Descriptive Summary
Rochester, E. P.
Rochester, E. P., Records
1918-1920, 1940
Materials are written in English.
73-7
11 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Military records comprise the E. P. Rochester Records, 1918-1920, 1940, documenting court-martial activities within the Headquarters Southern Department (War Department) and Headquarters Eighth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Biographical Note
In 1940, E. P. Rochester was a supervisor of the Texas State-wide Records Project, which oversaw the Texas Historical Records Survey.
Scope and Contents
Military records comprise the E. P. Rochester Records, 1918-1920, 1940, documenting court-martial activities within the Headquarters Southern Department (War Department) and Headquarters Eighth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Collected by Rochester, the records (1918-1920) relate to military court-martial orders including charges, pleas, findings, specifications, and sentences. Also included is a 1940 legal research manual for the Texas State-wide Records Project, supervised by E. P. Rochester.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Rochester, E. P. -- Archives
Subjects (Organizations)
United States. War department -- Archives
Texas State-wide Records Project
Subjects
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States -- Cases
Military law -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
Places
Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) -- History --20th century
Preferred Citation
E. P. Rochester Records, 1918-1920, 1940, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of
Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory:
3F161
Southern Department Military Records, general court-martial orders, numbers 700-1049,
July 11, 1918 - October 30, 1918
3F161
War Department Military Records:
3F161
General court-martial orders, numbers 300-699,
April 1, 1918 - July 11, 1918
3F161
General court-martial orders, numbers 401-779,
May 18, 1920 - August 31, 1920
3F161
General court-martial orders, numbers 1-298,
September 6, 1920 - November 3, 1920
3F162
Southern Department Military Records, general court-martial orders, numbers 1-299,
January 2, 1918 - April 1, 1918
3F162
War Department Military Records:
3F162
General court-martial orders, numbers 1-500,
January 3, 1919 - December 31, 1919
3F162
General court-martial orders, numbers 1-400,
January 7, 1920 - May 19, 1920
2J144
Legal research manual number three, E. P. Rochester, supervisor,
1940