Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material George Van Horn Moseley papers,
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Title
- George Van Horn Moseley papers,
Summary
- Correspondence, diary, speeches, notes, military reports, statements, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, and memorabilia covering Moseley's military career in the Philippines, on the Mexican border, with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, during the Bonus March on Washington, and extending into the period of his retirement. Includes a four volume typescript of his unpublished autobiographical narrative, One Soldier's Journey, documenting his conservative views on such topics as immigration, labor unions, military preparedness, and international organizations and his opposition to communism and Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies. Also includes material relating to Moseley's testimony before the Dies committee on un-American activities in 1939.
- Correspondents include Dwight D. Eisenhower, Walter F. George, James G. Harbord, Herbert Hoover, Douglas MacArthur, Joseph McCarthy, Robert R. McCormick, Joseph J. Pershing, John E. Rankin, B. Carroll Reece, Walter B. Smith, Joseph W. Stilwell, and Eugene Talmadge.
Names
- Moseley, George Van Horn, 1874-1960
Headings
- - Eisenhower, Dwight D.--(Dwight David),--1890-1969--Correspondence
- - George, Walter F.--(Walter Franklin),--1878-1957--Correspondence
- - Harbord, James G.--(James Guthrie),--1866-1947--Correspondence
- - Hoover, Herbert,--1874-1964--Correspondence
- - MacArthur, Douglas,--1880-1964--Correspondence
- - McCarthy, Joseph,--1908-1957--Correspondence
- - McCormick, Robert Rutherford,--1880-1955--Correspondence
- - Pershing, John J.--(John Joseph),--1860-1948--Correspondence
- - Rankin, John E.--(John Elliott),--1882-1960--Correspondence
- - Reece, B. Carroll--(Brazilla Carroll),--1889-1961--Correspondence
- - Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945
- - Smith, Walter Bedell,--1895-1961--Correspondence
- - Stilwell, Joseph Warren,--1883-1946--Correspondence
- - Talmadge, Eugene,--1884-1946--Correspondence
- - Bonus Expeditionary Forces
- - United States.--Army.--American Expeditionary Forces
- - United States.--Army--Foreign service--Philippines
- - United States.--Army--History
- - United States.--Congress.--House.--Special Committee on Un-American Activities (1938-1944)
- - Communism
- - Conservatism--United States
- - International organization
- - Military readiness
- - New Deal, 1933-1939
- - Labor unions--United States
- - Mexico--Boundaries--United States
- - United States--Boundaries--Mexico
- - United States--Emigration and immigration
Notes
- - Arranged in eight series. Series 1: Diaries, 1916-1919; Series 2: Correspondence, 1907-1957; Series 3: Military Papers, 1911-1942; Series 4: Subject File, 1855-1958; Series 5: Speeches and Writings File, 1915-1958; Series 6: Printed Matter, 1899-1955; Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1889-1960; and Series 8: Oversize, 1924-1946.
- - Gift, George Van Horn Moseley and his estate, 1953-1960.
- - Gift, H.K. Thompson, 1985.
- - Army officer.
- - Collection material in English.
- - Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001037
Medium
- 4,250 items.
- 48 containers plus 2 oversize.
- 19.8 linear feet.
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Library of Congress Control Number
- mm78033712
Access Advisory
- Open to research.
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Finding Aid
Format
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Location
Language
Subject
- American Expeditionary Forces
- Army
- Bonus Expeditionary Forces
- Boundaries
- Brazilla Carroll)
- Communism
- Congress
- Conservatism
- Correspondence
- Dwight David)
- Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Emigration and Immigration
- Foreign Service
- Franklin Delano)
- George, Walter F.
- Harbord, James G.
- History
- Hoover, Herbert
- House
- International Organization
- James Guthrie)
- John Elliott)
- John Joseph)
- Labor Unions
- Macarthur, Douglas
- McCarthy, Joseph
- McCormick, Robert Rutherford
- Mexico
- Military Readiness
- New Deal
- Pershing, John J.
- Philippines
- Rankin, John E.
- Reece, B. Carroll
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Smith, Walter Bedell
- Special Committee on UN-American Activities
- Stilwell, Joseph Warren
- Talmadge, Eugene
- United States
- Walter Franklin)