Robinson, Roscoe 1928-1993 creator mixed material monographic eng fre ger jap vie 10,500 31 5 120.2 Correspondence, cables, speeches, interviews, reports, briefings, notes and notebooks, subject files, chronological files, office files, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Robinson's career in the U.S. Army. Documents his service in various positions with the 82nd Airborne Division (1959-1979), in the Vietnamese conflict (1967-1968), as commander of U.S. troops stationed in Japan (1973-1976 and 1980-1982) and in Europe (1978-1980), and as U.S. representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1982-1985). Includes material relating to African Americans in the armed forces and to Robinson's education at the National War College, Washington, D.C., United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Pittsburgh, Pa. Correspondents include David M. Abshire, Julius W. Becton, George S. Blanchard, Emmet W. Bowers, Robert F. Cocklin, E. F. Corcoran, William H. Danforth, Jeremiah A. Denton, James M. Gavin, James F. Hamlet, Laurence J. Legere, Ernest A. Nagy, Matthew B. Ridgeway, J. R. Thurman, John W. Vessey, and Alexander M. Weyand. Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. Some video recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Paratrooper and first African-American four star general; Roscoe Robinson, Jr. Collection material in English, French, German, Japanese, and Vietnamese. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003032 Abshire, David M Correspondence Becton, Julius W. (Julius Wesley) 1926- Correspondence Blanchard, George S. (George Samuel) 1920-2006 Correspondence Bowers, Emmet W Correspondence Cocklin, Robert F Correspondence Corcoran, E. F Correspondence Danforth, William H Correspondence Denton, Jeremiah A Correspondence Gavin, James M. (James Maurice) 1907-1990 Correspondence Hamlet, James F Correspondence Legere, Laurence J Correspondence Nagy, Ernest A Correspondence Ridgeway, Matthew B Correspondence Thurman, J. R Correspondence Vessey, John William 1922- Correspondence Weyand, Alexander M. (Alexander Mulqueen) 1928- Correspondence United States. Army Foreign service Europe United States. Army Foreign service Japan United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd. National War College (U.S.) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. United States Military Academy. University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. African-American soldiers Universities and colleges New York West Point Universities and colleges Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Universities and colleges Washington (D.C.) Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States Armed Forces African Americans Army officers Paratroopers mm 00084719 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms003032 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms003032.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003032 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003032.3 Restrictions apply. Classified, in part. DLC 000623 20260227111612.0 mm 00084719