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Overview
Biographical History
Scope and Contents of the Collection
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Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Thirty-Sixth Division,
1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1919], 1922, [ca.
1925], 1930, 1933-1936, undated,
Ninetieth Division,
1920, 1939,
Texas Participation in World War I,
1915-1920, 1928,
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Frank S. Tillman:
An Inventory of the Frank S. Tillman Collection at the Texas
State Archives,
1915-1920, [ca. 1917-1919], 1922, [ca. 1925],
1928, 1930, 1933-1936, 1939, undated
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Creator: |
Tillman, Frank
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Frank S. Tillman
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1915-1920, [ca. 1917-1919], 1922, [ca. 1925], 1928, 1930,
1933-1936, 1939, undated |
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Abstract: |
The collection of
Frank S. Tillman contains printed material, diaries, rosters, lists of wartime
deaths, and assorted material produced between 1915 and 1939, documenting and
describing the participation of Texas soldiers in World War I. The material,
created by both participants and commentators of the events they describe,
concerns the recruitment, composition, training, transportation, combat
service, casualties, occupation duties, and demobilization of Texas soldiers
and military units between 1917 and 1919. The bulk of the collection concerns
the Thirty-Sixth Division while the remainder deals with the Ninetieth
Division, the Adjutant General of Texas, and other Texas soldiers. Major Frank
S. Tillman was a veteran of the Thirty-Sixth Division. |
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Quantity: |
0.94 cubic
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Language |
English. |
The National Guard of Texas was mustered into federal service on
August 5, 1917, for service in Europe during World War I. Texas national
guardsmen composed the 117th Supply Train of the Forty-Second "Rainbow"
Division, the first National Guard division to go overseas, but the majority of
Texas guardsmen became members of the Thirty-Sixth Division.
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The Thirty-Sixth Division was organized in August and September 1917
from National Guard organizations in Texas and Oklahoma. It trained at Camp
Bowie in Fort Worth, Texas, from October 1917 to July 1918 under the command of
Major General E. St. John Greble. The division traveled to France in July and
August 1918, where its command was transferred to Major General William R.
Smith. The Thirty-Sixth Division successfully participated in the Meuse-Argonne
offensive in October 4-28, 1918. It fought around the area north of Blanc Mont,
advancing a total of 21 kilometers to the hills south of the Aisne River before
being relieved by a French division. The Thirty-Sixth Division returned to the
United States between February and June 1919 and its sub-units were demobilized
at Camp Bowie at various times between March and June 1919. The division's
veterans held reunions at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1933 and 1934.
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The Ninetieth Division was organized between August and October 1917,
primarily of men from Texas and Oklahoma. It trained at Camp Travis in San
Antonio, Texas, until its transportation to France in June and July 1918. Major
General Henry T. Allen commanded the division both while training in the United
States and while serving in Europe during the war. The Ninetieth Division
successfully participated in the St. Mihiel operation, a major American
offensive, beginning on September 12, 1918. It extended its line of defense
forward until September 16, when required to stop. The division was relieved by
the American Seventh Division on October 10 and immediately moved to the
Meuse-Argonne sector. It entered the line on October 21 and won a series of
victories, including participation in a general attack that began on November 1
and reached the Meuse River on November 3. After a six-day delay in crossing
the river, the division continued its advance until halted by the Armistice on
November 11. Major General Charles H. Martin assumed command of the division on
December 30, 1918, and the Ninetieth Division conducted occupation duties in
Germany between December 1918 and May 1919. It ceased to function as a division
upon its embarkation from France and its men were discharged at various camps
around the country.
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Captain Frank S. Tillman commanded Battery D (Fort Worth) of the First
Field Artillery Regiment of the Texas National Guard when it was recruited in
June 1917 and drafted into federal service the following month as part of the
Thirty-Sixth Division. He was director of The
Reconnaissance, a newspaper published at Camp Bowie at which the
Thirty-Sixth Division trained. Tillman served for the duration of the war and
eventually attained the rank of major.
