Correspondence Between American and Japanese Veterans of the Guadalcanal Campaign, 1983-1991
- Containers:
- 04.0251 - Box 1, Folder 001
- Scope and content:
This folder contains letters between American and Japanese veterans of the Guadalcanal Campaign (primarily Harry Horseman, Akio Tani, and Osaka) decades after the end of the war. These letters include harrowing naratives, battle strategies used, day-to-day life during and after the war, and reminiscing on the war decades later. This file also includes several hand-drawn sketches by Akio Tani depicting battle scenes, camp layouts and maps of troop movement and battlefield strategies.
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open to all researchers.
- Parent terms of access:
- All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
