Charles Pelot Summerall papers, 1880-1955 (bulk 1917-1919).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 10,000 items; 40 containers plus 2 oversize; 16.3 linear feetSubject(s): - Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937 -- Correspondence
- Bowley, Albert Jesse, 1875-1945 -- Correspondence
- Bullard, Robert Lee, 1861-1947 -- Correspondence
- Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951 -- Correspondence
- Drum, Hugh Aloysius, 1879-1951 -- Correspondence
- Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw, 1859-1936 -- Correspondence
- Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947 -- Correspondence
- Hurley, Patrick J. (Patrick Jay), 1883-1963 -- Correspondence
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Correspondence
- McCormick, Robert Rutherford, 1880-1955 -- Correspondence
- Morgan, David Taylor -- Correspondence
- Parker, Frank, 1872-1947 -- Correspondence
- Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948 -- Correspondence
- Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951 -- Correspondence
- Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885 -- Correspondence
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Correspondence
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 -- Correspondence
- Vandenberg, Charles A. -- Correspondence
- United States. Army
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
- United States. Army. Division, 1st
- Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France
- Universities and colleges -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Florida -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
- Florida -- Social life and customs
- Army officers
- College presidents
Open to research.
Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, writings, reports, orders, printed matter, maps, charts, photographs, and other papers relating to Summerall's military and academic career. Relates primarily to Summerall's World War I service as field commander of the U.S. Army's 1st Division and other American Expeditionary Forces units in France. Also documents his presidency of Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.; political activity in Florida; and retirement in Eustis, Fla. Includes two letters written to David Taylor Morgan by George Henry Preble and William T. Sherman. Summerall's correspondents include Newton Diehl Baker, Albert Jesse Bowley, Robert Lee Bullard, Arthur Capper, Hugh Aloysius Drum, Duncan Upshaw Fletcher, James G. Harbord, Patrick J. Hurley, Douglas MacArthur, Robert Rutherford McCormick, Frank Parker, John J. Pershing, Philippe Pétain, Theodore Roosevelt, and Charles A. Vandenberg.
Army officer and college president.
Collection material in English.
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