This document is the official program for the dedication of Bell Hall. Includes comments from President Eisenhower, Wilber M. Brucker, Maxwell D. Taylor; Lionell C. McGarr, a short biography of James Franklin Bell, a history of CGSC, and specs...
A history of legislation specific to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This history begins with the establishment of Fort Leavenworth in 1827 and continues to the late 19th century.
Aerial view of the North dike at Sherman Air Force Base shows a concentration of workers at a point where pressure of the rising waters of the Missouri River threatens to weaken the dike. Photograph by Duncan Waller
Personnel of the 94th Infantry Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, pass sandbags hand to hand from a truck to the south dike, Sherman Air Force Base. Photograph by PFC Miner.
This document is a program from a military carnival held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, May 7 and 8, 1920. It contains a wide variety of events, advertisements, a directory of exhibitors and advertisers, and photographs.
The purpose of this paper is to revise and update existing historical documents into a comprehensive history of the United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB). Particular attention is paid to the operation of the facility, its staffing, and...
Brief pamphlet about the United States Disciplinary Barracks including history, a description of the facilities, organization, staff functions, the mission, and personnel.
This history was originally compiled and published serially in the authorized prisoner publication, STRAY SHOTS. The expressed interest by staff officials and visitors in obtaining reference copies prompted the preparation of this pamphlet.
This area was developed as a housing site for noncommissioned officers and civilian employees of the military prison. The buildings have been moved at various periods, a rearrangement taking place in 1917 to make room for the enlargement of the...
A compilation of ten essays that narrate the history of the fort and illuminates the important contributions made to this country by its peoples, events, and institutions. Each essay was written by a member of the Combat Studies Institute, the...
A history of Fort Leavenworth Kansas and the churches and schools on this U.S. Army reservation. The history encompasses Christian churches on the Army reservation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A compilation of ten essays that narrate the history of the fort and illuminates the important contributions made to this country by its peoples, events, and institutions. Each essay was written by a member of the Combat Studies Institute, the ...
A photograph of the 10th Cavalry Provisional Band practicing at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They are practicing on a field located at the corner of Reynolds Ave. and Grant Ave. which later housed a baseball diamond and playground.
Fort Leavenworth's Normandy Chapel was built around 1940 as a reception center for troops. It was later used in WWII for all denomination services. The chapel's location was northwest of the the present day Post Exchange.