Clendenen, Clarence C. (Clarence Clemens)

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Clarence C. Clendenen was the author of several books and articles on military and Mexican-American affairs. A 1920 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he earned his M.A. from Michigan State University and PhD in history from Stanford University. He served as a colonel in the Army Cavalry with the 1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th regiments. Through the 1950s, Clendenen taught at West Point and served in the Philippines, Japan, and Venezuela, as well as on the Mexican border. He was also Curator Emeritus of the Military Collections at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University and taught at Menlo School and College in Menlo Park, California. He won the Albert Beveridge Memorial Award from the American Historical Society in 1960.

From the description of The Column from California, 1972. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 464227925

Colonel, United States Army; curator of special collections, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace.

From the description of Clarence Clemens Clendenen papers, 1881-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869726

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referencedIn Clendenen family. Clendenen family papers, 1855-1972. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Clendenen, Clarence C. (Clarence Clemens). Clarence Clemens Clendenen papers, 1881-1968. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Clendenen, Clarence C. (Clarence Clemens). The Column from California, 1972. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Clendenen, Clarence C. (Clarence Clemens). Blood on the border : typescript, ca. 1969. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873. James Henry Carleton papers : typescript transcripts of letters and reports, 1851-1865. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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associatedWith Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873. person
correspondedWith Clendenen family. family
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Army. Sibley Brigade. corporateBody
associatedWith Cremony, John Carey, 1815-1879. person
associatedWith Eyre, Edward Engle, 1823-1899. person
associatedWith Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885. person
associatedWith Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862. person
associatedWith Lynde, Isaac. person
associatedWith Mowry, Sylvester, 1830-1871. person
associatedWith Nunis, Doyce, person
associatedWith Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886. person
associatedWith Swilling, Jack, 1830-1878. person
associatedWith Tevis, James H. (James Henry), 1835-1905. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. California Column. corporateBody
associatedWith West, Joseph Rodman, 1822-. person
associatedWith Wright, George, 1803-1865. person
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Mexico
Fort Yuma (Calif.)
Fort Fillmore (N.M.)
Mexico
United States
California
United States
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
World War, 1939-1945
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