United States -- Armed Forces
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Ludwig Jacob Borberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2966
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a bound volume that consists primarily of the diary of Charles Borberg (pages 29-54 of the volume) describing his experiences during a march from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Fort Union, New Mexico, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with the 57th United States Colored Infantry from June 8 to November 30, 1866. The volume also includes an undated, handwritten draft obituary of John L. Criswell of Stanton, Missouri (obituary is written in pencil and is difficult to read); a page...
Dates:
1866-1885
Boulicault Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3138
Scope and Contents
Collection includes the French military service booklet of Justin Claude Boulicault, six letters of Maria Boulicault to her daughter Emily Boulicault, a letter of Poulleau Boulicault to his brother, several legal papers of the Boulicault family, and other family papers.
Dates:
1879-1955
Joseph G. Broz Album: U. S. Air Force, 1917-1919, World War I
Collection
Identifier: P0161
Scope and Contents
The Joseph G. Broz album documents Broz’s experience serving with the 27th Aero Squadron and First Pursuit Group during World War I. The album, assembled by Broz in 1979, includes an extensive first-hand narrative describing the everyday life of a soldier in the unit, illustrated by a variety of photographs. Many of the photographs were taken by Broz himself, although at least two were taken by the squadron’s unofficial photographer, Eugene “Tex” Branshaw. Broz begins the...
Dates:
1917-1919; 1979
Edward W. Burger, Jr. World War II Citations
Collection
Identifier: A3125
Scope and Contents
The citations include a memorial certificate from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Purple Heart citation which was awarded on March 23, 1945.
Dates:
1945
Aaron Burr Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0210
Scope and Contents
Many of the documents in the Aaron Burr Papers are neither signed nor dated.
The Legal Papers Series (1787-1825) consists primarily of documents relating to Burr’s legal practice in New York following his return from Europe. Many of these documents are likely contemporary copies. Addressees include John Greenwood, Thomas H. Flandrau, and Gurdon W. Lathrop, all of whom were clerks in Burr’s law practice.
The...
Dates:
1776-1825
John P. Camp Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0223
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of documentation of Civil War claims handled by John P. Camp, a counselor for claimants in St. Louis. These claims, dated 1861 to 1868, relate to services rendered and supplies provided to the United States, and include vouchers, receipts, correspondence, affidavits, special orders, and loyalty oaths. The collection also contains business papers of Camp, which do not appear to be related to the claims process, and personal papers of the Camp family.
Dates:
1852-1890; Majority of material found within 1861-1868
Clark Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0289
Scope and Contents
The Reference Files (Boxes 1-2) consist almost entirely of photocopies, typescripts, and reproductions of documents from other repositories, and should be used as a supplement to the original material in the rest of the Clark Family Collection. This group provides general information about the Clark family and the collection, and also includes reproductions of documents pertaining to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark, and...
Dates:
1766-1991
Warren D. Crandall Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0339
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence and reminiscences of veterans of the Mississippi River Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade to Warren D. Crandall, and also material gathered by Crandall for his book, History of the Ram Fleet and Mississippi Marine Brigade, published in 1907. The bulk of the correspondence contains responses from veterans of the Mississippi Marine Brigade to invitations from Crandall to attend reunions of the brigade. Occasionally...
Dates:
1863-1922; Majority of material found within 1887-1909
Charles M. and Henry P. Day Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2288
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence from Charles M. Day to his girlfriend (and later his wife) Marguerite King while he was stationed in France during World War I, and letters of their son Henry P. Day to them while he was attending school in Massachusetts and while he was stationed in North Africa and Italy during World War II. Both sets of letters describe living conditions during the war, battles that the men fought in, and descriptions of the countries...
Dates:
1917-1945
William Henry Fields Dulany Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0415
Scope and Contents
The Dulany Papers contain the personal papers of William Henry Fields Dulany (1818-1914), pioneer Missouri tobacco and lumber entrepreneur. Included in the collection are the personal papers and ephemera of his nephew and son-in-law, Thomas Epps Gates Dulany (1841-1923); grandson William Henry Dulany, Jr. (1874-1948); granddaughter Vivian Duncan Dulany Murphy (1885-1965); and her husband George Thomas Murphy (1877-1959). There are also items pertaining to the Dulany Memorial...
Dates:
1849-1944