Herbert J. Wunderlich papers, 1890-1999

Correspondence relates to recollections of Wunderlich's career and his donations of materials to the Hoover Library at Stanford University and to the Mansfield Center at the University of Montana-Missoula.

This series consists of printed materials produced by the U.S. government, mostly concerning civil affairs training for military personnel stationed in Japan.

Includes course materials (syllabi, bibliographies, lists of films shown) for the Civil Affairs Training School at the University of Chicago. Most are concerned with practical subjects like economics and language, but there are also materials on the character of the Japanese people. Other materials are from the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin, and Columbia University; they were apparently used at the Civil Affairs Training School in Chicago. There are copies of four books: one on Chinese character writing, and three on Japanese language: Introduction to Japanese Writing, Japanese Language Handbook, and Introduction to Spoken Japanese.

This series includes two typescripts of Wunderlich's 1952 dissertation, The Japanese Textbook Problem and Solution, 1945-1946: one draft from June of 1952 and another, more complete draft from July of the same year, as well as additional materials related to his dissertation research. It also contains a typescript of the 1984 manuscript, Reminiscences of Occupation, in English, along with Gary Tsuchimochi's Japanese translations. Other materials include the transcript of a 1953 speech by Wunderlich, miscellaneous handwritten notes, and a ledger in which he kept his journal in 1945 and 1946.

This series consists of clippings from popular magazines and newspapers on Japan, education, and Wunderlich himself.

This series is composed of maps of Japan, China, nearby areas, and Europe during the late years of World War II. Many are produced by the Japanese or American governments, and offer details of population, agricultural production, education, and roads and cities. One group of maps also details American military operations in both Japan and Europe between 1943 and 1945.

This series includes working papers, records of meetings, staff studies, Mombusho Horei and reports, Japanese historical documents, personal letters, observations and speeches of Japanese scholars and leaders, digests and clippings of Japanese newspapers from the period, and Wunderlich's personal journal. Entitled the "Wunderlich Collection" (either by Wunderlich himself, or by National Institute of Educational Research of Japan, which microfilmed the documents in 1986 in an effort to re-construct the history of postwar education in Japan), the documents were compiled by Wunderlich during the first six months (1945-1946) of the occupation of Japan. Wunderlich used these materials to produce both his 1952 dissertation and his Reminiscences of Occupation (See Series IV). This series includes a copy of the microfilm produced by the National Institute of Educational Research of Japan.

This series consists of publications in English and Japanese, most of which regard Japanese education. They range from a student paper from the University of Florida to copies of the Research Bulletin of Educational History of the Allied Occupation of Japan. There are also numerous military and civil affairs manuals dating from 1940 to 1944, several pamphlets and several books. There is also one linear foot of unsorted books, pamphlets, and ephemera including Japanese travel books, educational manuals, Japanese language books,

This series includes a bronze bust of Wunderlich sculpted by George Carlson and given to the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at The University of Montana. Other materials are mostly from Wunderlich's time in Japan, including art and craft items, military artifacts, and a kimono.

In the 1980s, Professor Harry Wray, then Associate Professor of East Asian History at Illinois State University, was researching post-war Japan, focusing especially on education. As part of this research he interviewed American staff who worked in or with the Education Section, including Wunderlich. He also later corresponded with Wunderlich. This series consists of documents related to his interactions with Wunderlich. Most of the materials in this series include handwritten notations by Wunderlich.

This series consists mostly of photos, postcards, and artwork from Wunderlich's time in Japan. Also included is an official copy of the Japanese Surrender Document from WWII. (Titles for the artwork were designated by the processor and are not official.)