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The collection consists primarily of correspondence from Berne-Allen to his wife, Helen, from 1945-1946. The collection also contains some printed material and personal memorabilia. The correspondence documents Berne-Allen's 1946 trip to Japan at the beginning of the United States occupation, as part of the Economic and Scientific Section (ESS) of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, General Headquarters (GHQ/SCAP), whose mission it was to inspect scientific institutions and industrial sites for possible reclamation. He provides extensive descriptions of his accommodations, meetings with Japanese dignitaries, and the postwar conditions of several cities and the Japanese countryside. Printed material includes maps of Tokyo, Kyoto, and other notable cultural sites in Japan. Also included are programs from performances of the Manila Symphony Orchestra and selected newsletters from the SS Marshall Victory (The Home Run) and the SS Lurline (The Railbird).