Contains the following type of materials: oral history. Contains information pertaining to the following time periods: 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: American University; Ordnance Guided Missile School, Redstone Arsenal; Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel (DCSPER); Army War College (AWC). General description of the collection: The Charles M. Hersh papers include civilian educator's memoirs; Army educational system in the 1960s; role of the educational advisor; organization of senior service schools and curriculum development during 1970s-1980s; and major educational advances at the Army War College (art of military operations, use of war games, self-assessment, physical fitness and executive development programs).