Gordon W. Prange papers
Abstract
Dr. Gordon W. Prange (1910-1980) began teaching history at the University of Maryland in 1937. In 1942, he was granted a leave of absence from the University to embark on a wartime career as an officer in the United States Navy. He was sent to Japan in 1945 as a member of the American Occupation Forces. After completing his military service, he remained as a civilian in Japan from 1946 to 1951 as chief of General Douglas MacArthur's 100-person historical staff. Upon returning from Japan, Prange continued to teach at the University of Maryland until several months before his death on May 15, 1980. He is well known today for major works on the war in the Pacific, particularly Tora! Tora! Tora! Included in the collection are notes for early writings on Hitler; interviews with Japanese and American military figures involved in Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway; correspondence with friends and publishers; drafts of books and articles; and lecture notes from University of Maryland classes. The collection also contains approximately one hundred maps and charts relating to Pearl Harbor and other World War II battles. An accession of addenda acquired in 2009 consists of photocopies of original documents from the University of Pittsburgh Donald M. Goldstein Papers, which include Prange and Goldstein's research files. Additional related materials are located in the Donald M. Goldstein Papers at the University of Pittsburgh.
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