U.S.S. Princeton [C.V.L.-23] Collection, 1941-1990

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Collection Overview

Collector:

Clark, Marsha L.

Title:

U.S.S. Princeton [C.V.L.-23] Collection

Repository:

Princeton University Archives

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/kw52j805t

Dates:

1941-1990

Size:

2 boxes

Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-2

Language:

English

Abstract: The U.S.S. Princeton [C.V.L.-23] Collection, located in the University Archives, contains research materials for the book, Carrier Down, by Marcia Clark in which the history of the U.S.S. Princeton is chronicled.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of research materials for the book Carrier Down: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Princeton (1990), co-authored by Thomas I. Bradshaw and Marsha L. Clark. Included are typed transcriptions of tape-recorded interviews, newspaper clippings, and recollections written by individual men who served on the carrier when it was bombed by the Japanese on October 24, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf; subject files of materials used in the writing of the book, such as photocopies of the Navy War Damage Reports, lists of survivors, and information on types of Japanese aircraft; and photographs that appeared in the book.

Collection Creator Biography:

Clark, Marsha L.

The U.S.S. Princeton was a World War II American carrier vessel that was demolished by Japanese forces off the coast of the Philippines in October 1944. The carrier had participated in successful campaigns throughout the Pacific, particularly for the Gilbert, Solomon, Marshall, Carolina, Mariana, and Philippine Islands. The disaster claimed 108 lives, and more than 600 were injured. This collection contains research materials for the book Carrier Down, The Story of the Sinking of the U.S.S. Princeton (CVL-23) by Thomas I. Bradshaw and Marcia Clark, in which the history of the U.S.S. Princeton is chronicled.

Collection History

Processing Information: Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.

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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

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