http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8g500667 No online items Finding aid prepared by Ronald M. Bulatoff Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6010 (650) 723-3563 hooverarchives@stanford.edu 1998 72075 1
Title: Robert H. Date (inclusive): 1939-1970 Collection Number: 72075 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 17 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope, 28 sound tape reels(10.1 linear feet) Abstract: Correspondence, questionnaires, transcripts of interviews, drafts of writings, galleys, research notes, sound tape reels, photographs, and maps relating primarily to the First Special Service Force (composed of American and Canadian troops) and its operations in Italy and Southern France during World War II. Used as research material for the books by R. H. Adleman, The Devil's Brigade, Rome Fell Today, and The Champagne Campaign. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Adleman, Robert H., 1919-1995. Access Collection is open for research. Use copies of some sound recordings in this collection are available for immediate access. To listen to other sound recordings or to view videos, films, or digital files during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Robert H., [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1972. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/. Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. 1919 May 7 Born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1937-1939 Student, Rutgers University 1941-1945 U.S. Army Air Forces Received Air Medal and Presidential Unit Citation 1948 LL. B., Temple University 1966 Author, The Devil's Brigade 1968 Author, Rome Fell Today 1969 Author, The Champagne Campaign 1970 Author, The Bloody Benders 1995 Died Scope and Content of Collection Correspondence, questionnaires, transcripts of interviews, drafts of writings, galleys, research notes, sound tape reels, photographs, and maps relating primarily to the First Special Service Force (composed of American and Canadian troops) and its operations in Italy and Southern France during World War II. Used as research material for the books by R. H. Adleman, The Devil's Brigade, Rome Fell Today, and The Champagne Campaign. Subjects and Indexing Terms Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy. Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944 Audiotapes. Box 1 CORRESPONDENCE, 1945-1970 72075 2
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1966-1970 "The Devil's Brigade" Boxes 1-6 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1966-1970 "The Devil's Brigade" Box 1 Box 2 "The Champagne Campaign" Box 3 "Rome Fell Today" Box 4 Box 5 Box 6 Galleys Galleys drafts Boxes 6-16 SUBJECT FILE, 1940-1970 Scope and Contents note Correspondence, reports, interviews, questionnaires, and research notes, arranged alphabetically by subject. Box 6 Box 7 Box 8 Box 9 The AAF in the invasion of Southern France Airborne Operations Alpes - Maritimes Anderson, Colonel Kingsley (diaries) Anderson, Colonel Kingsley (diaries) Anzio to Rome (Battle, 1944) Bibliography (computer card file) "A Bolt from the Blue, 1941-1945" Cannes (France) "Champagne Campaign" Command Missions Criminality 88th Infantry Division 85th Division 5th Army - Unit reports 1st Airborne Task Force, Headquarters 1st Regiment - First Special Service Force Memoranda Reports Records Press releases Publications Radio broadcasts First Special Service Forcemen Recollections Reunions 72075 3
SUBJECT FILE, 1940-1970 550th Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion General Questionnaires Box 10 517th Regiment "Five Years, Five Countries, Five Campaigns with the 141st Infantry Regiment" 45th Division 442nd Infantry Regiment 460th Parachute FA IV Corps Frederick, General Robert T. "The French Drive on Rome" "From the Riviera to the Vosges in 30 Days" German propaganda dropped at Anzio Headquarters - Index Box 11 Intelligence Operations Box 12 Legault, Conrad Maps Military service for prisoners and former prisoners Monaco Nice (France) "Operation of Fate" (Hollis) Ovenden, A. W. (diary) Page, Getty (Director, American Red Cross) "Plough Project" Pyke, Geoffrey Regional Liaison Detachment "B" - Civil Affairs (Nice, France) Report for "Operation Dragoon," 1944 August 22 Box 13 Report of Operations - II Corps in Italy Rome - Capture of "Rome Journal" Second Regiment Box 14 Selective Service System Service (Maintenance) - 7th Army in France and Germany, 1944-1945 Seventh Army Operations in Europe, 1944 August 15 Shinberger, John Baird VI Corps Southern France - Invasion of 1st Airborne Task Force Box 15 1st Airborne Task Force 3rd Division 3rd Regiment - 34th Division 36th Division General Questionnaires Box 16 U.S. military collaboration with Canada - World War II Walton, Lieutenant Colonel George Box 17 CLIPPINGS, 1940-1970 72075 4
CLIPPINGS, 1940-1970 Box 17 MISCELLANEOUS Envelope A PHOTOGRAPHS, circa 1939-1945 Scope and Contents note 24 prints dealing with the First Special Service Force (US and Canadian troops) and its operations in Italy and Southern France during World War II. Tape cabinet SOUND RECORDINGS Reels 1-3 The Champagne Campaign sound recordings Access Use copy reference number: 72075_a_0004424 Rome Fell Today Reel 4 Part 1 (Clark) Reel 5 Part 2 (Clark) Reel 6 Part 3 (Clark - Telephone) Reel 7 Part 4 (Eric Severeid) Reel 8 Part 5 (General Porter) Reel 9 Part 6 Reel 10 Part 7 Reel 11 Part 8 Reel 12 Part 9 Reel 13 Part 10 Reel 14 Part 11 Reel 15 Part 12 Reel 16 Rhone Valley (originals) Brigadier General Warner Lieutenant General Quinn Colonel Goinsboorgh Reel 17 Interview with Colonel William Wyant, Washington, D.C., 1968 October 30 Reels 18-19 Colonel Alfred Howes Reel 20 Major General David G. Barr, Chief of Staff 6th Army Group Reels 21-22 Major General Eagles Reels 23-25 Major General Arthur A. White Reels 26-28 General Jacob Devers 72075 5