"Covers 1939-1945. Contains 28 separate reports on prisoners of war (POW) camps and ships. These reports contain information on the location of each of the camps (Islands of Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido, Java, Sumatra, and POW ships); POW personnel and guards; general camp conditions, such as as housing, mess halls, food, medical facilities, supplies, work loads, mail, treatment of prisoners, pay, recreation, religious activities, and morale; POW movements. The reports from which this information was taken are included in the official records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Service, Washington, DC 20408." - Draft of "Catalog and Index to Historical Manuscripts, 1940-1966," v.3, page 22. [Catalog Materials collection, Archives, Aisle 5A].

"205 pages text plus 9 pages of photo reproductions of records, 22 photos, and 1 map. Photostat." -- from old catalog card.