Dear Professor Erickson,

Your inquiry into the whereabouts of the David Nash collection was passed on to us by the Alexander Autograph Customer Service.  The Nash collection is here at the Clements Library.  The following is a brief inventory of what we have:

David Nash collection, 1930s-1990s.  Approx. 3.5 linear feet.  Naval officer, World War II.  Includes:

     2 diaries, 1941-1945.  380pp.  WWII Prisoner of war.  Captured by the Japanese at Corregidor.  Held for 26 months at Luzon   (P.I.), Mindanao, Bilibid Prison (Manila), and prison ship Oryoku Maru.  Detailed, illustrated diaries.

     4 photograph albums (some with loose negatives and photos laid in).  1930s-1960s.  Honeymoon, China, Hong Kong, Kowloon, San Francisco, Hawaii, Navy, ships, aerial, Philippines, Corregidor, other locations in the Pacific theater.

     2 scrapbooks, 1930s-1960s.  Newspaper clippings, correspondence, etc.

     2 boxes and 1 bundle of film negatives (rolled, cut, and 4x5” official Navy)

     3 vertical folders marked “Hornet Action” (USS Hornet attacks); “POW Articles” (typed and printed materials); “Heisinger” (Duane Heisinger, aerial and other photos).

     3 bundles containing printed items, letters, certificates, documents, newspaper clippings, and other materials (includes oversize items).

     Plus:  4 books, 1 belt, 2 plaques, 1 desk name-plate, 1 presentation sword, 1 bag of ribbons, buttons, tags.

The best way to see the material is to visit us as a researcher and take a first hand look.  If travel is not possible, I can provide you with a list
of local researchers (U. of M. history grad students) who can look at the material for you.  They charge an hourly fee.

Sincerely,
Janet Bloom
Clements Library
University of Michigan