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Two journal articles, "Floating Vengeance: The World War II Japanese Balloon Attack on Colorado," Colorado Heritage, Autumn 1993 and "The Japanese Balloon Bomb Campaign in North Dakota," North Dakota History: Winter 1997

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Michael Unsworth delivered the dedication speech for the Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection. This collection of materials consists of Unsworth's curriculum vitae, de-classified balloon bomb incident reports (photocopied from the National Archives), newspaper and personal accounts of the balloon bombs in North Dakota, copies of two journal articles written by Unsworth regarding the balloon bomb campaign and correspondence between Unsworth and the Department of Special Collections regarding the Simensen dedication. The materials were added to the Military Heritage Collection by Dean Yates in December 1997 (Acc. #97-2169).

Dates

  • created: 1862-

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 11.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections Repository

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