While news editor of the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, Tillman collected documents pertaining to the
Thirty-Sixth Division and the participation of other Texas soldiers in World
War I for deposit in the Texas State Library. He made his first donation on
November 12, 1933, in response to a Fort Worth
Star-Telegram article on the paucity of material in the capitol archives
and state library on Texas participation in World War I. He donated items until
at least 1939 when in a veterans' hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
The following veterans also donated material to the collection via
Frank Tillman: Major Ike Ashburn, Colonel Claude V. Birkhead, W. T. Carley,
Captain Claude L. Drennon, Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd E. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel
Dallas J. Matthews, Lieutenant Colonel J. Watt Page, Major Orsen E. Paxton,
Sergeant Eugene Roundstream, and Colonel Herbert E. Stevenson.
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The collection of Frank S. Tillman contains printed material, diaries,
rosters, lists of wartime deaths, and assorted material produced between 1915
and 1939, documenting and describing the participation of Texas soldiers in
World War I. The material, created by both participants and commentators of the
events they describe, concerns the recruitment, composition, training,
transportation, combat service, casualties, occupation duties, and
demobilization of Texas soldiers and military units between 1917 and 1919.
Topics covered include campaigns in France, transportation to and from Europe,
guarding and policing policies, recreational activities, and a reunion of the
90th Division. Also present are reports from the Texas Adjutant General
describing the organization and operations of the Texas National Guard, and a
history of the 90th Division. The bulk of the collection concerns the
Thirty-Sixth Division while the remainder deals with the Ninetieth Division,
the Adjutant General of Texas, and other Texas soldiers. Major Frank S. Tillman
was a veteran of the Thirty-Sixth Division.
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Organization of the Records |
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These materials are organized into three subgroups and six series: |
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Thirty-Sixth Division, 1917-1919, [ca.
1917-1919], 1922, [ca. 1925], 1930, 1933-1936, undated, 0.48 cubic ft.
- Printed material, 1917-1919, [ca. 1918-1919], 1922, [ca.
1925], 1930, 1933-1936, 0.25 cubic ft.
- Diaries, 1917-1919, fractional
- Rosters, 1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1918], 1933-1934, undated, 0.12
cubic ft.
- Assorted material, 1919, 1934, fractional
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Ninetieth Division, 1920, 1939, 0.06 cubic
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Texas Participation in World War I,
1915-1920, 1928, 0.30 cubic ft.
- Printed material, 1915-1920, 0.18 cubic ft.
- Lists of World War I dead, 1928, 0.12 cubic ft.
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Corporate Names: |
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United States. Army.
Infantry Division, 90th. |
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United States. Army.
Infantry Division, 90th--History. |
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Unites States. Army.
Infantry Division, 36th. |
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United States
Army--Military life. |
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Subjects: |
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World War,
1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States. |
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World War,
1914-1918--Anniversaries, etc. |
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World War,
1914-1918--Campaigns--France. |
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World War,
1914-1918--Casualities. |
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World War,
1914-1918--Sources. |
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World War,
1914-1918--Personal narratives, American. |
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Military
historians--Texas. |
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United
States--History--World War, 1914-1918. |
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Document Types: |
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Diaries--Texas--World War,
1914-1918--1915-1939, undated. |
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Publications--Texas--World
War, 1914-1918--1915-1939, undated. |
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Rosters--Texas--World War,
1914-1918--1915-1939, undated. |
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Reports--Texas--World War,
1914-1918--1915-1939, undated. |
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Military
records--Texas--World War, 1914-1918--1915-1939, undated. |
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Functions: |
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Documenting military
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The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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Robert Wagner Collection of 36th Division Materials,
[1922?], 1936-1938, 1940-1971, [1975?] (bulk 1942-1945), 7.75 cubic ft., 2
audio tapes, 90 maps in the Historical Map Archive, and 80 photographs and 26
negatives in the Prints & Photographs Collection |
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American Legion Collection, [19--], 10 in. |
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General John A. Hulen, Texas National Guard Correspondence,
1917, 15 in. |
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36th Division Association Papers, 1857-1964 and [19--], 13
ft., 2 in. |
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Texas Military Forces Museum, Camp Mabry, Austin,
Texas |
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Exact series of 36th Division related materials housed in this
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Frank S. Tillman
Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Accession number: 1984/142
These records were donated to the Archives and Information Services
Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by Frank S. Tillman
on November 20 and December 4, 1933; January 17, June 14, September 4, November
1, December 20, and December 28, 1934; April 13, April 27, May 22, August 8,
October 17, and November 22, 1935; February 6, 1936; and July 28, 1939.
