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[Account of Nagasaki]

Typewritten correspondence from an unknown sailor describing events in Nagasaki Harbor and city on September 11, 16, and 20th 1945. The document provides a first-hand account of damage from the atomic bomb from the sailor's viewpoint in Nagasaki harbor as well as naval operations during the period described and the affect on civilians in the area.

Date: 1945-09-11/1945-09-20

Item Type: Letter

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Salutes on Board HMS Duke of York]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz saluting on board the HMS Duke of York. He is wearing an all-white Navy uniform with a dark sash and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on it.

Date: September 1945

Item Type: Photograph

[Annex 1 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Summary of Directive Number 2 giving the key points of the terms of actions needed to be taken immediately following Japanese surrender.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

[Annex 2 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Annex 2 to Directive Number 2 to be presented to the Commanding General of the First Japanese General Army providing more detailed instructions for initiating the provisions required by the Directive regarding Armed Forces organization and transportation.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

[Chester W. Nimitz Signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signing the Japanese instrument of surrender. Admiral Nimitz sits at a long dark table with the large document in front of him, only his side profile can be seen. He is wearing a light-colored, uniform and hat with the Navy's emblem on it. Three men stand behind Admiral Nimitz watching as he signs the surrender document. There are also twenty men watching on from the background. Photograph is autographed by Nimitz: "C. W. Nimitz U.S. Representative… more

Date: September 2, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

[Directive From Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces]

A directive from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Forces on the surrender of Japan.

Date: September 2, 1945

Item Type: Text

[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Directive outlining the terms for Japanese surrender and all the steps to be taken for the transfer of power from the Imperial Japanese government to the Allied occupational government.

Date: September 3, 1945

Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

Item Type: Text

["Farewell Social" Program]

Program for the "Farewell Social 'Till We Meet Again'" honoring Boyle Heights' inductees, sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" and held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp. The 'Boyle Heights Indians' were a self-created and named social group from Poston's Block 45.

Date: September 23, 1944

Item Type: Text

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Captain Robert T. S. Keith Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing with Captain Robert T. S. Keith aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. On the left Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem, and four stripes with a band and single star on the sleeves. He is holding a pair of gloves in front of him. Capt. Keith stands on the right in a dark Navy uniform with a white undershirt, a tie, six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a … more

Date: September 17, 1954

Creator: United States. Navy

Item Type: Photograph

[Invitation to "A Farewell Social"]

An invitation to "A FAREWELL SOCIAL honoring the inductees of Boyle Heights" sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp.

Date: September 1944

Creator: Boyle Heights Indians

Item Type: Letter

[Japanese Surrender Ceremony on Board the U.S.S. Missouri]

Color photograph of Japanese surrender ceremony on board the U.S.S. Missouri. General Umezu leans over the table with his back to the camera as he signs the surrender document for Japan. A large crowd of uniformed men stand at attention in front of him.

Date: September 2, 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Ada Dawe to Joe Davis - September 24, 1944]

Letter from Ada to her son-in-law Joe discussing news about Catherine, or "Cathy," Ada's daughter and Joe's wife. Cathy spent the night with her mother, and Mr. Davis and Dan Jr. showed her around. Cathy is worried about Joe, and Ada is hoping that he will be able to return home soon.

Date: September 24, 1944

Creator: Dawe, Ada Lea

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny, September 6, 1944]

Handwritten letter from Betrice Kirkland to Charles Stasny thanking him for the letter he sent her following Theodore Kirkland's, her brother, death in the war and reminisces on memories she had with him. She encloses a copy of the chaplain's letter and mentions that her brother, Theus Kirkland, will be returning to service soon either to the Islands or pilots' training in California.

Date: September 6, 1944

Creator: Kirkland, Betrice

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette Household - September 14, 1945]

Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette family describing life in Tokyo and Yokohama following Japanese surrender in World War II. An addendum to the letter updates the Hatchettes on Johnnie Hines' promotion to Captain and Comdr. Kirkpatrick's leave from the service and wishes Mrs. Hatchette and the family well.

Date: September 14, 1945

Creator: Mertz, Bill

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - Afternoon of September 7, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing the money she received from him, as well as encouraging him not to send any more, as she has $307.10 in the special account already.

Date: September 7, 1944