts of American radio programs broadcast to Japan during the war. The majority of the books, booklets, reports, memoranda, and related items were published by or for the U.S. Army, Department of State, Department of Commerce, military intelligence, and other government agencies. The collection also contains a large number of magazines and clippings on related topics.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1976
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1945-1950
Creator
- Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials primarily in English. Some materials in Japanese.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Biographical Note
Alston Deas was born in San Francisco, California, on November 5, 1893. A graduate of West Point (1918), Deas served in the U.S. Army for nearly 60 years, obtained the rank of colonel, and taught at West Point and the Citadel. Deas was president of the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings and the author of several books and articles on Charleston history.
Extent
2.70 linear feet (6 document boxes, 3 oversize folders)
Abstract
Pamphlets, clippings, memoranda and related items collected by General Alston Deas relating to the American occupation of Japan (1945-1952) and World War II, specifically in Japan and the Pacific. Also includes United States government publications regarding the occupation, materials relating to former General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, and Japanese language materials.
Collection Arrangement
- Pre-occupation, 1861, 1923, 1927, 1943
- American occupation of Japan, 1945-1952
- Post-occupation, 1953-1977
- Japanese maps, travel, and language materials, 1930, 1945-1952, undated
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Colonel Alston Deas, 1980.
Separated Material
Published books originally with the collection have been removed and catalogued separately.
Processing Information
Originally processed by Special Collections staff, date unknown. Reprocessed by Cara McHugh, April 2013.
Subject
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
- United States -- History -- 20th century
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Alston Deas Collection, 1861-1976
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Cara McHugh; machine-readable finding aid created by: Cara McHugh
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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