John Alden Jamieson papers, 1940-1952

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence



Box 1 Cataloged Correspondence

Series II: File A


I. Data, Armed Services Editions


Box 1 1. Beginnings


Box 1 2. Miscellaneous


Box 1 3. ASE and Magazine Set Statistics


Box 1 4. Letters from Soldiers


Box 1 5. Later Project


Box 1 6. Drafts, Comments, etc.


Box 1 7. Drafts, Comments, etc.


II. Data, Overseas Theaters


Box 1 1. The Need


Box 1 2. Comments on Draft Ch. 8


Box 1 3. Alaska


Box 1 4. Antilles Dept


Box 1 5. Central Pacific Base Command and MIDPAC


Box 1 6. CPBC Documents



Box 2 7. CPBC--Poullada 1943 Report


Box 2 8. China-Burma-India


Box 2 9. Panama Canal Dept


Box 2 10. ETO--First Phase


Box 2 11. ETO--Second Phase


Box 2 12. ETO--Third Phase


Box 2 13. ETO--Articles and Librarians' Repts


Box 2 14. ETO--Miscellaneous Data


Box 2 15. ETO--Seventh Army Documents


Box 2 16. ETO--Third Army Documents



Box 3 17. ETO--Committee Recommendations


Box 3 18. ETO--Drafts and Comments


Box 3 19- Mediterranean Theater


Box 3 20. South and Southwest Pacific


Box 3 21. Western Pacific


Box 3 22. AFPAC


Box 3 23. Korea--1946


Box 3 24. Philippines--1946


Box 3 25. Japan--1946


Box 3 26. Other Overseas Areas


III. Data, Prewar (1918-1940)


Box 3 1. Interviews & Letters


Box 3 2. Documents


IV. Unit Magazine Set



Box 4 1. Correspondence with Publishers


Box 4 2. Costs


Box 4 3. Controversies--Statistics


Box 4 4. Miscellaneous


Box 4 5. Letters from Soldiers


Box 4 6. Overseas Printings--Magazines


Box 4 7. Overseas Newspapers


Box 4 8. Overseas Magazines and Newspapers--Samples


V. Data, U.S.


Box 4 1. AAF Libraries


Box 4 2. Buildings and Equipment


Box 4 3. Hospital Service


Box 4 4. Post Service


Box 4 5. First Service Command


Box 4 6. Second Service Command


Box 4 7. Third Service Command


Box 4 8. Fourth Service Command



Box 5 9. Fifth Service Command


Box 5 10. Sixth Service Command


Box 5 11. Seventh Service Command


Box 5 12. Eighth Service Command


Box 5 13. Ninth Service Command


VI. Data, War Department, Expansion Period


Box 5 1. 1941 Morale Conference


Box 5 2. Morale Branch Activities Repts


Box 5 3. Some 1941- Correspondence


Box 5 4. National Home Library Foundation


Box 5 5. Reclassification of Librarians


Box 5 5a. Early Budget Notes


Box 5 5b. Distribution Data


Box 5 6. Fiscal Data


Box 5 7. Procurement--Kits


Box 5 8. Procurement--Other Data


Box 5 9. Overseas Supply


Box 5 10. Miscellaneous

Series III: File B


VII. Data, War Department, Later Period



Box 6 1. Army Regulations affecting Special Services


Box 6 2. Changes to AR 35-6800 and 35-6820


Box 6 3.Change 2 to AR 210-70


Box 6 4. Articles


Box 6 5. Releases


Box 6 6. Consultants--1944 Meeting


Box 6 7. Consultants--1945 Meeting


Box 6 8. Demobilization and VE Plans


Box 6 9. Directives--Processing


Box 6 10. Manuals--Revision of 28-305


Box 6 11. Miscellaneous


Box 6 12. Peacetime Plans


Box 6 13. Personnel


Box 6 14. Progress Reports



Box 7 15. Publications


Box 7 16. Weekly Activities Reports


Box 7 17. Relations with Navy


Box 7 18. Postwar and Conclusion Chapters--Drafts and Comments


VIII. Data, Miscellaneous


Box 7 1. Appendix on Funds--Draft, Documents, Notes


Box 7 2. Correspondence, Miscellaneous--1


Box 7 3. Correspondence, Miscellaneous--2


Box 7 4. Independent Agencies--Red Cross


Box 7 5. Independent Agencies--Other


Box 7 6. Librarians


Box 7 7. Individual Librarians--Correspondence


Box 7 8. Overseas Librarians--Correspondence


Box 7 9. Soldiers--Librarians in Civil Life--Correspondence


Box 7 10. U.S. Librarians, Command--Correspondence


Box 7 11. Library Reports


Box 7 12. Occupational Materials



Box 8 13. Paper--General


Box 8 14. Paper--Books


Box 8 15. Paper--Magazines


Box 8 16. Paper--Newspapers


Box 8 17. Paper--Redeployment Program


Box 8 18. Reading Tastes


Box 8 19. Research Reports


Box 8 20. Soldier Vote--1


Box 8 21. Soldier Vote--2


Box 8 22. Special Programs


Box 8 23. Special Service Topics


Box 8 24. Statistics


Box 8 25. Surpluses and Redistribution


IX. Victory Book Campaigns



Box 9 Victory Book Campaigns, 3 folders

Series IV: File C


X. Questionnaires Sent to librarians


Box 9 1. Questionnaires--General--1


Box 9 2. Questionnaires--General--2


Box 9 3. Questionnaires--Incomplete Tabulation of Answers

In 15 envelopes.


Box 9 4. Individual Questionnaires--1


Box 9 5. Individual Questionnaires--2


Box 9 6. Individual Questionnaires--3


Box 9 7. Individual Questionnaires--4



Box 10 8. Individual Questionnaires--5


Box 10 9. Individual Questionnaires--6


XI. Manuscript, Books for the Army


Box 10 1. Manuscript, Books for the Army

Edited copy used in setting type.


XII. Book Procurement Cases, Approximately 30 folders



Box 11 Book Procurement Cases (Part 1)



Box 12 Book Procurement Cases (Part 2)



Box 13 Book Procurement Cases (Part 3)