Henry T. Allen Papers
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collection
Henry T. Allen Papers 1806-1933 (bulk 1883-1933)
Allen, Henry T. (Henry Tureman), 1859-1930
Biographical History for: Henry T. Allen Papers 1806-1933 (bulk 1883-1933)
Biographical Note Date Event 1859, Apr. 13 Born, Sharpsburg, Ky. 1882 Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1887 Married Dora Johnston 1885-1886 Engaged in exploration of Alaska 1888-1890 Instructor, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1890-1895 Military attaché, Russia 1897-1898 Military attaché, Germany In Santiago Campaign as major and adjutant general In Philippines as lieutenant colonel, Forty-Third Regiment 1901 Governor, Island of Leyte Started organization of Philippine Constabulary; was its chief 1903 Brigadier general and chief of constabulary by act of Congress 1910-1912 Lieutenant colonel, General Staff, in charge of Cavalry Section, War Department 1916-1917 In Mexican Punitive Expedition as lieutenant colonel and colonel 1917 Organized cavalry brigade from Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kans. Assigned as commander, Ninetieth Division, Camp Travis, Tex. 1917-1918 Commanded Ninetieth Division at Toul, Saint-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, France 1918-1919 Commanded Eighth Army Corps at Montigny-sur-Aube, France 1919 Commanded Ninth Army Corps at Nogent-en-Bassigny, France Commanded Seventh Army Corps at Wittlich, Germany 1919-1923 Commanded American forces in Germany 1923 Retired from United States Army 1928 Active in organizing veterans' groups for Alfred Emanuel Smith for president; unsuccessful aspirant for Democratic vice-presidential nomination 1930, Aug. 30 Died, Burne Vista Spring, Pa.
Scope and Content Note The papers of Henry Tureman Allen (1859-1930) span the years 1806-1933, with the bulk of the material dating from 1883 to 1933. The collection relates mainly to Allen's military career as a member of an Alaskan exploring party, 1885-1886; as organizer and chief of the Philippine Constabulary, 1901-1907; as a member of the Mexican Punitive Expedition, 1916-1917; as commander of the Ninetieth Division during the First World War, and as commander of the American Occupation Forces on the Rhine, 1919-1923. Subsequent to his retirement from the army in 1923, he was active in organizing various veterans' groups for the 1928 Democratic presidential candidate, Alfred Emanuel Smith; material relating to this political activity is among the papers. A few Allen family papers are also in the collection. The papers are organized into the following series: Diaries, General Correspondence, Letterbooks, Military Matters, Speech, Article, and Book File, Miscellany, Photographs, Printed Matter, Clippings, Maps, Reports, Photograph Albums, Scrapbooks and Portfolio, and Oversize. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, personal as well as professional. Included, too, are diaries, manuscripts of a book, My Rhineland Journal, and numerous speeches and articles, reports of Allen's military activities, photographs, and scrapbooks.
series
Diaries, 1883-1930
Diaries of Allen and his wife, Dora J. Allen.
file
Dora J. Allen's diaries, 1894-1901
1920, Mar.-1922, June
1922, July-1924, June
General Correspondence, 1806-1933
Letters sent and received including occasional family papers.
Partially available on negative microfilm. Shelf no. 19,102.
Available on negative microfilm. Shelf no. 19,102, reel 1
Jan.-May
June-July
Aug.-Oct.
Nov.-Dec.
Jan.-Mar.
Apr.-July
Aug.-Dec.
circa 1921-1922, Apr.
1922, May-Dec., circa 1922
Apr.-Dec.
1930-1933, undated, fragments, and duplicates
Letterbooks, 1887-1924
Letters received and sent.
Letters received
1919, June 23-1923, Feb.
1923-1924, American Committee for the Relief of German Children
Letters sent
1919, Jan.-1923, Feb.
Military Matters, 1900-1923
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, transcripts, general, operations, and field orders, maps and sketches, ordinances, notes, minutes of meetings, speeches and writings, printed matter, and miscellaneous military papers.
Philippines
Mexican Punitive Expedition
First World War
Available on negative microfilm. Shelf no. 19,102, Reels 2-3
Occupation of Germany
Speech, Article, and Book File, 1899-1930
Handwritten and typewritten drafts and printed copies of speeches and articles as well as typescripts of Allen's book My Rhineland Journal.
My Rhineland Journal
Typescript
Final draft
Printer's copy
Other writings
Undated
Miscellany, 1847-1930
Genealogical and biographical material, financial papers, and military honors.
Photographs, circa 1890-1930
Photographs of Allen and various persons and scenes in his life.
circa 1890-1930
Printed Matter, circa 1890-1933
Clippings, 1901-1930
Maps, circa 1911-1923
Maps used for military campaigns and maneuvers.
circa 1911-1923
Reports, 1918-1928
Reports chiefly on the occupation of Germany after World War I.
"Notes on Rhineland Commission and IARHC," 1920, Jan.-July
"State Department Reports IARHC"
Book A, 1920, Aug.-Dec.
Book B, 1921, Jan.-June
Book C, 1921, July-Dec.
Book D, 1922, Jan.-Mar.
Book E, 1922, Mar.-Dec.
Book F, 1923, Jan.-Feb.
Index to Books A-D
"American Military Government of Occupied Germany, 1918-1920"
Vol. 1
Vol. 2
Vol. 3
Vol. 4
"American Representation in Occupied Germany, 1920-1921"
"American Representation in Occupied Germany, 1922-1923"
"Ordinances IARHC 1 Jan.-Feb. 1922, Annex to History of American Representation in Occupied Germany 1922-1923"
"Democratic National Committee, 1928"
Photograph Albums, 1899-1923
Photographs relating to occupied Germany, Marechal Joffre, and the Philippines.
See Oversize
Scrapbooks and Portfolio, 1884-1931
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and miscellany. Also includes portfolio of maps, photographs, and drawings at end of file.
Oversize, 1884-1931
Photograph album, scrapbooks, and portfolio.
Photograph Albums
Occupied Germany
Vol. 1 (Container 62)
Vol. 2 (Container 62)
Vol. 3 (Container 62)
"Le Maréchal Joffre sur le Rhin" (Container 62)
Philippines, 1899-1916 (Container 62)
Scrapbooks and Portfolio
1884-1916 (Container 62)
1917-1918 (Container 62)
1918 (Container 62)
1928 (Container 62)
1930-1931(Container 62)
Portfolio of maps, photographs, and drawings (Container 62)