Collection Summary
Henry T. Allen Papers
1806-1933
(bulk
1883-1933)
1806-1933
(bulk
1883-1933)
MSS10504
Allen, Henry T. (Henry
Tureman), 1859-1930
15,000
items
62 containers plus 11 oversize
22 linear feet
3 microfilm reels
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Army officer. Correspondence,
diaries, writings, reports, military documents, photographs, printed matter,
scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material relating mainly to Allen's military
career.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Allen family.
Allen, Henry T. (Henry Tureman), 1859-1930.
Allen, Henry T. (Henry Tureman), 1859-1930. My Rhineland journal. 1923.
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937--Correspondence.
Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930--Correspondence.
Dresel, Ellis Loring, 1865-1925--Correspondence.
Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947--Correspondence.
Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929--Correspondence.
Hyde, James H. (James Hazen), 1876-1959--Correspondence.
MacArthur, Arthur, Jr., 1845-1912--Correspondence.
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964--Correspondence.
March, Peyton Conway, 1864-1955--Correspondence.
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944.
Tirard, Paul, 1879-1945--Correspondence.
Wallace, Hugh G.--Correspondence.
Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926--Correspondence.
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927--Correspondence.
Organizations
Philippine Constabulary.
United States. Army--History--Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916.
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 90th.
Subjects
Elections--United States--1928.
Police--Philippines.
Veterans--United States--Societies, etc.
World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
World War, 1914-1918.
Places
Alaska--Discovery and exploration.
Germany--History--Allied occupation, 1918-1930.
Rhine River Valley--History.
Occupations
Army officers.
Provenance
The papers of Henry T. Allen were given to the Library of Congress by
his son, Henry T. Allen, Jr., in 1956.
Processing History
The Henry T. Allen Papers were processed in 1957 and revised and
expanded in 2005. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Additional Guides
A note about the Henry T. Allen Papers appeared in the Library's
Information Bulletin,
vol. 16, no. 2 (14 Jan. 1957), and
the material was described in the Library of Congress
Quarterly Journal of Current Acquisitions,
vol. 14, no. 3
(May 1957), p. 118. In 1958, the Library published
Henry T. Allen, a Register of His Papers in the Library of
Congress.
Transfers
A portfolio of sketches of Aristide Briand has been transferred to the
Prints and Photographs Division where it is identified as part of the Henry T.
Allen Papers.
Copyright Status
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Henry T. Allen in these
papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of
Congress has been dedicated to the public.
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Henry T. Allen are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on three
reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning
availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the
originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as
available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Henry T. Allen Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1859, Apr. 13
Born, Sharpsburg, Ky.
1882
Graduated, United States Military Academy, West Point,
N.Y.
1887
Married Dora Johnston
1885
1886
Engaged in exploration of Alaska
1888
1890
Instructor, United States Military Academy, West Point,
N.Y.
1890
1895
Military attaché, Russia
1897
1898
Military attaché, Germany
In Santiago Campaign as major and adjutant general
In Philippines as lieutenant colonel, Forty-Third
Regiment
1901
Governor, Island of Leyte
Started organization of Philippine Constabulary; was its
chief
1903
Brigadier general and chief of constabulary by act of
Congress
1910
1912
Lieutenant colonel, General Staff, in charge of Cavalry
Section, War Department
1916
1917
In Mexican Punitive Expedition as lieutenant colonel and
colonel
1917
Organized cavalry brigade from Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Riley, Kans.
Assigned as commander, Ninetieth Division, Camp Travis,
Tex.
1917
1918
Commanded Ninetieth Division at Toul, Saint-Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne, France
1918
1919
Commanded Eighth Army Corps at Montigny-sur-Aube,
France
1919
Commanded Ninth Army Corps at Nogent-en-Bassigny,
France
Commanded Seventh Army Corps at Wittlich, Germany
1919
1923
Commanded American forces in Germany
1923
Retired from United States Army
1928
Active in organizing veterans' groups for Alfred Emanuel Smith
for president; unsuccessful aspirant for Democratic vice-presidential
nomination
1930, Aug. 30
Died, Burne Vista Spring, Pa.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Henry Tureman Allen (1859-1930) span the years
1806-1933, with the bulk of the material dating from 1883 to 1933. The
collection relates mainly to Allen's military career as a member of an Alaskan
exploring party, 1885-1886; as organizer and chief of the Philippine
Constabulary, 1901-1907; as a member of the Mexican Punitive Expedition,
1916-1917; as commander of the Ninetieth Division during the First World War,
and as commander of the American Occupation Forces on the Rhine, 1919-1923.
