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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82038943
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 Harry N. Sargent, British Army officer, were transferred to the Library of Congress by the United States Army Library in 1954.
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some maps have been transferred to the Library’s Geography and Map Division. Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Harry N. Sargent Papers.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Harry N. Sargent is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Harry N. Sargent 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, Harry N. Sargent Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Harry Neptune Sargent (1866-1946) span the years 1917-1920 and include correspondence, drafts, maps, research notes, and photographs concerning Sargent’s unpublished history of American participation in World War I, “America’s Part in the Great War: What the Americans Accomplished, and How Their Expeditionary Force in France Was Organized, Equipped, and Maintained.”
Sargent, a British Army officer who was chief of the British Mission Headquarters, Services of Supply, American Expeditionary Force in Europe, attempted unsuccessfully to interest publishers in his manuscript. The papers include solicitations to publishers, Sargent’s credentials, and successive annotated drafts of his manuscript. Also included is correspondence from General James G. Harbord concerning the veracity of Sargent’s account and notes by Brigadier General Fox Conner concerning the American Expeditionary Force.
This collection is arranged by type of material.