17 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) United States. Army. Army, 1st.

  1. Bob Crozier World War II military intelligence map and aerial photograph collection

    20 maps. 15 aerial photographs. 1 booklet. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Bob Crozier served as a Technical Sergeant in the 654th Topographic Engineers from 1943 to 1946. Crozier was part of the American First Army under General Omar Bradley. He donated a collection of photos, photo maps and maps created during World War II to the Geography and Map Division. The collection consists of 36-page booklet that describes the process of aerial reconnaissance and mapping, 15 aerial photographs, and 20 maps. Perhaps the most unique items are a captured German map that depicts Caen and a rare commemorative map of the U.S. and Russian contact at the Elbe River in 1945.

  2. World War II unit route maps collection, 1944-1945

    85 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The World War II unit route maps collection consists of maps created by individual U.S. military units commemorating and outlining their movements, engagements, and routes of travel during the second World War. The maps primarily depict historical and geographic landmarks and major events pictorially. Most maps were created by units of the U.S. Army at the division and battalion level, and many are undated, but presumed to have been created in or around 1945 at the conclusion of the war. Units operating in Western Europe -- particularly France, the Low Countries, and Germany -- have the most representation, with select maps depicting Italy, North Africa, the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines, and the Aleutian Islands. The collection consists of 85 unique maps.

  3. Charles Pelot Summerall papers, 1880-1955

    10,000 items. 40 containers plus 2 oversize. 16 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Army officer and college president. Correspondence, diaries, reports, speeches, writings, maps, charts, printed matter, memoranda, orders, memorabilia, and photographs concerning Summerall's military and academic career.

    Please note:

    Some or all content stored offsite.

  4. John Leonard Hines map collection

    186 map folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The John Leonard Hines map collection consists of maps of World War I, including annotated tactical maps; maps of Mexico related to Hines' part in the Mexican Punitive Expedition; maps of Asia, as Hines was stationed in the Philippines; maps of military camps in the United States; maps of the Allied occupation of the German Rhineland, where Hines was stationed; and maps related to the National Defense Act of 1920.

  5. Theodore Roosevelt papers, 1759-1993

    276,000 items. 964 containers plus 9 oversize. 282 linear feet. 485 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    President and vice president of the United States, United States civil service commissioner, governor of New York, author, and conservationist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, articles, executive orders, family papers, press releases and proclamations, scrapbooks, and other material relating to the political, social, and cultural history of Roosevelt's life and presidency.

    Please note:

    Some or all content stored offsite.

  6. Frank Knox papers, 1898-1954

    2,800 items. 12 containers plus 7 oversize. 5.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Newspaper editor and publisher, and U.S. secretary of the navy. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating to Knox's service in the Spanish-American War and World War I, his work as editor and publisher, 1936 campaign for vice president, and stint as secretary of the navy. Includes papers of his wife, Annie Reid Knox.

  7. Henry Prather Fletcher papers, 1898-1958

    6,600 items. 29 containers. 10.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Diplomat. Correspondence, diary, letterbook, speeches and articles, scrapbook, clippings, memorabilia, photographs, and other papers documenting Fletcher's career from his enlistment in the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War through his service as a special adviser to the secretary of state on post-World War II problems and plans.

  8. Julius W. Becton papers, 1780-2008

    69,300 items. 198 containers plus 8 oversize and 21 classified. 79.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Army officer, federal agency head, university president, public school superintendent. Correspondence, speeches, writings, military and civilian government documents, topical files, reports, printed matter, monographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Becton's army career, leadership of federal agencies, college presidency, and superintendency of a large, urban public school system.

    Please note:

    Access restrictions apply.

    Some or all content stored offsite.

  9. Vincent Simonelli collection, 1963-1967 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    100 items.. 9 folders.. graphic images: 36 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes.. manuscripts: 63 items (112 pages).. artifacts: 2 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Vincent Simonelli collection consists of clippings, correspondence, military papers, printed matter, photographs and artifacts relating to Simonelli's service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

    Please note:

    Access restrictions apply.

  10. Mark W. Olver collection, 1966-1968, 2019 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    218 items. 8 items: digital. 3 items. 3 items. 8 items. 50 photographs: black and white, color. 32 slides : color. 66 slides : digital. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Mark W. Olver served as an infantry soldier in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, military papers, periodicals, photographs, slides, as well as digital files.