Scope and Content Note
The microfilm edition of the papers of Alfred Rodman Hussey (1902-1964) spans the years 1944-1964, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the years from 1945 to 1948. The microfilm is comprised of originals in the Asia Library at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. It contains correspondence, memoranda, orders, reports, official and unofficial policy papers, draft legislation, drafts of writings, clippings, and printed matter relating to Hussey's work with the Government Section, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, during the Allied occupation of Japan following World War II and to the efforts of the Allies to reorganize Japanese government and society. The files contain detailed information on nearly every aspect of postwar Japan, especially the drafting of the Japanese constitution, the reorganization of the Diet, and policy proposals in the areas of labor, civil rights, prisons, the economy, prostitution, and the imperial household. The collection also includes some personal papers and correspondence of Hussey relating to his interests in civil rights and in the Central Intelligence Agency, and his various writings.
Reel one of the papers contains a bibliographic essay concerning the collection written by John Bowden entitled "The SCAP Files of Commander Alfred R. Hussey" and an item-by-item checklist of the papers organized by document number. The reel list provides the first and last document number for each of the twelve reels. The checklist and reel list should be consulted for locating specific documents.