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Charles T. Lanham Papers, 1916-1978 (bulk 1944-1978): Finding Aid
MC081
Portrait of Charles T. Lanham
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Lanham, C. T. (Charles Trueman), 1902-1978.
- Title and dates:
- Charles T. Lanham Papers, 1916-1978 (bulk 1944-1978).
- Abstract:
- General Charles T. Lanham (1902-1978), a decorated WWII General and friend of author Ernest Hemingway, was an accomplished author, trainer, and after retiring from the military had a successful second career as a public relations executive. The Charles T. Lanham Papers document the general’s WWII and post war military service and his private sector employment with several corporations. The papers contain correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, journals, speeches, and legal documents.
- Size:
- 25 linear feet (27 boxes)
- Call number:
- MC081
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Public Policy Papers.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography of Charle T. Lanham
General Charles T. Lanham, a decorated WWII General and good friend of author Ernest Hemingway, was an accomplished author, trainer, and after retiring from the military began a second career as a public relations executive. Prior to commanding the 4th Infantry Division throughout WWII, he served in Washington as a military theorist, writer, and editor. After the war General Lanham served in Europe as commander of the 7th Division before being transferred to General Eisenhower’s staff as the Public Relations Liaison for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). Utilizing his PR experience, the retired general had a successful career as business executive for Market Relations, Penn-Texas, and the Xerox Corporation.
Major General Charles “Buck” Trueman Lanham was born in Washington, D.C. in 1902. He was a graduate of the West Point Class of 1924. As a newly commissioned lieutenant, Lanham married Mary Gaban. The two had one daughter, Shirley, and remained married until Mary passed away in 1969. A career Infantry officer, he was a longtime contributor and editor of Infantry Journal. General Lanham distinguished himself as a writer of military training, theory, and organization. His authorship went beyond military matters and Harper’s Weekly published several of his works of poetry. The general’s recognized abilities as a military trainer and theorist caused the army brass to deny him field posts throughout the 1930s. As part of his duties in the early 1940s, he wrote and supervised the creation of a series of training films. Already forty years old and colonel when given his first command, he joined the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division on the beaches Normandy. While in France, the 22nd Infantry Regiment’s attached Collier’s war correspondent was Ernest Hemingway. The two writers became close friends until Hemingway’s death.
General Lanham’s unit, along with the 2nd Armored Division, spearheaded the Normandy breakout and was the first unit into Paris, to penetrate the Siegfried Line, and to enter Germany. The 22nd Infantry was engaged in the Battle of Huertgen Forest, sustaining eighty percent casualties in nearly three weeks of combat. The unit was pulled off the frontline to be refitted and supplemented with replacements, but was rushed back into combat during the Battle of the Bulge. In February, Lanham was promoted to Brigadier General and transferred to the 104th as Assistant Commander. He served with the unit until the end of the war, meeting up with the Soviets at the Molde River.
WWII ended, General Lanham returned to Washington to be General Omar Bradley’s Chief of the War Department’s Troop Information and Education Staff. In this position, he directed training and personnel policies for the entire military, and oversaw the unification of the branches. During this period, Lanham’s training materials were criticized as too liberal and not anti-communist enough. This did not adversely affect his career, however, and in 1946 he was named Director of Staff of the Personnel Policy Board under Secretary of Defense Forrestal.
General Lanham served as chief of the military aid group for Belgium and Luxembourg until 1951 when he was named chief of public relations for Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. During his time with the SHAPE, he served as General Eisenhower’s public relations person for both military and political affairs. In January 1953, he was promoted to Major General and named commander of the 1st Infantry Division in West Germany. After a year, General Lanham returned to the United States to serve as deputy commandant of the Armed Forces Staff College before retiring in 1954.
Starting with Market Relations Network, Lanham began a second career as a public relations executive for a number of companies. Later in 1954, he joined Penn-Texas Corporation as chairman of several of the company’s subsidiaries, including Colt’s Patent Firearms. The conglomerate went through a rapid expansion under the guidance of the Silberstein family, with who Lanham was closely aligned. The company’s attempt to acquire the Fairbanks, Morse and Company through a proxy and hostile takeover resulted in a public and acrimonious legal battle. Lanham resigned in 1958 following a disagreement with the Silbersteins over the direction of the company.
Lanham attempted to start his own company, Lanham-Patterson-Wilson, Inc. before joining Xerox two years later as vice president for government relations. He retired from Xerox in 1970, spending his time in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his second wife, Jane Gay, before succumbing to cancer and passing away in 1978.
