mss032 Barbara Tuchman’s Stilwell and the American experience in China, a statement thereon for the record Alan Lathrop University of Minnesota Libraries 1971

University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455

EAD encoding by Leslie Czechowski February 2005 English Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977 Barbara Tuchman’s Stilwell and the American experience in China, a statement thereon for the record circa 1971 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collections, Manuscripts Division [mss] .25 cubic feet The collection includes General Boatner’s 50-page statement refuting, rebutting, and correcting certain passages in Ms Tuchman’s book, which refer to either General Boatner’s career in the China-Burma-India theatre, World War II, or to events in which he participated. Mss 32 English Mezzanine Administrative Information Restrictions on Access

Available for use in Manuscripts Division reading room.

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Preferred Citation

Boatner Manuscript (Mss 32), Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

Acquisition

Gift of General Boatner, 1971.

Biographical Sketch for Haydon Lemaire Boatner (1900-1977)

Boatner was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1900 and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1924. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II and commanded General Stilwell's headquarters in 1942. He retired as a Major General in 1960.

Scope and Content Note

The collection includes General Boatner’s 50-page statement refuting, rebutting, and correcting certain passages in Ms Tuchman’s book, which refer to either General Boatner’s career in the China-Burma-India theatre, World War II, or to events in which he participated. In addition, there are 10 "Enclosures" of documents supporting Boatner’s statement. A copy of a cover letter signed by John K. Fairbank is also included, along with an outline biography of General Boatner’s life and career.

Related Materials at Another Institution

See also the Haydon L. Boatner Papers at the Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977 Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim. Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1911-45 World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Sources. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Sources. World War, 1939-1945 -- India -- Sources.