Notebooks

File — Box: 6, Folder: 9-13

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Notebooks kept by William Henry McDougall, Jr. while in internment, probably from 1942 and 1943 as little study was done after the camp was moved to Muptok Prison. The notebooks include three tablets concerned with Malay language lessons from Palembang Jail, 1942; notes on the Dutch East Indies, especially concerning oil, tin and other resources as well as notes on the oil business also from Palembang; notes on journalism and religion included with a glossary of Dutch verbs; notes on China; and one notebook full of possible news stories or fictionalized accounts of his experiences, and the texts of telegrams he sent out after his release.

Dates

circa 1900-1960

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.