Box OS0020

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This folder contains a magazine clipping regarding Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and newspaper article titled "Nimitz...."

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Book titled Adventure in Partnership: The Story of Polaris by Commander Clement Hayes Watson and includes a note from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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This folder contains photographs of Chester W. Nimitz, the envelopes he mailed, and two newspapers from World War II.

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This folder contains a photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in his service khakis.

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This folder contains a magazine of the Scientific American Special Navy Supplement that includes articles of various naval war ships.

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This folder contains photographs of the Nimitz family in Kerrville, Texas, along with photos of Chester W. Nimitz and Catherine Freeman Nimitz.

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Included within this folder are copies of newspapers, including Free Philippines from August 15, 1945; August 21, 1945; and September 3, 1945; the Daily Pacifican from August 16, 1945; and the Victory News from April 13, 1945. Articles in the newspaper mention prisoners of war and the end of the war.

Also included within this folder are two signed copies of the statement of surrender.

Scope and Contents Included within this folder is a flyer from the Japanese to the Philippine people, a statement regarding General Jonathan M. Wainwright, a photograph of the USS Texas, and a pictorial history titled "American and Allied Personnel Recovered from Japanese Prisons." The flyer contains a message to the Philippine people from the Imperial Japanese forces after the occupation of the Philippines. The statement is from the office of the Resident Commissioner of the...

Abstract

The Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr. Papers consist of a diverse range of materials documenting Colonel Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr.’s experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II, his recovery, and his post-war life. The collection includes photographs, journals, correspondence, military records, scrapbooks, ephemera, and digital materials, providing a detailed account of Col. Galbraith’s time in captivity and his subsequent return to civilian life.