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United States -- Armed Forces

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:

William Tecumseh Sherman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A1508
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present. Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates: 1850-1916

Michael E. Spatz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2272
Scope and Contents The collection contains original correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, publications, and business papers relating to the effort to increase patriotism during and after the Second World War, ranging from 1942 to 1948 with several letters from 1936. There are also more personal items such as Coast Guard patches and a scrapbook detailing Spatz's experience during his service in the war. Most of the collection items relate to either the Four Freedoms War Bond Show tour...
Dates: 1936-1993; Majority of material found within 1940s

Samuel H. Starr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1558
Scope and Contents

The Samuel Starr Papers consist primarily of correspondence, military papers, and miscellaneous material regarding Starr's family and his service with various military units. The papers also include several folders of papers regarding William D. Price and his family.

Dates: 1846-1904

Charles A. Stewart, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3017
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield...
Dates: 1939-1946

Sunder Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3029
Scope and Contents The collection contains World War I-era letters exchanged between Leo John Sunder and his family in St. Louis while he was serving in Europe, which mention the injuries Leo suffered in France during a mustard gas attack and an outbreak of Spanish Influenza in St. Louis. The collection also includes military documents relating to the service of Pvt. Leo John Sunder and Pvt. Edward R. Dependahl; a circular letter of General John J. Pershing thanking American soldiers for their service in the...
Dates: 1890-circa 1943

Tredway Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1648
Scope and Contents The collection contains several loose papers and a scrapbook of the Tredway and Greeley families, which include several military and professional papers of William W. Tredway while he resided in New York and Wisconsin in the 1820s and 1830s; several documents relating to Jefferson Davis that appear to have been taken from Davis’ home by Dwight Tredway during the Civil War; several Confederate letters captured by Tredway; papers of Charles S. Greeley, many of which relate to...
Dates: 1803-1944

Oliver Vie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2285
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence of Oliver Vie, primarily to his sister, Grace Ashton, documenting his service in the army along the Mexican border and later in France during World War I. The collection also includes correspondence between his sister and officials regarding Vie’s missing-in-action status and death. The undated letters were given approximate dates.

Dates: 1913–1919

Mrs. Ella Waugh Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1838
Scope and Contents The papers consist primarily of the correspondence between Ella Jens Waugh and her husband, Charles L. Waugh, while Charles was serving in the U.S. Army, mostly in China, during World War II. The collection also contains personal correspondence to Mrs. Waugh, including several letters from her friend Mrs. Edna Gellhorn. Other notable items include the will of Miss Ella Jens, dated 1931; several official military papers of Charles Waugh, dated 1942-1943; newspaper clippings regarding United...
Dates: 1930-1953

Harold William Westbrook Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A3028
Scope and Contents

The collection contains twelve letters and five postcards written by H.W. Westbrook to his friend, Eugenia Cayce. The letters and postcards date from December 9, 1917, to April 2, 1919, and detail Westbrook’s time in the United States Army in France, Germany, and Luxembourg during World War I.

Dates: 1917-1919

James Wilkinson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: A1746
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.

Dates: 1788-1932; Majority of material found within 1788-1824