Contains the following types of materials: diaries, letters, memoirs, manuscripts, documents. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II (WWII), Vietnam War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine scouts); Japanese Prisoner of War Camp; Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam; Defense Intelligence Agency. General description of the collection: The John E. Olson papers include officer's diary, letters to mother, manuscript dealing with experiences as a prisoner of war (POW). Includes accounts by fellow POWs (Bataan, Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, P.I., Yodagawa, Bunsho, Japan), strength reports, rosters, death lists; document on liberation, health of POWs, war crimes trials; documents on G-2 activities in Vietnam (1959-1962); clippings.
