Contains the following types of materials: memoirs, clippings. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: Civil War, World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following organization: Corps of Engineers, Reserve. General description of the collection: The American Military Institute papers include scholarly organization papers donated by officers of the American Military Institute (currently known as Society for Military History); many and varied topics; notes on military law; agreements, instructions; one memoir by Francis H. Knauff of WWI service.