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Title: Leonard Russell Boyd papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1946
Collection Number: 69079
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(4.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, unit histories, clippings, and memoranda, relating to the activities of the 93rd Division at the
battle of Bougainville, and in other operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Creator:
Boyd, Leonard Russell, 1891-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Box 6 and FH14 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research;
materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the
collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1969.
[Identification of item], Leonard Russell Boyd papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Brigadier general, United States Army; commanding general, 93rd Infantry Division, during World War II.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries, correspondence, unit histories, clippings, and memoranda, relating to the activities of the 93rd Division at the
battle of Bougainville, and in other operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Officers
African American soldiers
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans
United States. Army
United States. Army. Division, 93rd