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United States. Army

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1784

Administrative History

The United States Army, previously known as the American Continental Army, was established by the Congress of the Confederation in 1784.

Citation:
Brown, Jerry, 1936- Narushenie poverkhnosti i ee zashchita pri osvoenii Severa, 1981: p. 3 (Laboratorii͡a Armii SShA po izuchenii͡u kholodnykh regionov KRREL)

Genizi, H. Yoʻets u-meḳim, 1987: t.p. (Tsava ha-Ameriḳani)

Probable trend and magnitude of Soviet expenditures for national security purposes, 1969: t.p. (U.S. Army)

U.S. gov't org. man., 1978/79, p. 199 (The American Continental Army, now called the United States Army, was established by the Continental Congress, June 14, 1775)

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Walter Mason Camp photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280335]
Identifier: MSS P 16
Scope and Contents Collection contains photographs of battlefields, groups of Native Americans, and portraits of notable individuals who were prominent in the Indian Wars including George A. Custer and other U.S. Army and Native American participants. Original prints (including albumen, cartes-de-visite, and cabinet cards), copy prints, postcards, halftones, engravings, and selected copy negatives prepared by the repository staff. The bulk of the collection was compiled by Walter Mason Camp and pertains almost...
Dates: 1862-1929

Harry G. Greaves papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9581
Scope and Contents

Collection includes letters written to Sarah "Sadie" Smith from Harry G. Greaves from 1917 to 1919, while he was serving in the United States Army during the First World War. Also includes one French souvenir handkerchief commemorating the end of the War, and five copies of photographs of Harry Greaves and Sarah Smith Greaves.

Dates: approximately 1917-1919

Max and Jean Hanks papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9589
Scope and Contents

Papers of Max and Jean Hanks, including letters sent between Max and Jean while Max was serving in the military, Max Hank's certificates and military and flight records, family photographs in black and white and color, including photographs of ancestors, scrapbooks, family history letters and documents, legal papers, diplomas, and a journal kept by Jean. Also contains DVDs, CDs, and a VHS. Materials dated approximately 1850-2008.

Dates: approximately 1850-2008

LeRoy F. Harlow autobiography

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481587]
Identifier: MSS 2091
Scope and Contents Extensive account of LeRoy F. Harlow's early life in the Snoqualmie Valley, Washington and San Francisco, California. Also details his experiences in the United States Army; attendance at Iowa State College, 1934-38; working in numerous places for city and community governments; work as a management and finance consultant; work on the faculty of Brigham Young University in organizational management, 1967-1978; writing; and other activities during his retirement. Includes extensive...
Dates: 1983-1995

J Malan Heslop 16 mm Army film, 1944

 Sub-Series — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232514205]
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 1 Sub-Series 3

Howard Earl McBride papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9630
Scope and Contents Personal papers of Howard Earl McBride (1932-2021), mainly related to his service in the United States Army during the 1950s. Includes letters to and from Howard's wife Lois and other family members while Howard was at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss, military certificates, documents, identity cards, and photographs. Also includes materials related to Howard and Lois's time attending Brigham Young University, such as identity cards, clippings, photographs, a flier advertising Howard's run for the...
Dates: 1950-1964

Merian C. Cooper papers on the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916-1917

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting Cooper's service during the Mexican border campaign from 1916 to 1917. Includes snapshots of Cooper and panoramic shot of Company B of the 2nd Georgia Infantry on Mexican Border Service at Socorra, Texas, in January 1917.

Dates: 1916-1917

Photographs of military camps and homes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 692
Scope and Contents

Contains 14 photographs of people and places, including military camps and houses. Photographs are primarily gelatin silver prints and gelatin printing out prints. Dated approximately 1890-1929.

Dates: approximately 1890-1929

Bert E. Pritchett photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233606695]
Identifier: MSS P 204
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 556 photographs and 160 negatives taken by Bert E. Pritchett during his service in the Army during the Second World War. Includes images of military equipment and buildings from the Pacific, as well as photographs of San Francisco, California.

Dates: approximately 1940-1949

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1926-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains documents of Latter-Day Saints serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Material contains accounts, articles, photographs, letters, memoirs, histories, interviews, and survey responses. Dated 1926-2010.

Dates: 1926-2010