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Merritt Austin Edson papers, 1905-2000

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BOX 15-22 Official Materials, 1917-1955
Correspondence, military records, reports, and notebooks.
Arranged by subject.
BOX 15 Edson's military records
Headquarters Marine Corps, correspondence
Major general commandant, 1919-1935
Official, 1947-1955
Adverse recommendations, 1918-1927
BOX 16 Letters of commendation and award citations, 1920-1949
Orders, 1917-1955
(4 folders)
Aviation Section
Board of investigation and inquiry, 1919-1933
Commissions
BOX 17 Courts martial service
Leave
Ordnance
Pay
Transportation
Medical records
Diary of Fourth Brigade, Marine Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, 30 May-30 June 1918
Aviator flight log books, 1922-1927 (3 books)
BOX 18 Rio Coco patrol files
Personnel reports, Nov. 1928-Mar. 1929
Detachment rosters, promotions/reductions
Patrol roster
Travel orders
Courts martial, office hours
Investigation
Pay records
Medical officer
Communication officer
Special orders
Amusements
Commanding officer, San Jose de Bocay
For action
Miscellaneous
BOX 19 Intelligence reports
Intelligence
A-2
B-2
R-2
(2 folders)
Air mission, 1924-1928
Coco patrol
General information, memoranda, etc.
Confiscated material
BOX 20 Personal
Funds
Maps
Operations reports
Eastern area
R-3
Special orders
Coco patrol
General, small wars
Quartermaster
General
Funds
Supply records
Brigade and regiment
Ration records
Post exchange funds
BOX 21 Review of the Organization and Operation of the Guardia Nacional De Nicaragua
Small Wars Operations, 1935 revision
Rifle team, 1936
BOX 22 Rifle team notebook
Aviators flight log book, Sept. 1941-May 1947
"Tarawa" message journal
Message journal, First Marine Division and Fifth Amphibious Corps
Op-30M-Conference
Rosters
Notes
Minutes
Journal, China theater
Defense Advisory Committee, prisoners of war
Lesson outlines
Coco patrol
Tarawa operation
BOX 23-28 General Correspondence, 1945-1955
Letters received and copies of letters sent.
Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.
BOX 23 "A" miscellaneous
American Planning and Civic Committee
American Red Cross
"B" miscellaneous
Boy Scouts of America
"C" miscellaneous
Citizens' Advisory Commission
Citizen's Committee for Reorganization
Camp Fire Club of America
Carabao, Military Order of
Columbia Country Club
Congregational Christian Historical Society
Contributions, 1 Jan. 1955
Church
Charity
"E" miscellaneous
Edson, Herbert R.
"Edsonian," 1 Oct. 1947-31 Dec. 1954
Estate of Merritt Austin Edson
BOX 24 Estate of Merritt, 1955
Edson Hall, Quantico, Va., dedication, 1955
Edson's Raiders Association
(2 folders)
"F" miscellaneous
BOX 25 First Marine Division Association
Jan. 1950
Old Breed News, Dec. 1950
Reunion, 1951-1952
(2 folders)
Scholarship Fund, Jan. 1955
"G" miscellaneous
"H" miscellaneous
(2 folders)
"I" miscellaneous
Income tax returns
United States, 1921-1950
Vermont
BOX 26 District of Columbia, 1951
Independent Veterans Committee
International Shooting Union
"J" miscellaneous
"L" miscellaneous
"M" miscellaneous
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