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Hoover Acquires the Personal Papers of Shih Ming-te, a Revolutionary in Contemporary Taiwan

Twenty-five years in prison, thirteen of which were in solitary confinement. Discover the personal papers of Shih Ming-te, the legendary dissident whose unwavering commitment to democracy helped transform Taiwan from dictatorship to democracy.

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Remarkable Pictorial Archive of Female WWII Photographer Agnes Pickering Comes to Hoover

Over two thousand previously unpublished photographs documents female military service throughout World War II. Agnes “Jo” Pickering captured these historic scenes, tracing her journey from California training sites to European Victory in Europe Day festivities.

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Two Days in September

A Hoover oral history project asked Americans and Afghans where they were when the world changed, and found them living one event from opposite ends of the earth.

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Rare Russo-Dutch Red Cross Field Hospital Photo Album Comes to Hoover

New archival album reveals the untold story of a Russo-Dutch Red Cross field hospital on the brutal front lines of the Russo-Japanese War.

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Hoover Acquires the John S. Widdicombe Papers

A compelling archive detailing early postwar Poland from the perspective of an American UN worker shortly before the descent of the Iron Curtain.

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Hoover Acquires Rare Photograph Archive of a U.S. Army Commander’s Controversial 1944 Tour of Saipan and the Marshall Islands

This unique window into Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson's 1944 tour of Saipan during the Pacific War illuminates the consequences of battle and the Army-Marine rivalry that threatened to undermine the Allied victory.