Scope and Contents
A collection of photocopies of approximately forty items dealing with Independent Burma, 1943-1945. The documents record the establishment of Independent Burma in August 1943 and continue with letters, memoranda and other papers dealing with the problems of continued Japanese occupation. The major figure is Dr. Ba Maw who was head of state in the Burmese government.
The papers are arranged in chronological order. Items in both Japanese and Burmese are included, most of which are accompanied by English translations.
Dates
- 1943-1945
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In 1959 Dr. Ba Maw donated these papers to Yale University. In December 1965 he transferred them to the Burmese government; the collection now in Manuscripts and Archives is made up entirely of photostatic copies of the originals.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
A collection of photocopies of approximately forty items dealing with Independent Burma, 1943-1945. The documents record the establishment of Independent Burma in August 1943 and continue with letters, memoranda and other papers dealing with the problems of continued Japanese occupation. The major figure is Dr. Ba Maw who was head of state in the Burmese government.
- Asia
- Bha Moʻ, 1893-1977
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
- Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
- Htun, Aung U, 1893-
- Ishii, Itarō, 1887-1954
- Isomura, Takeaki
- Japan -- History -- 1926-1945
- Kawabe, Masakazu, 1886-1965
- Ōkōchi, Denshichi
- Paing, U, 1907-
- Sawada, Renzö, 1888-
- Shigemitsu, Mamoru, 1887-1957
- Tōjō, Hideki, 1884-1948
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Burma
- Title
- Guide to the Burmese Archive collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Date
- July 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511