| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
MS RH 64 |
| Copynumber |
1 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
16321 |
| Language Code |
- Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Halsema, James J.,
- Dates associated with a name - 1882-1945
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| Title Statement |
- Title - The diary of James J. Halsema, 1941-1945 [manuscript]
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - [S.l. :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - s.n.],
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - [303] leaves :
- Dimensions - 28 x 22 cm.
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| General Note |
- General note - Manuscript (Loose-leaf with binder)
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - Jim Halsema was the son of former Baguio Mayor E.J. Halsema, and grew up in Baguio. He was a budding correspondent for the Associated Press and correspondent for the Manila Bulletin when the war broke out, and his diary records in detail events in Baguio on the first month of war.
Halsema was interned with other American and Allied civilians in Camp Holmes (now Camp Dangwa), and he continued with the detailed record of life in the camp. Halsema edited the camp newsletter and documented life and his thoughts in this diary. The 1943 portion was lost in the various transfers made, but the period from December 8, 1941 to December 30, 1942, and January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1945 are covered. In late 1944, the Camp Holmes internees were transferred by the Japanese to Bilibid Prison in Manila, where they were liberated.
Halsema continues his diary, ever the news reporter, to include the battle for Manila, conditions in Manila immediately after the battle, the end of the war, the war crimes trial of Gen. Yamashita and other significant events. (After the war, Halsema became a professional journalist, Philippine scholar and US Foreign Service officer. He maintained one of the best Filipiniana collections until his death). - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Personal Name |
- Personal name - Halsema, James J.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Concentration camps
- Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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