Papers of Lieutenant Colonel Donald M. Nugent, USMC

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Record Group – 100; Papers of Lieutenant Colonel Donald M. Nugent, USMC
Record Group – 100;
Papers of Lieutenant Colonel Donald M. Nugent, USMC, Civil Information and Education Section, SCAP. 

Lt. Col. Nugent was the Chief of the C.I. and E. Section for GHQ, SCAP, during the Occupation of Japan.

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Letter from Sanzo Nosaka, Chief of the Japanese Communist Party, to Lt. Col. Nugent
Letter from Sanzo Nosaka, Chief of the Japanese Communist Party, to Lt. Col. Nugent 

This collection contains the official correspondence of Lt. Col. Nugent during his time as chief of the Civil Information and Education Section, which was responsible for overseeing the content of Japanese periodicals.

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Civil Information and Education press release concerning Nugent’s assumption of command
Civil Information and Education press release concerning Nugent’s assumption of command of the Civil Information and Education Section

This collection contains much official correspondence generated by the C.I. and E. Section.

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Photograph of Empress Nagako visiting a traveling public health exhibit, which was set up on a train
Photograph of Empress Nagako visiting a traveling public health exhibit, which was set up on a train
 
The Nugent collection contains over 500 images, most of which were taken during the Occupation of Japan.