Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945 creator mixed material monographic eng 26,100 78 23 10 40 Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals, writings, speeches and lectures, military papers, reports, orders, notes and notebooks, scrapbooks, military publications and other printed material, maps, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Patton's military career as a student at the U.S. Military Academy (1904-1909), member of John J. Pershing's Punitive Expedition into Mexico (1916), aide-de-camp to Pershing and later tank commander in Europe during World War I, and commander of forces in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Documents American ground combat operations in the campaign for North Africa, the invasion of Sicily, the liberation of France, the final assault on Germany, and Patton's leadership in the development and tactical use of the tank as a combat weapon. Topics include the saber, cavalry, casualty information, denazification of Germany, and displaced persons. Includes family papers consisting mainly of Patton's letters to his wife, Beatrice Banning Ayer Patton, and his father, George S. Patton (1856-1927). Correspondents include Harold Alexander (Earl Alexander of Tunis), Terry de la Mesa Allen, Henry Harley Arnold, Charles Fanning Ayer, Frederick Ayer, Omar Nelson Bradley, Arvin H. Brown, Mark W. Clark, Lucius D. Clay, Charles R. Codman, Willis Dale Crittenberger, Jacob L. Devers, Walter Francis Dillingham, James Harold Doolittle, Manton S. Eddy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Riley Finlay Ennis, Harry Albert Flint, Hobart R. Gay, Charles P. George, Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr., Robert W. Grow, Wade H. Haislip, Thomas T. Handy, James G. Harbord, Ernest Nason Harmon, Guy Vernor Henry, Courtney H. Hodges, Kenyon Ashe Joyce, Alphonse Juin, Geoffrey Keyes, John Clifford Hodges Lee, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Porter Lucas, Lesley James McNair, George C. Marshall, Keith Merrill, Troy H. Middleton, Sherman Miles, Charles (Auguste Paul) Noguès, Elmer Q. Oliphant, Floyd Lavinius Parks, Willard Stewart Paul, John J. Pershing, Charles L. Scott, William H. Simpson, Walter Bedell Smith, Brehon Burke Somervell, Carl Spaatz, Henry Lewis Stimson, Charles Pelot Summerall, Alexander D. Surles, Lucian King Truscott, James Alexander Ulio, Walton Harris Walker, Frederick C. Wallace, J. J. Bethurun Williams, and John Shirley Wood. Open to research. Microfilm edition of diary (Sept. 1942-5 Mar. 1943) available, no. 20,613. Microfilm edition of scrapbooks, 1807-1950, available, no. 21,850. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1992-2000. Microfilm of the originals of personnel records in Patton's 201 file in the U.S. Dept. of the Army available, no. 17,250. U.S. Dept. of the Army, Washington, DC Duplicate maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. U.S. 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.ms000001 Earl Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1891-1969 Correspondence Allen, Terry de la Mesa 1888-1969 Correspondence Arnold, Henry Harley 1886-1950 Correspondence Ayer, Charles Fanning 1865-1956 Correspondence Ayer, Frederick 1917?-1974 Correspondence Bradley, Omar Nelson 1893-1981 Correspondence Brown, Arvin H Correspondence Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne) 1896-1984 Correspondence Clay, Lucius D. (Lucius DuBignon) 1897-1978 Correspondence Codman, Charles R Correspondence Crittenberger, Willis Dale 1890-1980 Correspondence Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks) 1887-1979 Correspondence Dillingham, Walter Francis 1875-1968 Correspondence Doolittle, James Harold 1896-1993 Correspondence Eddy, Manton S. (Manton Sprague) 1892-1962 Correspondence Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1890-1969 Correspondence Ennis, Riley Finlay 1897- Correspondence Flint, Harry Albert -1944 Correspondence Gay, Hobart R. (Hobart Raymond) 1894- Correspondence George, Charles P 1886-1946 Correspondence Gillem, Alvan Cullom 1888-1973 Correspondence Grow, Robert W 1895-1985 Correspondence Haislip, Wade H. (Wade Hampton) 1889-1971 Correspondence Handy, Thomas T. (Thomas Troy) 1892-1982 Correspondence Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie) 1866-1947 Correspondence Harmon, Ernest Nason 1894-1979 Correspondence Henry, Guy Vernor 1839-1899 Correspondence Hodges, Courtney H 1887-1966 Correspondence Joyce, Kenyon Ashe 1879-1960 Correspondence Juin, Alphonse 1888-1967 Correspondence Keyes, Geoffrey 1888-1967 Correspondence Lee, John Clifford Hodges 1887-1958 Correspondence Lodge, Henry Cabot 1902-1985 Correspondence Lucas, John Porter 1890-1949 Correspondence McNair, Lesley James 1883-1944 Correspondence Marshall, George C. (George Catlett) 1880-1959 Correspondence Merrill, Keith 1887-1959 Correspondence Middleton, Troy H. (Troy Houston) 1889-1976 Correspondence Miles, Sherman 1882-1966 Correspondence Noguès, Charles 1876-1971 Correspondence Oliphant, Elmer Q. (Elmer Quillen) 1893-1975 Correspondence Parks, Floyd Lavinius 1896-1959 Correspondence Patton, Beatrice Banning Ayer 1886-1953 Correspondence Patton, George S. (George Smith) 1885-1945 Correspondence Paul, Willard Stewart 1894-1966 Correspondence Pershing, John J. (John Joseph) 1860-1948 Pershing, John J. (John Joseph) 1860-1948 Correspondence Scott, Charles L. (Charles Lewis) 1883-1954 Correspondence Simpson, William H. (William Hood) 1888-1980 Correspondence Smith, Walter Bedell 1895-1961 Correspondence Somervell, Brehon Burke 1892-1955 Correspondence Spaatz, Carl 1891-1974 Correspondence Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis) 1867-1950 Correspondence Summerall, Charles Pelot 1867-1955 Correspondence Surles, Alexander D. (Alexander Day) 1886-1947 Correspondence Truscott, Lucian King 1895-1965 Correspondence Ulio, James Alexander 1882-1958 Correspondence Walker, Walton Harris 1889-1950 Correspondence Wallace, Frederick C Correspondence Williams, J. J. Bethurun Correspondence Wood, John Shirley 1888-1966 Correspondence United States. Army History Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916 United States Military Academy. Cavalry Denazification Refugees Sabers Tank warfare War casualties World War, 1914-1918 Europe Tank warfare World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Africa, North World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Germany World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Italy Sicily World War, 1939-1945 Africa, North World War, 1939-1945 Europe Army officers mm 83035634 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms000001 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms000001.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000001 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000001.3 Open to research. DLC 831103 20260227111719.0 mm 83035634