Charles Julius Allen and Grace Elizabeth Allen papers, 1865-1976. 

 - 500  items. 9  containers. 3.6  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, diaries, family history, personal reminiscences, notes, clippings, and printed matter chiefly of Charles Julius Allen and his daughter, Grace Elizabeth Allen.   Papers of Charles Julius Allen relate to his life as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, West Point (1860-1864) and to his service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, especially during the Civil War at Mobile Bay, Ala.  Papers of Grace Elizabeth Allen consist chiefly of eighty-three diaries kept throughout her life.  They include references to her service with the American Association of the Red Cross; to Washington, D.C., and New York social life; to her travels; and to various world, national, and local affairs.  Also includes letters to Grace Elizabeth Allen from George S. Patton written during World War II. 
<br/><br/><br/>Some maps <br/>Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. <br/>transferred to <br/>Photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Charles Julius Allen and his daughter, Grace Elizabeth Allen. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009330 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 82051540  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Patton, George S. 1885-1945 --Correspondence.<br/>Allen family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army.  Corps of Engineers. <br/>American Association of the Red Cross.<br/>United States Military Academy.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Voyages and travels.<br/>World War, 1939-1945.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>Mobile Bay (Ala.)--History.<br/>New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.<br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.