United States Constabulary Association Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 661

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The United States Constabulary Association Collection documents the history of this U. S. Army unit, which served as an occupying military police force in post-World War II Germany between 1946 and 1951. The collections includes correspondence, photocopies of newspaper articles, material related to military reunions, a membership roster and list of deceased members of the association, photographs, a map, and other printed matter.

Dates

1945-2004 and undated

Creator

United States Constabulary (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

3.50 linear feet (3 boxes and one oversized folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1945-2004 and undated; Series 2, Memorabilia, undated; and Series 3, Photographs, 1948 and undated. The materials in the subject files are arranged in alphabetical order by topic.

Method of Acquisition

The United States Constabulary Association Collection was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Charlie Joe Elsea, Bristol, Tenn., on behalf of the association on February 18 and December 1, 2004.

Separated Materials

A book compiled by William M. Tevington titled The United States Constabulary: A History (Paducah, Ky.: Turner Publishing Company, 1998) has been removed from the collection and cataloged into Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processing of the collection was completed by Samantha James and Ned Irwin in October 2006.

Subjects

Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
United States Constabulary Association Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
United States. Army--Military police--History, 20th century Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
United States. Constabulary--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source