Hans C. Rasmussen, April 2001
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Thirty-Sixth Division,
1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1919], 1922, [ca.
1925], 1930, 1933-1936, undated,
0.48 cubic ft. |
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This subgroup contains printed material, diaries, rosters, and
assorted material concerning the Thirty-Sixth Division's activities in World
War I and later reunions. The records date from 1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1919],
1922, [ca. 1925], 1930, 1933-1936, and undated. They include records created by
the division and material concerning the division produced by other sources.
The records describe the officers, training, transportation to France, combat
service, and other activities of the division in Europe and the United
States. |
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These materials are organized into four series: |
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Printed material, 1917-1919, [ca. 1918-1919], 1922, [ca.
1925], 1930, 1933-1936, 0.25 cubic ft. |
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Diaries, 1917-1919, fractional |
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Rosters, 1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1918], 1933-1934, undated, 0.12
cubic ft. |
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Assorted material, 1919, 1934, fractional |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Thirty-Sixth Division,
Frank S. Tillman Collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Printed material, 1917-1919, [ca. 1918-1919], 1922,
[ca. 1925], 1930, 1933-1936,
0.25 cubic ft. |
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This series contains newspapers, clippings, pamphlets, and
monographs both published by and concerning the Thirty-Sixth Division between
1917 and 1936. The Thirty-Sixth Division and some of its sub-units published
newspapers and pamphlets, most notably The Arrow
Head, which was the divisional newspaper. These publications contain
news reports, rosters, unit histories and timelines, cartoons, and photographs.
They document events from the Thirty-Sixth Division's initial training, through
its time spent in Europe, until several years after the end of the war. |
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The grouping of publications concerning the Thirty-Sixth
Division contains newspapers, clippings, and monographs collected because they
either discuss the division's activities or were published by entities
associated with the Thirty-Sixth Division. The
Reconnaissance was published at Camp Bowie in Fort Worth, Texas, where
the Thirty-Sixth Division trained. Similarly, The
Hatchet was published aboard the S. S. George
Washington while transporting members of the division to France. Most of
the clippings come from the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, but others are taken from The
American Embarkation News, Stars and
Stripes, and the Paris edition of The Chicago
Tribune. These publications contain news reports on the training,
transportation, and combat actions of the Thirty-Sixth Division. |
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The printed material is arranged by source of publication, then
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Publications of the Thirty-Sixth
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"Thanksgiving Day with Battery 'D' 133rd Field
Artillery,"
November 29, 1917 |
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"The Thirty-Sixth Division in the Great War,"
[ca. 1918-1919] |
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The Arrow Head, Vol.
