Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The African American Soldiers in World War II Collection was given to the Library of Congress by Maggi M. Morehouse in 2018.
Processing History
The African American Soldiers in World War II Collection was arranged and described by Connie L. Cartledge in 2018. Digital files were processed in 2021 by Rachel Telford, with the assistance of Kimberly Owens.
Digital files were received as part of the African American Soldiers in World War II Collection on a variety of storage media, each of which was assigned a unique digital ID number. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files associated with each media. A description of the standard processes taken on all born digital records can be found in the Processing History Note: Born Digital Collection Material at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.digital.
Transfers
Audiotapes and videotapes have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the African American Soldiers in World War II Collection.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the papers of Eugene E. Johnston and the records of the United States Army 92nd Infantry Division Collection (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008096).
Technical Requirements
Digital files were created in a Windows operating system, version is unknown. The content is primarily audio files in .wav format and moving image files in .VOB format.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or digital ID number, African American Soldiers in World War II Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.