Description
The Charles T. Lanham Papers documents the general’s WWII and post war military service, his private sector employment with several corporations, and his extensive correspondence from 1944 until his death in 1978. The papers contain correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, journals, speeches, and legal documents. The materials that compose the private sector series, the majority of which are correspondence, document his individual work and the activities of the Market Relations, Penn Texas, and Xerox corporations. There are also a large number of scrapbooks and photos encompassing the entirety of his military service from 1944 to 1954. Other highlights found in the collection are a cache of WWII letters to his first wife, text and audio recording of speeches, and a number of books containing the undated poetry Lanham wrote throughout his life.
Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence Files, 1954-1978
- Series 2: Military Career, 1924-1975
- Subseries 2A: Military Correspondence, 1944-1954
- Subseries 2B: Subject Files, 1924-1975
- Series 3: Personal Materials, 1916-1979
- Series 4: Private Sector, 1954-1978
- Subseries 4A: Market Relations Network Inc., 1954-1959
- Subseries 4B: Penn-Texas Group, 1955-1960
- Subseries 4C: Xerox Company, 1961-1978
- Series 5: Oversized Materials, 1916-1978
Access and Use
Access
The papers are open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the papers must be requested from the Curator of Public Policy Papers. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
A number of vinyl records can be found in Series 5: Oversized Materials. The majority are recordings of speeches given by General Lanham at military functions or graduations. Access to this material follows the Mudd Manuscript Library policy for preservation and access to audiovisual materials.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
Mrs. Jane Lanham donated the bulk of the papers on April 6, 1982, as part of a larger donation of Lanham papers given to Princeton University. Another shipment of correspondence between General Lanham and Sandy Sigoloff was received from Mrs. Lanham in July 1983.
Appraisal
Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Manuscript Library guidelines. No materials were separated from this collection during processing in 2008.
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
Collections at the Mudd Manuscript Library that include correspondence with Charles T. Lanham are the Papers of David Lawrence, James V. Forrestal, and Hamilton Fish Armstrong.
A collection of correspondence between Lanham and Hemmingway is held in the C. T. Lanham Papers on Ernest Hemingway, 1945-1978 (C0305), Manuscripts Division, Firestone Library, Princeton University.
Processing and Other Information
Works Cited
The following sources were consulted during preparation of the biographical note:
Biographical Sketch of Major General C. T. Lanham, USA, Ret. Washington, D. C.: War Department
Special Staff Public Relations Division.
"Charles Trueman Lanham No. 7293 Class of 1924."
Assembly 38, no. 1 (1979): 117-18.
Who's Who in America 1958-1959. New Providence, N.J.: Marquis, 1958.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Pete Asch in 2008. Finding aid written by Pete Asch in June 2008.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Pete Asch on August 11, 2008.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Charles T. Lanham Papers, Box and Folder Number; Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
- Lanham, C. T. (Charles Trueman), 1902-1978.
- Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1902-1985.
- Penn-Texas Group.
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. SHAPE and Allied Command Europe.
- Xerox.
- United States. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
- United States. -- Army -- Public relations.
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 4th.
- Corporations--United States.
- Motion pictures in military education.
- Public relations and law--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Poetry.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs.
- Correspondence.
- Photographs.
- Poetry.
- Records (sound recordings)
- Scrapbooks.
- Speeches.
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Contents List
Series 1: Correspondence, 1954–1978
(8.0 linear feet in 7 boxes)
Series Description
The Correspondence Subject Files series contains files of personal letters sent to and from General Lanham. The folders run from his retirement from the military until his death and are composed of mainly personal correspondence. There are a number of legal documents, employment information, articles, and one book that were attached or related to the correspondence and were therefore enclosed in the file. The series contains his correspondence with a varied range of people from close friends to journalists writing on military history and theory. A number of the folders are devoted to different organizations, groups, and institutes that Lanham corresponded with, such as the Twenty-Second Infantry Associations, the Aspen Institute, and US Naval Academy. Several individuals, he corresponded with were former and current military men and government officials including: Henry Cabot Lodge, Robert McClintock, Raymond Lee, Sandy Sigoloff, and Dr. James Bell. The letters cover an assortment of subjects such as his career, the military, political campaigns, his travel, and opinions on a variety of topics.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by correspondent within each year.
