Contains the following types of materials: letters, documents, reports, speeches, clippings. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: 1930s; United States (U.S.) -- Great Depression; World War II (WWII) -- U.S.-- Pacific; Cold War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: War Department General Staff; administrative officer, National Recovery Administration; commander, U.S troops in China, 15th Infantry Regiment; chief of infantry (see George E. Lynch papers). General description of the collection: The George A. Lynch papers include general officer's papers covering days as commander of 15th Infantry Regiment in China, detached duty with New Deal's National Recovery Administration (NRA); responsibilities as chief of infantry with lectures, speeches, and final report; 1945 report on Guadalcanal; correspondence and legal documents on origin of Jeep; and family letters primarily from wife's brother, General B.G. Chynoweth.
