Overview of the Ernest J. Dawley papers
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Title: Ernest J. Dawley papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1944
Collection Number: 74052
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 2 envelopes
(0.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, awards, maps, photographs, and printed matter, relating to the landing of the United States Fifth
Army at Salerno, Italy, 1943 September, and to the military career of E. J. Dawley.
Creator:
Dawley, Ernest J., 1886-1973
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ernest J. Dawley papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Major general, United States Army.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, diaries, awards, maps, photographs, and printed matter, relating to the landing of the United States Fifth
Army at Salerno, Italy, 1943 September, and to the military career of E. J. Dawley.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
Salerno, Battle of, Salerno, Italy, 1943
United States. Army
United States. Army. Army, 5th
envelope A
18 photos depicting E.J. Dawley's military career, including service in A.E.F in France 1918-19 and as Commanding General
of VI Corps, Providence, R.I., 1942,
envelope B
37 photos of Camp San Luis Obispo (California) and Gen. E. J. Dawley, Commanding General 1941. Includes photos of Gen. Joseph
W. Stilwell and Gen. Lesley J. McNair.
box 1
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