Frank Parker papers, 1918-1947.

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Craig, Malin, 1875-1945

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Malin Craig (1875-1945) was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. He commissioned in the infantry after graduating from West Point in 1898. He served in the Santiago campaign in the Spanish American War, the expedition to Peking in 1900, and the Philippines, from 1900 to 1904. He graduated from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1905 and the Army War College in 1910. During World War I, he was chief of staff of the 41st Division, then I Corps at the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne offensives....

American legion

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Veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1893-1927. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36805972 Association of veterans of American wars. Formed by a group of World War I officers, the American Legion is the world's largest veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1960-1987. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61206804 The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after Worl...

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1848.

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Parker, Franklin Dallas, 1918-....

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Collection documents the life of Myles Horton (1905 - 1990) founder of Highlander Folk School. He was inspired by Danish folk high schools while studing in Denmark. He and Don West founded the Highlander Folk School in Grundy County, Monteagle, Tenn., in 1932. The Highlander school which used education to inspire and empower ordinary people in the struggle for human rights and social justice. The school helped unionize southern textile workers and coal miners in the 1930...

Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951

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Marshal and chief of state of France. From the description of Philippe Pétain papers, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866964 French General of the First World War. From the description of Letter, 1918. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41418433 French minister of war, diplomat, and army officer. From the description of Address of Philippe Pétain, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450037 ...

Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955

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Charles Pelot Summerall (b. Mar. 4, 1867, Blount's Ferry, Fla.-d. May 14, 1955, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army officer, graduated from West Point in 1892. Early in his career he fought in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the attack on Peking during the China Relief Expedition. He served on the front line in France during World War I as commander of the 1st Division and, later, commander of the 5th Corps. In 1926 he became chief of staff of the U.S. Army, and in 1930 retir...

Parker, Frank, 1872-1947

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Frank Parker (b. 1872, S.C.-d. 1947), U.S. Army general, graduated from West Point in 1894. His military service included posts in Venezuela, Argentina, and Cuba from 1904 to 1908, as an instructor and organizer of cavalry in Cuba from 1909 to 1912, and commander of the 1st Division in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, he served as assistant chief of staff of the U.S. Army; and commander of the 6th Corps, the 2nd Army, and the Philippines De...

Woodring, Harry Hines, 1887-1967

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Harry Hines Woodring was born in Elk City, Kansas, on May 31, 1887, the son of Hines and Melissa Woodring. After attending Elk City and Montgomery County high schools, he enrolled in Lebanon Business University, Lebanon, Indiana, where he staved for ten months. Returning to Elk City in the spring of 1905, he accepted a job as bookkeeper in the First National Bank. In 1909, he was offered, and accepted, a job as assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Neodesha, Kansas, a care...

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. First Division.

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Bullard, Robert L.

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