TY  - GEN
AU  - Allen,Charles Julius
AU  - Allen,Grace Elizabeth
TI  - Charles Julius Allen and Grace Elizabeth Allen papers,
KW  - Patton, George S.
KW  - Allen family.
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Corps of Engineers
KW  - American Association of the Red Cross
KW  - United States Military Academy
KW  - Voyages and travels
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Alabama
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Mobile Bay (Ala.)
KW  - New York (N.Y.)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Washington (D.C.)
N1  - Open to research
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009330
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009330.3
ER  -