The John D. Weaver papers, 1906-1978.

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The John D. Weaver papers, 1906-1978.

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Contains the following types of materials: documents, correspondence, reviews, clippings, obituaries. Contains information pertaining to the following time periods: 1899-1917; 1970s. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: 25th Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The John D. Weaver papers include historian's papers related to book THE BROWNSVILLE RAID (1976), which dealt with racial incident of 1906 involving black troops and citizens of Brownsville, Texas, including correspondence with survivors, families of troops, documents and testimony related to Congress 1973 Act overturning dishonorable discharges of 25th troops; Dorsie W. Willis, A. Hawkins.

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Hawkins, A., U.S. Army soldier.

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Willis, Dorsie W.

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Dorsie W. Willis was an African American private of Company D, 25th Infantry Regiment, United States (U.S.) Army in the early 1900's. From the description of The Dorsie W. Willis papers, 1904-1906. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47027754 ...

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th

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Weaver, John D. (John Downing), 1912-2002

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Weaver was born Feb. 4, 1912 in Washington, DC; attended Georgetown Univ., 1928-29; AB, College of William and Mary, 1932; AM, George Washington Univ., 1933; worked for various federal agencies, including the National Recovery Administration, 1933-35; was also reporter, feature writer, book reviewer, and copy editor, Kansas City star, 1935-40; contributed articles, short stories, and book reviews to magazines; also wrote novels and non-fiction; published works include: Wind before rain (1942), A...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...