Subsequent to his retirement from the army in 1923, he was active in organizing
various veterans' groups for the 1928 Democratic presidential candidate, Alfred
Emanuel Smith; material relating to this political activity is among the
papers. A few Allen family papers are also in the collection. The papers are
organized into the following series:
[
Diaries,
](dia)
[
General
Correspondence,
](corr)
[
Letterbooks,
](lett)
[
Military
Matters,
](mil)
[
Speech, Article,
and Book File,
](spee)
[
Miscellany,
](misc)
[
Photographs,
](photo)
[
Printed
Matter,
](prin)
[
Clippings,
](clip)
[
Maps,
](maps)
[
Reports,
](repor)
[
Photograph
Albums,
](phoal)
[
Scrapbooks and
Portfolio,
](scrap) and
[
Oversize.
](oversz)
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, personal as
well as professional. Included, too, are diaries, manuscripts of a book,
My Rhineland Journal,
and
numerous speeches and articles, reports of Allen's military activities,
photographs, and scrapbooks.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in fourteen series:
-
[
Diaries,
1883-1930
](dia)
-
[
General
Correspondence, 1806-1933
](corr)
-
[
Letterbooks,
1887-1924
](lett)
-
[
Military
Matters, 1900-1923
](mil)
-
[
Speech,
Article, and Book File, 1899-1930
](spee)
-
[
Miscellany,
1847-1930
](misc)
-
[
Photographs,
circa 1890-1930
](photo)
-
[
Printed Matter,
circa 1890-1933
](prin)
-
[
Clippings,
1901-1930
](clip)
-
[
Maps, circa
1911-1923
](maps)
-
[
Reports,
1918-1928
](repor)
-
[
Photograph
Albums, 1899-1923
](phoal)
-
[
Scrapbooks and
Portfolio, 1884-1931
](scrap)
-
[
Oversize,
1884-1931
](oversz)
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010504]
Container List
Container
Contents
1-4
Diaries,
1883-1930
1883-1930
Diaries of Allen and his wife, Dora J. Allen.
Arranged chronologically, with Dora Allen's diaries filed at the
end of Container 1.
1
1883-1885
1883-1885
1
1893-1895
1893-1895
1
1897-1898
1897-1898
1
1904-1906
1904-1906
1
Dora J. Allen's diaries,
1894-1901
1894-1901
2
1911
1911
2
1913-1914
1913-1914
2
1917-1920, Mar.
1917-1920, Mar.
3
1920, Mar.-1922, June
1920, Mar.-1922, June
4
1922, July-1924, June
1922, July-1924, June
4
1926-1927
1926-1927
4
1930
1930
5-26
General Correspondence,
1806-1933
1806-1933
Letters sent and received including occasional family papers.
Arranged chronologically.
Partially available on negative microfilm.
Shelf no. 19,102.
5
1806-1895
1806-1895
6
1896-1899
1896-1899
7
1900-1902
1900-1902
8
1903-1905
1903-1905
9
1906-1910
1906-1910
10
1911-1916
1911-1916
11
1917-1919
1917-1919
Available on negative microfilm. Shelf no.
19,102, reel 1
12
1920
1920
12
Jan.-May
Jan.-May
13
June-July
June-July
14
Aug.-Oct.
Aug.-Oct.
15
Nov.-Dec.
Nov.-Dec.
16
1921
1921
16
Jan.-Mar.
Jan.-Mar.
17
Apr.-July
Apr.-July
18
Aug.-Dec.
Aug.-Dec.
19
circa 1921-1922, Apr.
circa 1921-1922, Apr.
20
1922, May-Dec., circa 1922
1922, May-Dec., circa 1922
21
1923
1923
21
Jan.-Mar.
Jan.-Mar.
22
Apr.-Dec.
Apr.-Dec.
22
1924
1924
23
1925-1926
1925-1926
24
1927-1928, Sept.
1927-1928, Sept.
25
1928, Oct.-1929
1928, Oct.-1929
26
1930-1933, undated, fragments, and
duplicates
1930-1933, undated, fragments, and
duplicates
27-31
Letterbooks,
1887-1924
1887-1924
Letters received and sent.
Arranged as letters received and letters sent and therein
chronologically.
27
Letters received
27
1887-1895
1887-1895
28
1919, June 23-1923, Feb.
1919, June 23-1923, Feb.
29
1923-1924, American Committee for the Relief of German
Children
1923-1924, American Committee for the Relief of German
Children
30
Letters sent
30
1899-1900
1899-1900
31
1919, Jan.-1923, Feb.
1919, Jan.-1923, Feb.
