Scrapbooks of items related to censorship, the press, radio, public relations and the Japanese surrender ceremony. All from the PTO and Home Front (mainly Hollywood). From the service of Jerry T. Baulch, Assistant Chief Military Censor of the staff of General MacArthur : Scrapbook 19411207-19450902.

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Book

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English

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1 online resource

Summary:

Description: From the service of Jerry T. Baulch, Assistant Chief Military Censor of the staff of General MacArthur. Includes a. Photographs: Baulch; American war correspondents drinking Japanese beer on Leyte; kangaroos; wife of General MacArthur; living and bathroom interiors from Sydney, Australia in 1944; dining parties; ostriches; press crowd at the USO Jack Benny show; Baulch with Jack Benny; Baulch with Bob Hope; censor offices; Hollywood and celebrities; Scene from censor office window in Leyte; civilian Pacific islanders in line for food; Roasting pig for Christmas; Manila; New Guinea; Japan; Japanese officers in Manila for surrender. Military correspondence: General HQ, Southwest Pacific Area, traveling with Prime Minister of Australia; Memorandum for ceremony for Anzac Day; Table of organization for censoring section, 1945; Schedule for Japanese surrender ceremony, 2 September 1945; Censorship policy for news censors and public relations officers; c. Newspaper clippings: Baulch with General MacArthur at ceremony; Australian war activities; d. Cards: identification; licenses; membership; Christmas/liberation of the Philippines card and menu; business cards for Japanese military police; Press passes. Poems: "To our beloved censors" by Bill Dunn; f. Sheet music: "Heaven Watch the Philippines" by Irving Berlin. Leaflets: Japanese leaflets announcing the Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan and a document discussing its origin and use; h. Envelopes: Tokyo bay, USS West Virginia. Armband: Press pass armband.

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