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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78028258
Collection material in English
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.
The papers of August V. Kautz, United States army officer, were given to the Library of Congress by Louise Folsom Hovey Kautz in 1937 and received as transfers from the United States Army War College, 1945-1955. An addition was transferred from the U. S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., in 1985.
The papers of August V. Kautz were arranged and described in 1955. The collection was expanded and the finding aid revised by Joseph K. Brooks in 2010. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of August V. Kautz is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of August V. Kautz 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, August V. Kautz papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of August Valentine Kautz (1828-1895) span the years circa 1846-1939, with the bulk of the material from the years 1860-1890. His papers relate primarily to military activity during and after the Civil War and to Native American affairs in the same period.
The papers consist of Diaries , Biographical Material , Military Orders , Scrapbooks , Memorabilia , Miscellany , Addition , and Oversize series. The collection includes some papers of Kautz's brother, Albert Kautz (1839-1907), naval officer.
The Diaries span the years 1853-1895 and constitute the bulk of the collection. A faithful diarist, August Kautz commented about life at home and at the barracks, his health, the weather, and his military duties. His most interesting commentary in later years usually occurs with the December 31st entry as he evaluates his annual accomplishments and those of his family. There is a notable lack of information concerning national events and politics in Kautz's daily entries. The material contained in Kautz's autobiography and memoirs in the Biographical Material series is richer in historical content.
The Military Orders series in the collection includes correspondence and transcripts of diary entries.
Of special interest are Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from 1884-1891. Often arranged by subject, clippings are taken from different newspapers of the period. Kautz annotated some of the clippings with the title of the paper and date of publication when this information could not be secured in print. One scrapbook relates to world events during the early part of World War II.
Memorabilia includes a small amount of correspondence spanning the years 1848-1890 and a letter dated 1877 to his wife, which was neither signed nor sent. Correspondents include John B. Allen, Orville Elias Babcock, John Cunningham Kelton, Michael Vincent Sheridan, and William Tecumseh Sherman.
The Addition is a photocopy of Kautz's diary for 1863.
The Oversize comprises a map of the Military Department of Oregon and editions of
This collection is arranged in eight series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78028258
Holographic, typescript, and published diaries.
Arranged chronologically.
Autobiography and memoirs.
Arranged by type of material.
Military orders, military correspondence, and fragmentary typescript of diary entries dating from 1862.
Arranged chronologically.
Scrapbooks.
Arranged by volume number or chronologically.
Correspondence, commissions, awards, topical files, and miscellaneous material.
Arranged by topic or type of material.
Topical files, newspaper clippings, maps, notebooks, and other miscellaneous material.
Arranged by topic or type of material.
Photocopy of diary.
Map of Oregon Military Department and editions of
Arranged according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.