George S. Patton papers, 1807-1979 (bulk 1904-1945).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 26,100 items; 78 containers plus 23 oversize; 10 microfilm reels; 40 linear feetSubject(s): - Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 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
- Microfilm edition of diary (Sept. 1942-5 Mar. 1943) available, no. 20,613.
- Microfilm edition of scrapbooks, 1807-1950, available, no. 21,850.
- Microfilm of the originals of personnel records in Patton's 201 file in the U.S. Dept. of the Army available, no. 17,250.
Open to research.
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.
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
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