J. Thomas Schneider papers, 1915-1960 (bulk 1918-1929).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 700 items; 3 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.2 linear feetSubject(s): - Adamson, George E. -- Correspondence
- Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 -- Correspondence
- Pershing, Warren, 1909-1980
- Quekemeyer, John G. -- Correspondence
- Shepherd, David A. (David Alexander) -- Correspondence
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
- United States. Army -- Officers
- Presidential candidates -- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1924
- Argonne, Battle of the, France, 1918
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Europe
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Meuse River Valley
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Maps
- Army officers
- Lawyers
- Public officials
Open to research.
Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, treaties, writings, maps, and other papers relating chiefly to Schneider's service as personal aide to Gen. John J. Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during and after World War I. Includes fragments of Pershing's diary (1921-1922) edited by Schneider; maps of the Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel campaigns and other French sites on the Western Front during World War I; correspondence between Schneider and David A. Shepherd relating to drafting Pershing for the 1924 Democratic presidential nomination; and material relating to the schooling of Pershing's son, Warren. Other correspondents include George E. Adamson, George C. Marshall, and John G. Quekemeyer.
Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Army officer, government official, and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
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