A Guide to the E. P. Rochester Records, 1918-1920, 1940
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Rochester, E. P. | |
| Title: | Rochester, E. P., Records | |
| Dates: | 1918-1920, 1940 | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Accession No.: | 73-7 | |
| Extent: | 11 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
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 | ||
Administrative Information
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