32-35
Military Matters,
1900-1923
1900-1923
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, transcripts, general,
operations, and field orders, maps and sketches, ordinances, notes, minutes of
meetings, speeches and writings, printed matter, and miscellaneous military
papers.
Arranged by military action.
32
Philippines
32
Mexican Punitive
Expedition
33-34
First World War
Available on negative microfilm. Shelf no.
19,102, Reels 2-3
35
Occupation of Germany
36-41
Speech, Article, and Book
File,
1899-1930
1899-1930
Handwritten and typewritten drafts and printed copies of speeches
and articles as well as typescripts of Allen's book
My Rhineland Journal.
Arranged by type of material and thereunder chronologically.
36
My Rhineland
Journal
36
Typescript
36
1914-1919
1914-1919
37
1920-1921
1920-1921
38
1922-1923
1922-1923
38
Final draft
39
Printer's copy
40
Other writings
40
1899-1930
1899-1930
41
Undated
Undated
42-43
Miscellany,
1847-1930
1847-1930
Genealogical and biographical material, financial papers, and
military honors.
Chronological span dates provided, but otherwise unarranged.
42
1847-1930
1847-1930
43
1878-1929
1878-1929
44-45
Photographs,
circa 1890-1930
circa 1890-1930
Photographs of Allen and various persons and scenes in his life.
Chronological span dates provided, but otherwise unarranged.
44
circa 1890-1930
circa 1890-1930
45
circa 1890-1930
circa 1890-1930
46-47
Printed Matter,
circa 1890-1933
circa 1890-1933
Chronological span dates provided, but otherwise unarranged.
46
1890-1929
1890-1929
47
1919-1933
1919-1933
48-49
Clippings,
1901-1930
1901-1930
Chronological span dates provided, but otherwise unarranged.
48
1912-1930
1912-1930
49
1901-1930
1901-1930
50
Maps,
circa 1911-1923
circa 1911-1923
Maps used for military campaigns and maneuvers.
Chronological span dates provided, but otherwise unarranged.
50
circa 1911-1923
circa 1911-1923
51-62
Reports,
1918-1928
1918-1928
Reports chiefly on the occupation of Germany after World War
I.
Arranged by title.
51
"Notes on Rhineland Commission
and IARHC,"
1920, Jan.-July
1920, Jan.-July
51
"State Department Reports
IARHC"
51
Book A,
1920, Aug.-Dec.
1920, Aug.-Dec.
51
Book B,
1921, Jan.-June
1921, Jan.-June
52
Book C,
1921, July-Dec.
1921, July-Dec.
52
Book D,
1922, Jan.-Mar.
1922, Jan.-Mar.
52
Book E,
1922, Mar.-Dec.
1922, Mar.-Dec.
53
Book F,
1923, Jan.-Feb.
1923, Jan.-Feb.
53
Index to Books A-D
54
"American Military Government of
Occupied Germany, 1918-1920"
54
Vol. 1
55
Vol. 2
56
Vol. 3
57
Vol. 4
58
"American Representation in
Occupied Germany, 1920-1921"
58
Vol. 1
59
Vol. 2
60
"American Representation in
Occupied Germany, 1922-1923"
61
"Ordinances IARHC 1 Jan.-Feb.
1922, Annex to History of American Representation in Occupied Germany
1922-1923"
62
"Democratic National Committee,
1928"
62
Photograph Albums,
1899-1923
1899-1923
Photographs relating to occupied Germany, Marechal Joffre, and the
Philippines.
Arranged by subject.
62
[
See Oversize
](over1)
62
Scrapbooks and
Portfolio,
1884-1931
1884-1931
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and miscellany. Also
includes portfolio of maps, photographs, and drawings at end of file.
Chronologically arranged.
62
[
See Oversize
](over2)
OV 1-OV 11
Oversize,
1884-1931
1884-1931
Photograph album, scrapbooks, and portfolio.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and
folders from which the items were removed.
OV 1
Photograph
Albums
OV 1
Occupied Germany
OV 1
Vol. 1 (Container
62)
OV 2
Vol. 2 (Container
62)
OV 3
Vol. 3 (Container
62)
OV 4
"Le Maréchal Joffre sur le
Rhin" (Container 62)
OV 5
Philippines,
1899-1916 (Container 62)
1899-1916
OV 6
Scrapbooks and
Portfolio
OV 6
1884-1916 (Container 62)
1884-1916
OV 7
1917-1918 (Container 62)
1917-1918
OV 8
1918 (Container 62)
1918
OV 9
1928 (Container 62)
1928
OV 10
1930-1931 (Container 62)
1930-1931
OV 11
Portfolio of maps, photographs,
and drawings (Container 62)