1, No. 4
(March 21, 1919) |
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Souvenir Edition of The
Trail Log: Official Publication of the 131st (2nd Texas National Guard) Field
Artillery (May 1, 1919) |
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"Our Homes: 111th Field Signal Battalion, 36th
Division, A.E.F.,"
[ca. 1925] |
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Publications Concerning the
Thirty-Sixth Division |
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The Reconnaissance,
Vol. 1, No. 13 and Vol. 1, No. 22
(November 17, 1917 and January 26,
1918) |
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The Hatchet, Vol. 5,
Nos. 1-11
(July 19 - ca. July 29,
1918) |
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The National
Guardsman, Vol. 1, No. 18
(January 18, 1919) |
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Clippings on the Thirty-Sixth Division,
1917-1919, 1933, 1935 |
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Clippings on Thirty-Sixth Division Officers,
1917, 1919, 1934-1936 |
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Blanc Mont
(Meuse-Argonne-Champagne) prepared in the Historical Branch, War Plans
Division (Washington: Government Printing Office,
1922) |
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Unit Journal 142nd
Infantry, Vol. 1, No. 11
(August 1930)
(2 copies) |
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The Battle of Blanc
Mont by Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Otto (Annapolis: United States Naval
Institute,
1930) |
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Diaries, 1917-1919,
fractional |
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This series contains diaries produced by units of the
Thirty-Sixth Division between 1917 and 1919 to officially record activities.
The diary of the 111th Ammunition Train chronicles the unit's actions from its
organization on October 15, 1917 to its demobilization on March 31, 1919. It
includes information on its training, transportation to France, officers, and
daily activities in Europe and the United States. The war diary of the 1st
Battalion of the 144th Infantry chronicles the mundane guarding and policing
duties of the unit aboard the U. S. S. Pretoria en
route to the United States on June 1-6, 1919. |
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The diaries are arranged chronologically. |
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Diary of the 111th Ammunition Train,
1917-1919 |
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War Diary 1st Battalion, 144th Infantry aboard
U. S. S. Pretoria Returning from France to United
States,
1919 |
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Rosters, 1917-1919, [ca. 1917-1918],
1933-1934, undated,
0.12 cubic ft. |
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This series contains rosters produced by the Thirty-Sixth
Division and some of its sub-units between 1917 and 1919. Most are official
rosters drawn up periodically, but others were created for special uses such as
transportation and reunions. Rosters of the entire Thirty-Sixth Division that
were produced during the war list only officers and give their ranks, units,
city or state of origin, and remarks on their duties and physical condition.
Reunion rosters provide only names, units, and addresses. Rosters of sub-units
of the Thirty-Sixth Division list both officers and enlisted men, but vary
widely in the information they provide. Names, ranks, addresses, units, serial
numbers, dates of birth, wages, and names of next of kin are among the
information offered. |
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Arrangement |
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Rosters of the entire Thirty-Sixth Division precede rosters of
its sub-units. The rosters are arranged roughly chronologically within each
grouping. |
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Rosters of the Thirty-Sixth
Division |
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Roster of Officers; National Guard of Texas;
August 5, 1917 |
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Roster of Officers; Camp Bowie, Texas;
February 1, 1918 |
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Roster of Officers after Blanc Mont-Champagne Battle
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November 1, 1918 |
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Roster of Thirty-Sixth Division Reunions held at
Fort Worth, Texas,
October 1933 and October 1934
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Rosters of Sub-Units of the
Thirty-Sixth Division |
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Roster of 133rd Field Artillery,
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Roster of Machine Gun Company, 144th Infantry at
Juviney, France;
October 6, 1918 |
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Roster of Men of 144th Infantry and Assignment to
Compartments Aboard the U.S.S. Pretoria on Return
from France to the United States,
1919 |
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Berthing Space Rosters, Latrine and Police Details
of the 144th Infantry Aboard the U.S.S. Pretoria
on Return from France to the United States,
1919 |
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Roster of 111th Field Signal Battalion,
undated |
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Assorted material, 1919, 1934, undated,
fractional |
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This series contains assorted material produced by and
concerning the Thirty-Sixth Division in 1919, 1934, and unknown dates. The
series contains the following items: a program for the semi-final football game
between the Thirty-Sixth Division and the Seventh Division held on March 21,
1919 in the tournament for the American Expeditionary Forces championship; a
field order for the inspection of the Thirty-Sixth Division by General John J.
