Papers, 1936-1950.

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Papers, 1936-1950.

Diaries, memoirs, medical notebooks and documents, correspondence, photographs, and drawings chiefly referring to Dr. Wheeler's internment as a POW in Formosa, 1942-1945.

4 boxes (22 cm.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7949608

University of Alberta

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Wheeler, Benjamin, 1756-1830

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Resident of Chelsea, Mass. From the description of Receipt, 1839 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961315 A medical doctor who graduated from the University of Alberta, studied tropical medicine in London, and served in the India Medical Service from 1937-1941. While a medical officer with the British in Malaya, he became a POW and spent 1942-1945 in a Japanese camp in Formosa. During his time there, he maintained detailed diaries and records. After the war he worked ...