John J. Pershing papers, 1882-1971 (bulk 1904-1948).
- 141,000 items. 437 5 containers plus oversize. 10 microfilm reels. 180.6 linear feet.
- Arranged in 15 series. Series 1: Diaries, Notebooks, and Address Books, 1882-1925; Series 2: General Correspondence, 1904-1948; Series 3: Social Correspondence, 1919-1948; Series 4: Special Correspondence, 1904-1948; Series 5: Greetings from French Municipalities, 1919; Series 6: Illness, 1938; Series 7: Death of Pershing, 1948; Series 8: Helen F. Pershing File, 1903-1915; Series 9: Subject File, 1883-1925; Series 10: Tacna-Arica File, 1925-1926; Series 11: Speeches, Statements, and Book File, 1913-1944; Series 12: Scrapbooks, 1900-1949; Series 13: Memorabilia; Series 14: Addition, 1897-1971; and Series 15: Oversize.
Open to research.
Correspondence, diaries, speeches, statements, writings, notebooks, orders, biographical material, clippings, scrapbooks, printed matter, maps, posters, photographs, and other papers primarily documenting Pershing's career in the U.S. Army, especially as commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Documents his military service in the Indian campaigns in the American West; the Spanish-American War, 1898, in Cuba; the Philippine American War, 1899-1902, at Fort William McKinley, Philippines; and the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916. Also documents his service as military attaché in Japan and Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, as chief of staff, U.S. War Department, until 1925; and as president of the Comisión Plebiscitaria de Tacna y Arica in efforts to establish the boundary between Chile and Peru, 1925-1926. Includes greetings from French municipalities (1919) containing expressions of appreciation and gratitude to the U.S. and to Pershing; notebooks documenting his student years at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; material pertaining to his goodwill tours of Europe and Latin America; drafts of Pershing's book titled My Experiences in the World War (1931) and his unpublished memoirs; and family papers including correspondence and diaries of Pershing's wife, Helen F. Pershing.
Microfilm edition produced from originals in Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1987.
Books Library of Congress General Collections. transferred to Broadsides and volumes Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. transferred to Recordings Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. transferred to Some maps Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. transferred to Some photographs, posters, postcards, paintings, and cartoons Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. transferred to
Army officer.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013112 Card index of the General Correspondence series available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
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Pershing family.
United States. Army --History--Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. United States. War Department. General Staff. Comisión Plebiscitaria de Tacna y Arica. United States Military Academy.
Indians of North America--Wars--West (U.S.) Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905--China--Manchuria. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905--Japan. Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Cuba. Tacna-Arica question. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.
Chile--Boundaries--Peru. Europe--Description and travel. Fort William McKinley (Philippines) Latin America--Description and travel. Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920. Peru--Boundaries--Chile. Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902.