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Title: Robert C. Richardson papers
Date (inclusive): 1890-1954
Collection Number: 68029
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
89 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(38.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, bulletins, directives, maps, and photographs relating to American military operations in the Pacific Theater
during World War II and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Creator:
Richardson, Robert C. (Robert Charlwood), 1882-1954
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 82-84 closed. Boxes 10-11, 31-33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 43-46, 48-51, 53-54, 59-60, 66, 68-71, 75, 77, 80-81, 87-89 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.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1968.
[Identification of item], Robert Charlwood Richardson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
| 1882 | Born, Charleston, South Carolina |
| 1900-1904 | Cadet, United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) |
| Circa 1904-1905 | Served in the 14th Calvary Regiment during the Philippine–American War |
| 1905 | Wounded in action at Cotta Usap |
| 1906-1911 | Assistant instructor of modern languages, United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) |
| 1914-1916 | Assistant professor of English, United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) |
| 1917 | Author, West Point: An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy |
| Aide to Major General T. H. Barry | |
| 1918-1919 | Liaison officer, American Expeditionary Forces |
| 1919 | Joined Morale Division, War Plans Division, War Department General Staff, Washington DC |
| 1920-1923 | Assistant to assistant chief of staff for operations, Headquarters, Philippine Department, Manila |
| 1924-1926 | Attended Ecole Supérieure de Guerre, Paris |
| 1926-1928 | Military attaché, Rome, Italy |
| 1929-1933 | Commandant of cadets, United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) |
| 1933 | Attended Army War College, Washington |
| 1938 | Given command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas |
| 1940-1941 | Commanded the 1st Calvary Division Fort Bliss, Texas |
| 1941 | Director, Bureau of Public Relations, War Department |
| 1954 | Posthumously promoted to general |
| Died | |
| 1943- | Commanding general of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific Ocean area |
| Military governor of Hawaii | |
| Commanding general of the Hawaiian Department |
Scope and Contents of Collection
The papers document the military career of General Robert Charlwood Richardson, Jr., who served in World War I and World War
II. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, directives, maps, and photographs relating to American military
operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
As an aide to Major General T. H. Barry, Richardson traveled with Barry to Europe in 1917. Since Richardson could speak French,
he became a liaison officer for the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The collection includes materials related
to the American Expeditionary Forces and volumes of information summaries.
During World War II, Richardson became the military governor of Hawaii and the commander of Army personnel in the Pacific.
He was present aboard the USS
Missouri during Japan's surrender in 1945. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and photographs related to
Richardson's service, as well as history volumes documenting the United States Armed Forces in the Middle Pacific. Also included
are materials concerning martial law in Hawaii and suspension of the right of habeas corpus during Richardson's service as
military governor.
| Box Numbers | Groups |
|---|---|
| 37, 75, 77-79 |
Biographical File
|
| 77-81 |
Diaries
|
| 63-71, 78-79, 81 |
Correspondence
|
| 12, 37, 78, 84 |
Speeches and writings
|
| 1-4, 7, 77 |
World War I
|
| 5-6, 8-11, 76 |
Interwar period
|
| 12-57, 78, 82-84 |
World War II
|
| 36, 38, 61-62 |
Photographs
|
Operaonal Reports:
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, "Parcipaon of United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area [USAFCPA] in Galvanic
Operaon," (official report, n.p.: HQ, USAFCPA, 1944).
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, "Parcipaon in the Kwajalein and Eniwetok Operaons [Marshalls], by the United States Army
Forces in the Central Pacific Area," (official report, n.p.: HQ, USAFCPA, 1945).
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, "Parcipaon in the Western Carolines and Central Philippines Operaons by United States
Army Forces in Pacific Ocean Areas," (official report, n.p.: HQ, USAFPOA, 1945).
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, "Parcipaon in the Iwo Jima Operaon by United States Army Forces in Pacific Ocean Areas,"
(official report, n.p.: HQ, USAFPOA, 1946).
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, "Parcipaon in the Okinawa Operaon by United States Army Forces in Pacific Ocean Areas,"
2 vols. (official report, n.p.: HQ, U. S. Army Forces Middle Pacific, 1946).
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, "Report on Canton, New Caledonia, Kwajalein, Saipan, Tarawa, Tinian, Fiji, Guam, Guadalcanal,
Okinawa" (official report, n.p.: HQ, U. S. Army Forces Middle Pacific, 1945).
Robert C. Richardson, Jr., "A Soldier's Life," unpublished manuscript, U. S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Historian's Office.
Robert C. Richardson Papers, "unpublished dra," Box 1A, Folders 1- 2 & Box 1B, Folders 17-18, U.S. Army Heritage and Educaon
Center (USAHEC), Carlisle, PA.
This unpublished autobiography is an elusive source. The USAHEC collecon has an "unpublished dra," in 25 Tabs mixed with
"Diary" documents in two locaons. The USARPAC History Office has 8 files entled Chapters. All eight Chapters at USARPAC
have idencal tles to eight Tabs at USAHEC, but there are different chapter and tab numbers between the two collecons.
James
Delos Carleton Emmons papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
William Edward Hammer processed volume, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Raymond B. Jordan collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Henry J. Muller, Jr. papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Armed Forces -- Philippines
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Hawaii
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
United States. Army