Pelham Davis Glassford Papers, 1904-1959

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Pelham Davis Glassford Papers, 1904-1959

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Pelham Davis Glassford (1883-1959) commanded the 103rd Field Artillery in the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I and retired from the army in July 1931. He was appointed police chief of Washington, D.C. In May 1932, a group of unemployed veterans known as the Bonus Army converged on the capital, petitioning for immediate payment of certificates owed them by the federal government. Glassford reluctantly complied with President Hoover's decision to evict the veterans from sections of the Federal Triangle area, and a policeman killed two veterans. Against Glassford's advice, the President sent in army troops under the command of General Douglas MacArthur to disperse the veterans. On October 20, the district commissioners asked for and received Glassford's resignation. The collection consists of correspondence, diary, printed material, official papers, photographs, books, magazines, and memorabilia. Includes material on the 1932 Bonus Army and the Imperial Valley (California) labor disputes of 1934.

26 boxes (13 linear ft.); 1 oversize box

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Glassford, Pelham D., 1883-1959

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Glassford was born on Aug. 8, 1883 in Las Vegas, NM; raised in Denver, CO, graduating from West Point in 1904; became a field artillery officer, and served three years as an instructor at West Point; in July 1918, assumed command of the 103rd Field Artillery in the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I; retired from the army in July 1931, and was appointed police chief of Washington, DC; in May 1932, a group of unemployed veterans known as the Bonus Army converged on the capi...