Sandberg-Hallgren Propaganda Collection
Title: Sandberg-Hallgren Propaganda Collection
Collector:
Sandberg, J. Robert
Collector:
Hallgren, Frank M.
Dates: 1943-1948
Quantity: 8 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 030
Language: English, Japanese
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: Sandberg-Hallgren Collection (MS 030). Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
Biography:
Lincoln, Nebraska, natives J. Robert Sandberg and Frank M. Hallgren have been lifelong friends. They joined the same Boy Scout
Troop and attended Irving Junior High School, Lincoln High School, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the same time.
When the United States entered into World War II, both men left Nebraska separately to join the U.S. Army. They ended up at
the same replacement pool in New Guinea and both were assigned to the newly created Psychological Warfare Branch in the Pacific
Theater.
Before invading the Philippine Islands in 1944, General Douglas MacArthur formed the first Psychological Warfare Branch within
the Southwest Pacific Area of the U.S. military forces. Lieutenant Sandberg and Sergeant Hallgren were selected from among
40 members of the new branch to receive psychological warfare training from the Australians and Dutch. Assigned to the 5th
Air Force, they were to convince the crews of B-24 "Liberators" and B-25 "Mitchell" bombers to drop leaflets during bombing missions. The first set of leaflets was designed to encourage the resistance of the
Philippine population. The branch created a second series of leaflets in an attempt to weaken the morale of the Japanese troops
in the area and urge them to surrender. Hallgren and Sandberg, who accompanied flights over Japanese troops, were able to
drop these leaflets themselves. A third propaganda campaign targeted Japanese civilians in Japan. During their army service,
Sandberg and Hallgren accumulated examples of the propaganda used in the campaigns.
Returning to Lincoln after the war, both men became involved with the University. In 1946, Hallgren began his career in the
Student Affairs Division and later served as Director of Placement. Sandberg served as Vice President of the University of
Nebraska Foundation.
Scope and Content:
The collection contains propaganda leaflets and materials created by the Psychological Warfare Branch, along with descriptions
of target audiences, information on the purpose of the leaflets, and translations. Selected examples of Japanese propaganda
leaflets for Australian and U.S. troops are included. Additional items include newspapers published by the Office of War Information
in the Philippines, photographs, posters, and Sandberg's diary from May 1943 through June 1945.
Subjects:
Philippine newspapers
Propaganda, American -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Psychological warfare -- History -- Sources
United States. Army Air Forces. Psychological Warfare Branch -- History -- Sources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pamphlets
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda -- History -- Sources
World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects -- History -- Sources
Philippines Manila
Philippines Tacloban
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