Pershing on April 9, 1919; Frank S. Tillman's badge for the Thirty-Sixth
Division Reunion held at Fort Worth, Texas, October 6-7, 1934; and undated
reports titled "36th Division: Record of Events" and "Military Record of
Brigadier General John A. Hulen, Commanding Officer, 72nd Infantry Brigade,
36th Division." |
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The assorted material is arranged chronologically. |
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Assorted material,
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Ninetieth Division,
1920, 1939,
0.06 cubic ft. |
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This subgroup contains printed material produced in 1920 and 1939
describing the Ninetieth Division's activities in World War I and a later
reunion. A History of the 90th Division by
Major George Wythe (1920) describes the formation, training, transportation,
combat service, occupation duties, and discharge of the soldiers of the
Ninetieth Division. It also provides photographs, statistics, rosters of
officers, casualty lists, and the texts of commendations bestowed on the
division. The Report of the Third Annual Convention of Company L, 359th
Infantry, 90th Division, provides an account of its meeting held at
Jacksonville, Texas, on October 13, 1939. |
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The material is arranged chronologically. |
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(Identify the item), Ninetieth Division, Frank S. Tillman
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Archives Commission. |
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A History of the 90th
Division by Major George Wythe (The 90th Division Association,
1920) |
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"Old 'L' Company, 359th Infantry, 90th Division, Report
of the Third Annual Convention,"
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Texas Participation in World War I,
1915-1920, 1928,
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This subgroup contains printed material published between 1915 and
1920 and lists of Texans who died while serving in World War I compiled in
1928. These sources detail the work of the Adjutant General of Texas, the
activities of the Texas National Guard, and the participation of Texans in
World War I. The subgroup includes reports of General John J. Pershing and the
Adjutant General of Texas. It also contains lists of Texans in the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, and Army Nurse Corps, who died while in the service of the United
States during World War I. |
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Printed material, 1915-1920, 0.18 cubic ft. |
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Lists of World War I dead, 1928, 0.12 cubic ft. |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Participation in
World War I, Frank S. Tillman Collection. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Printed material, 1915-1920,
0.18 cubic ft. |
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This series contains four reports of the Adjutant General of
Texas for the years 1915-1920. The Adjutant General submitted reports to the
governor both annually and biannually. The reports describe the recruitment,
organization, and operations of the Texas National Guard. They detail its
involvement in civil emergencies within the State of Texas, its service during
the war in Europe, and its policing duties along the Mexican border. The
reports include appendices of general orders and rosters of National Guard
units and their officers. The biennial report of 1919-1920 contains a thorough
summary of the activities of the Thirty-Sixth Division in World War I (pp.
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This series also includes a copy of the Final Report of General
John J. Pershing submitted to the Secretary of War in September 1919. It
describes the organization, operations, supply, coordination, munitions,
administration, and other miscellaneous subjects of the American Expeditionary
Force's service in Europe during World War I. This copy includes annotations by
Frank S. Tillman calling attention to sections of the report describing the
actions of the Thirty-Sixth Division and Ninetieth Division. |
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The reports are arranged chronologically. |
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Biennial Report of the
Adjutant General of Texas,
1915-1916 |
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Biennial Report of the
Adjutant General of Texas,
1917-1918 |
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Annual Report of the Adjutant
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1918 |
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Biennial Report of the
Adjutant General of Texas,
1919-1920 |
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Final Report of Gen. John J.
Pershing (Washington: Government Printing Office,
1920) |
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Lists of World War I dead, 1928,
0.12 cubic ft. |
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This series contains lists of Texans in the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, and Army Nurse Corps, who died while in the service of the United States
during World War I. The lists were compiled in May 1928 from the records of the
Office of the Adjutant General of Texas. The lists are arranged by counties and
give the following information for each individual: name, serial number, race,
residence, grade (i.e., rank), organization, date of death, and manner of
death. |
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The lists are arranged alphabetically by county, then
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Lists of World War I dead (by
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