Descriptive Summary

Creator: Texas National Guard

Title: Texas National Guard Records

Dates: 1900-1964

Abstract: These are the records of the Texas military unit known as the Texas National Guard

Collection#: S1055.1

Quantity: 6 boxes and 4 oversized items (7.0 linear feet)

Language: English

Repository: Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Bulk of the collection consists of general files (1918-1961), the medical records and notes of Dr. G. Schilling (1903-1919), records and notes pertaining to the 36th Division (1914-1962), and material concerning the 36th Division Association (1952-1955). Also included in the collection are letters and financial records, materials for Texas National Guard Commander Carl L. Phinney, the Texas Adjutant General's Department, general military materials, and scrapbook materials. Of special interest is a six volume stereographic photo library on World War II.

Scope and Contents

The Texas National Guard serves as a state and federal agency. During peace time, the Guard is under the commmand of the governor and the adjutant general. In wartime, the Guard is under federal supervision. The National Militia Act of 1903 (the Dick Law) made all of the different militia units within each state subject to the U.S. Army. During World War I and World War II, the Texas National Guard served as the U.S. Army 36th Division.

Organization

The collection is organized into the following series:

General Files

Carl L. Phinney

John G. Schilling

36th Division

Printed Materials

Scrapbook Materials

Artificial Collection

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.

Subjects (Organizations)

Texas National Guard

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th

Subjects

Armed Forces

Texas--History, Military

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 36th--History

World War I. 1914-1918

World War II, 1939-1945

World War II, 1939-1945--United States--Texas

Related Material

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Daniel O Blackmon Papers, 1907-1991 and undated

Texas and Mexican Border Campaign Collection, 1916

Ross Ayers Papers, 1968-1973

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Texas National Guard Records, 1900-1964, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s): None for the record

Gift, 1970

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, December 2004

Additional Sources

McDugal, Leila. Up Hill and Down Hill: A History of the Texas National Guard. Waco, Texas, 1966.

Collection Inventory

General Files

Box 1

• Folder 1, VIP's, Checklist, 1953
• Folder 2, Daily Bulletins, 49th Armored Division, 1953
• Folder 3, Standard Operating Procedures, 100th Tank Battalion, 1953
• Folder 4, Policies and Standard Operating Procedures, 36th Division, 1949-1953
• Folder 5, Billeting, 1953
• Folder 6, Special Service-Band, 1953
• Folder 7, Division Guard, Field Officers and Duty Officers, 1953
• Folder 8, Admino-Annexes, Field Training Memorandum, April-June 1953
• Folder 9, Active File, G-1 Information, 1952-1953
• Folder 10, GI Daily Check List, 1953
• Folder 11, Daily Bulletin, 36th Infantry Division, 1953
• Folder 12, Corrections of Deficiencies in Fund Records, 1953
• Folder 13, Personnel, Requested and Assigned, 1951-1953
• Folder 14, Action File, Checklist, 1952-1953
• Folder 15, Division Surgeon Reports and Strength Reports, 1953
• Folder 16, Personnel Policies, Adjutant General, Texas, 1951-1953
• Folder 17, Smith, Norman L., 1952-1956
• Folder 18, Chalmers, David Walker, 1949-1961
• Folder 19, Simpson, Edgar R., 1939-1961
• Folder 20, General Courts-Martial, Harrill H. Hightower, 1925-1926
• Folder 21, Miscellaneous, 1917-1943
• Folder 22, Post Cards, ca. 1918
• Folder 23, Photographs, Texas and France-World War I, 1918-1950s
• Folder 24, Map of Chalons, France, World War I, 1918
• Folder 25, 111th Sanitary Train, 1918

Phinney, Carl L.

• Folder 26, Recommendation of Phinney for Position of Vice-President of National Guard Association of U.S., 1957
• Folder 27, Recommendation of Phinney for Distinguished Service Medal, 1961
• Folder 28, Recommendation of Phinney for Secretary of the Army, 1960-1961
• Folder 29, Orders, 1925-1964
• Folder 30, Correspondence-Personal, 1927-1964
• Folder 31, Correspondence, 1925-1964
• Folder 32, Miscellaneous Reports, 1927-1962

Schilling, Dr. John G., M.D.

Box 2

• Folder 1, Correspondence, 1903-1906
• Folder 2, Correspondence, 1907-1909
• Folder 3, Correspondence, 1910
• Folder 4, Legal Documents, 1930
• Folder 5, Miscellaneous Medical Papers, 1908-1919
• Folder 6, Medical Notebooks, 1906-1909
• Folder 7, Medical Notebooks, 1906-1909
• Folder 8, Medical School Lecture Notes, 1907-1908

36th Division

Box 3

• Folder 1, History of the 36th Division, 1914-1919
• Folder 2, World War I Battle Messages, Letters from the 72nd Infantry Brigade, 1918
• Folder 3, World War I Battle Messages, Letters from the 72nd Infantry Brigade, 1918
• Folder 4, "As It Was Ordered" by Frank A. Loftus, 1918
• Folder 5, Camp Data, 1952
• Folder 6, Commendations, 1953
• Folder 7, Correspondence, 1914-1962

36th Division Association

• Folder 8, Financial Documents, 1954-1955
• Folder 9, Financial Documents, 1953
• Folder 10, Reunion: Register and Registration Blanks, 1952-1953

Box 4

General Military Materials

• Folder 1, Army Training Test, 1951
• Folder 2, Camp Polk Telephone Directory, 1951
• Folder 3, Printed Material, Military, 1917-1951
• Folder 4, Periodicals, Military, 1941-1954
• Folder 5, Printed Materials and News Clippings, 1907-1953
• Folder 6, Index to General Hulen's Files, undated

142nd Infantry Company

• Folder 7, Correspondence, 1924
• Folder 8, Literary Production, 1924 and undated

Texas Adjutant General's Department

• Folder 9, Supplies Correspondence, Ordnance Letter Book, 1908

Box 5

Artifact Collection

• Folder 1, Stereographic Library: World War, Volume I-VI, Keystone View Company; Picture cards with the stereoscope, ca. 1919

Box 6

Oversized Items

Box 6

• Folder 1, 142nd Infantry Band, Scrapbook Material, 1922-1947
• Folder 2, Financial Material, Audit of Accounts, Border Defense, Ranger Force and Regular Appropriations, 1917-1918
• Folder 3, Ledger of Letters Received, 1900-1918

ledger

Ledger 1

Financial Material: Account Ledger, Unit B-Unit J, Expenses on supply and labor, undated

scrapbook

Scrapbook 1

Scrapbook Material: News Clippings on 36th Division, 1946 and undated

scrapbook

Scrapbook 2

Scrapbook Material: News Clippings on 36th Division and War, 1944 and undated

scrapbook

Scrapbook 3

Scrapbook Material: News Clippings on 36th Division and War, 1947-1948