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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Robert D. Burhans papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Collection Number: XX096
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
32 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 10 envelopes, 9 oversize folders
(16.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Materials relating to activities of the First Special Service Force ("Devil's Brigade") and the 474th Infantry Regiment during
World War II including correspondence, field orders, directives, reports, regulations, handbooks, maps, and photographs. Used
as research material for the book by R. D. Burhans,
The First Special Service Force: A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944 (Washington, D.C., 1947).
Creator:
Burhans, Robert D.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 28-29, FH15 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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1971.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert D. Burhans papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Colonel, United States Army; member, First Special Service Force, during World War II.
Scope and Content of Collection
Materials relating to activities of the First Special Service Force ("Devil's Brigade") and the 474th Infantry Regiment during
World War II including correspondence, field orders, directives, reports, regulations, handbooks, maps, and photographs. Used
as research material for the book by R. D. Burhans,
The First Special Service Force: A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944 (Washington, D.C., 1947).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 474th
Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st