NARA Collection hst-psf — Collection hst-psf

An American map of central Japan, which includes Tokyo, Kawasaki and Yokohama. The map, numbered sheet 30, shows highways, roads, trails, boundaries, principal navigational lights, railroads, rice fields, relief, and other details. A meters to feet conversion graph, Japanese to English glossary, and index to boundaries are also included. Annotations, in green, highlight the post-war occupation areas controlled by the 11th Airborne Division. The positions of 11th Airborne units, such as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment, the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment, and the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, are included. A blue line drawn from Kawasaki to Hachioji is marked "Phase Line 2." The number "27" on this map represents the 27th Infantry Division. Handwriting on the back indicates that this map is part of the President's Secretary's Files. The handwriting reads: "Truman Papers-PSF, Misc. File."

The map of Atsugi Airfield in Japan is annotated to show the headquarters of the 11th Airborne Division and its components as of August 22, 1945. The headquarters of the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment, the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment, and the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment are specified. Handwriting on the back identifies this map as being part of the President's Secretary's Files. The handwriting reads: "Truman Papers-PSF, Misc. File."

An American map titled "Metsker's Map of Benton County, State of Washington." The grid map shows highways, roads, railroads, trails, canals, intermittent creeks, schools, county lines, and other details. Annotations, in green ink, show the area along the Columbia River that the federal government seized in order to build facilities and housing for the Manhattan Project's Hanford Site. Specifically, handwritten annotations refer to areas where residents (workers) were under military control, irrigation districts, light, heating, and water plants, barracks for men and women, mess halls, and the width and length of a "Protection Line." In addition, a handwritten note and a line drawn towards Richland refer to a "town being built, housing 7,500 to 10,000 people." Yet another handwritten note reads: "Bill, Save this map for the Senator." Other areas marked on this map include Cold Creek, Benson Ranch, White Bluffs, and Kennewick. Handwriting on the back indicates that this map is part of the President's Secretary's Files. The handwriting reads: "Truman Papers-PSF, Ayers File-Senate (Publications)."

Portions of three American maps have been taped together to show the area surrounding Tokyo Bay. The map shows highways, roads, trails, boundaries, principal navigational lights, railroads, rice fields, relief, and other details. A meters to feet conversion graph, Japanese to English glossary, and index to boundaries are also included. Annotations in black pen highlight principal objectives, mostly that of communication centers, and miscellaneous objectives such as police stations, palaces, and military offices. Annotations, in blue, highlight the post-war occupation areas controlled by the 11th Airborne Division. The positions of 11th Airborne units, such as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment, the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment, and the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, are included. In addition, the positions of the 27th Infantry Division, the 43rd Infantry Division, and the Americal Division (23rd Infantry Division) are marked. Handwriting on the back identifies this map as being part of the President's Secretary's Files. The handwriting reads: "Truman Papers-PSF, Misc. File."

Portions of four American maps have been taped together to show the area surrounding Tokyo Bay. The map shows highways, roads, trails, boundaries, principal navigational lights, railroads, rice fields, relief, and other details. The legend, written on a separate piece of paper, states that the black line on the map represents the boundary of the area of initial evacuation while the red line represents the boundary of the Tokyo Bay area. Additional handwriting on this page reads: "Notes to drafts man: 1. Leave our blue pencil line boundary between corps. 2. Label green line Phase 1. Make it straight line instead of...[sketch of a curved line]. 3. Label top black line Phase Line 2. OPNS Overlay Number 2." Additional annotations on the map, in blue, show the post-war occupation areas controlled by the 11th Airborne Division. The positions of 11th Airborne units, such as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment, the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment, and the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, are included. Other units represented on this map are the 27th Infantry Division, XI Corps, XXX Corps, and XIV Corps. Finally, multiple areas are circled in blue and green pencil including: Kisarazu, Chofu, Sunagawa, and a railroad and airfield near Sunagawa. Handwriting on the back identifies this map as being part of the President's Secretary's Files. The handwriting reads: "Truman Papers-PSF, Misc. File."