Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert Parvin Williams papers
- Dates:
- 1916-1951
- Creators:
- Williams, Robert Parvin, 1891-
- Abstract:
- The papers of Robert Parvin Williams, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, include diaries, memoirs, correspondence, studies, memoranda, photographs, maps, charts, and printed matter relating to the U.S. Army Medical Service in the China-India-Burma Theater during World War II and during the Korean War.
- Extent:
- 8 manuscript boxes (3.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Robert Parvin Williams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers of Robert Parvin Williams, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, include diaries, memoirs, correspondence, studies, memoranda, photographs, maps, charts, and printed matter relating to the U.S. Army Medical Service in the China-India-Burma Theater during World War II and during the Korean War.
The Biographical File, in addition to Williams' curriculum vitae and citations, offers an example of his skills as a writer and a speaker. But of more interest to the researchers might be his diaries, divided in sections in chronological order, recording announcements of citations, daily events and schedules, his itineraries, and descriptions of performance of his duties in the context of the prevalent military situation of 1941 to 1945.
The bulk of the materials in the collection relate to the services provided by the medical units of different army divisions within the framework of the United States Army operations in various parts of the world. All of these documents are included in the United States Army File. The materials are listed in chronological order under the names of the army units with a description of physical forms. Williams' work in the China-Burma-India theater along with General Joseph Stilwell deserves a particular mention.
The series of Photographs is a visual record of army operations involving machinery, weapons, and individuals. Some photographic prints are attached to the materials they illustrate, and they have been left in the United States Army File where noted. Loose prints, including oversize prints, are generally listed in chronological order with information about dates and the names of photographers whenever available. Loose prints found in the folders have been left in place, as they might be better understood if considered in the context of the materials in the folder.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1891 August 29 Born, Greencastle, Indiana1912-1913 Intern, Ancon Hospital, Panama Canal Zone1913 M.D., University of Cincinnati1913-1915 Cincinnati General Hospital1915 First Lieutenant, Medical Corps, U.S. Army1915-1916 Student, Army Medical School1916-1917 Adjutant, Camp Hospital, Mexican border, Douglas, Arizona1917-1918 Assistant Divisional Surgeon1918 Organizer and Commander, General Hospital No. 34, East Norfolk, Massachusetts1927 Honor graduate, Medical Field Service School1928-1930 Student, Command and General Staff School1934-1935 Army War College1935 Chemical Warfare School1935-1939 Instructor, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia1939-1940 Director, training, Medical Field Service School, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania1940 Commanding officer, First Regiment, march from Pennsylvania to California1942 February 5 Member, General Joseph Stilwell's military mission to China and Burma1942 May Surgeon, General Stilwell's column, retreat from Burma to India1944-1945 Chief surgeon, General Dan I. Sultan, India-Burma theater1945 July-1949 Army surgeon, Fourth Army1949 September-November Special assistant to surgeon general1949 Promoted through grades to Brigadier General1967 November 20 Died - Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1968.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-27 15:16:48.342819
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Robert Parvin Williams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563