Military training camps
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh85085309
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Army Specialized Training Program papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3602
Overview
Panoramic photo and files of an Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) group
Dates:
Between 1942 and 1944
Camp Forrest photograph
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3554
Overview
Photograph of Camp Forrest, Tennessee, 1941
Dates:
1941 May 22
Dexter Family Letter to Merrill Taylor, 1918 November 6
File — Box 4251.002: [1006213008], Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Letter from the Dexter family in Warren, Massachesetts, to Merrill Taylor at Fort McKinley, Portland, Maine, where he was attending non-commissioned officer training school, asking how he is enjoying training and giving updates on mutual friends.
Dates:
1918 November 6
Charles M. Dragoo Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4115
Overview
Letters from Dragoo to his wife Lois and daughter Sandra Sue in Muncie, Indiana, telling of his arrival and attempts to find housing for the three of them at Fort McClellan Infantry Replacement Training Center in Alabama.
Dates:
1944 March 12-26
Louis Giesler letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2148
Overview
Letter to brother Albert, from Army sergeant serving during World War I and training in Camp Sherman, Ohio, discussing camp life, training, rifles, and a fire that killed horses and mules. He mentions the possibility of "going over" soon.
Dates:
1918 August 18
J. Zelinski Camp O'Neal sketchbook
Collection
Identifier: W-0038
Overview
This sketchbook contains nineteen pen and ink drawings that depict training drills, camp life, and social events held at Camp O'Neal, a training base located in Frascati Park in Mobile, Alabama.
Dates:
1883 June
Robert Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4096
Overview
The Robert Smith papers contain correspondence between Robert Smith and his family during his military training in 1942 and his deployment to England and France in 1944 during World War II.
Dates:
1942-1956
Thanksgiving Day Menu, United States Naval Training Station, 1926 November 25
File — Box 4256.001: [1005697219], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
This file contains a menu for the Thanksgiving Day meal at the United States Naval Training Station in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1926.
Dates:
1926 November 25
"Victory Varieties" concert program
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1756
Abstract
Program for a variety show directed by Alexander Maissel and presented at Ft. Custer, Michigan, on 20 July 1943.
Dates:
1943 July 20
Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4273
Overview
A variety of materials related to the United States Civil War
Dates:
1861 - 1932
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.014: [1006241511]
Identifier: 2009-056
Abstract
This collection consists of thirty-eight photographs representing unidentified people.
Dates:
1910 - 1920
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.030: [1006241527]
Identifier: 2009-134
Overview
This collection consists of ten photographs depicting people. One photograph depicts President Calvin Coolidge in Sioux City, Iowa, August 25, 1927.
Dates:
1910 - 1920
William Brown Letter, 1918 April 9
File — Box 4251.001: [1006213006], Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter and the accompanying envelope from William "Bill" Brown of Canton, Ohio, to his brother Ray C. Brown, stationed at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama, dated April 9, 1918. The letter also contains a portion written by Brown's mother, and both discuss local happenings and the weather.
Dates:
1918 April 9