Pearl Harbor Survivors Association records, 1958-1974
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
- Title
- Pearl Harbor Survivors Association records
- Dates
- 1958-1974 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 1.0 cubic ft. (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 04917
- Summary
- Records of a World War II veterans organization founded in 1958 whose members were on Pearl Harbor or three miles or less offshore during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941. The organization was officially disbanded at the end of December 2011 with a membership of about 2,700 members nationally.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA) was founded in 1958 and first incorporated in California in 1961. It was incorporated nationally in 1973, which, in that year, the Association comprised more than 5,000 members and 100 chapters throughout the United States. On December 7, 2011, during the 70th anniversary ceremony in Hawaii of the attack on Pearl Harbor, William Muehleib, the President of the PHSA, announced that due to the ages and health of the 2,700 members, the executive board had decided to terminate the corporate association as of December 31 of that year. The Pearl Harbor-Gram closed its membership in February 2012. However, informal social and local activities involving Pearl Harbor survivors were to continue. Peak membership for the association was 18,000 members nationally and more than 70,000 members worldwide.
Content Description
The collection contains an article titled “The First Fifteen Years” describing the history of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (PHSA) from 1958 to 1973; a reprint of the Congressional Record from May 7, 1973 regarding a bill to incorporate PHSA; newsletters of PHSA (1971-1974); pamphlets and schedules related to reunions (1971, 1973, 1984), and a pamphlet published for PSHA members showing photos of the Pearl Harbor attack. The collection also contains the pamphlet “White Caps: Sketches” by Anna Urda Busby published for PHSA members in December 1974 regarding U.S. Army nurses in World War II (includes sketches of Anna Urda Busby, Phyllis Dana, Harriet Moore Holmes, Margaret Olsson, Hubertina Schepers Whetsell, and Anna Danyo Willgrube). There is also one printed color poster of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
- Veterans -- United States -- Societies, etc.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States.
Corporate Names
- United States. Army Nurse Corps.
