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Joseph Stilwell diary transcript (26)
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Item Title Joseph Stilwell diary transcript (26)
Collection TitleJoseph Warren Stilwell papers
Author Stilwell, Joseph Warren (1883-1946)
Date Created1935
Description

Stilwell was on reserve duty in San Diego, California, at the opening of 1935. In April he took leave and traveled to San Francisco. On June 5 he was en route to China on the USAT Grant. On July 7 he reported as Military Attaché to China and Siam, in Beijing, China. By the time he left this post in 1939 he had made 26 field trips within China and Siam (Thailand).

Theme(s)
Military Affairs
Language(s)
English
FormatText
Medium diaries
Record Number51001.44
NotesDue to security settings on this document, search engines cannot access the document's full-text. Often the diaries contain short notes and observations made by Stilwell. Some of those entries he incorporated into the daily entries, some he later crossed out, some were simply meant to remind him of something, and some are so cryptic they make no discernible contribution to the diaries’ historical significance. In those cases such entries have not been transcribed. When they are of interest or add to the daily entries, however, they have been incorporated into the transcripts. The diaries were Stilwell’s private writings and notes; he never intended others to see them. Some of the language used was commonly accepted during the periods in which they were written; it is not appropriate or valid to apply today’s standards to it to draw conclusions about Stilwell’s character or views. Writing about some of the language and labels in the diaries, Barbara Tuchman, in her book Stilwell and the American Experience in China, makes the following statement, “Lesser vulgarities he used easily and seemingly without pejorative content.”
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf958006qb
RightsUsed with permission. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.

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