1959
Lanham-Patterson-Wilson, Inc., 1959
Box 1, Folder 1 San Jose Hotel, 1959
Box 1, Folder 2 1960-1961
Personal (C.T. Lanham) Vol. I (A through M), 1960-1961
Box 1, Folder 3 Personal (C.T. Lanham) Vol. II (N through Z), 1960-1961
Box 1, Folder 4 1962
A-M, 1962
Box 1, Folder 5 Fairbanks, Whitney, 1962
Box 1, Folder 6 Institute for Religious and Social Sciences, 1962
Box 1, Folder 7 N-Z, 1962
Box 1, Folder 8 Smith Gun Lanham Personal, 1962-1963
Box 1, Folder 9 1963
A-C, 1963
Box 1, Folder 10 Assateague Island Property, 1963-1971
Box 1, Folder 11 College of William and Mary, Lanham Chair of Literature, 1963-1971
Box 1, Folder 12 D-L, 1963
Box 1, Folder 13 Letter regarding Death of Ira Clifford Lanham, 1963
Box 1, Folder 14 Mc-Q, 1963
Box 1, Folder 15 McDonald, Charles B., Draft not sent by Lanham regarding The Battle of Huertgen Forrest, 1963
Box 1, Folder 16 R-Z, 1963
Box 1, Folder 17 1964
A, 1964
Box 1, Folder 18 B, 1964
Box 1, Folder 19 C, 1964
Box 1, Folder 20 Council on Foreign Relations, 1964-1971
Box 1, Folder 21 D, 1964
Box 1, Folder 22 E, 1964
Box 1, Folder 23 F, 1964
Box 1, Folder 24 G, 1964
Box 1, Folder 25 H, 1964
Box 1, Folder 26 Herner & Co., 1962-1964
Box 1, Folder 27 J, 1964
Box 1, Folder 28 K, 1964
Box 1, Folder 29 L, 1964
Box 1, Folder 30 Lodge, Henry Cabot Campaign, 1964
Box 1, Folder 31 Lodge, Henry Cabot (Campaign) (Saigon/Policy Papers), 1964
Box 1, Folder 32 Mc, 1964
Box 1, Folder 33 M, 1964
Box 1, Folder 34 N, 1964
Box 2, Folder 1 O, 1964
Box 2, Folder 2 P, 1964
Box 2, Folder 3 Q, 1964
Box 2, Folder 4 R, 1964
Box 2, Folder 5 Republican National Committee, 1964
Box 2, Folder 6 S, 1964
Box 2, Folder 7 Sixty-Ninth Infantry Division Association, 1964-1969
Box 2, Folder 8 T, 1964
Box 2, Folder 9 Twenty-Second Infantry Association, 1964-1969
Box 2, Folder 10 U, 1964
Box 2, Folder 11 V, 1964
Box 2, Folder 12 W, 1964
Box 2, Folder 13 World Habeas Corpus (Kutner), 1964-1969
Box 2, Folder 14 XYZ, 1964
Box 2, Folder 15 1965
Aspen Seminars, 1965
Box 2, Folder 16 B, 1965
Box 2, Folder 17 C, 1964
Box 2, Folder 18 Chaos Club (Rosten, Leo), 1965
Box 2, Folder 19 D, 1965
Box 2, Folder 20 E, 1965
Box 2, Folder 21 F, 1965
Box 2, Folder 22 G, 1965
Box 2, Folder 23 Gault, Sir James, 1965
Box 2, Folder 24 H, 1965
Box 2, Folder 25 Herner & Company, 1965-1977
Box 2, Folder 26 I, 1965
Box 2, Folder 27 J, 1965
Box 2, Folder 28 K, 1965
Box 2, Folder 29 L, 1965
Box 2, Folder 30 Lee, Ray, 1965
Box 2, Folder 31 Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1965
Box 2, Folder 32 McClintock, Robert, 1965
Box 2, Folder 33 M, 1965
Box 2, Folder 34 Ma, 1965
Box 2, Folder 35 N, 1965
Box 2, Folder 36 O, 1965
Box 2, Folder 37 P, 1965
Box 2, Folder 38 R, 1965
Box 2, Folder 39 S, 1965
Box 2, Folder 40 T, 1965
Box 2, Folder 41 V, 1965
Box 2, Folder 42 W, 1965
Box 2, Folder 43 XYZ, 1965
Box 2, Folder 44 1966
A, 1966
Box 2, Folder 45 Adler, M.J., 1966-1978
Box 2, Folder 46 B, 1966
Box 2, Folder 47 Burr, Raymond, 1966
Box 2, Folder 48 C, 1966
Box 2, Folder 49 Chaos Club (Leo Rosten), 1966-1970
Box 2, Folder 50 Cook, J.A., 1966-1978
Box 2, Folder 51 D, 1966
Box 2, Folder 52 E, 1966
Box 2, Folder 53 F, 1966
Box 2, Folder 54 G, 1966
Box 2, Folder 55 H, 1966
Box 2, Folder 56 I, 1966
Box 2, Folder 57 J, 1966
Box 2, Folder 58 K, 1966
Box 2, Folder 59 L, 1966
Box 3, Folder 1 Lee, Raymond, 1966
Box 3, Folder 2 Mc, 1966
Box 3, Folder 3 McClintock, 1966
Box 3, Folder 4 M, 1966
Box 3, Folder 5 N, 1966
Box 3, Folder 6 O, 1966
Box 3, Folder 7 P, 1966
Box 3, Folder 8 Packer, Dr. Leo S., 1966
Box 3, Folder 9 Q, 1966
Box 3, Folder 10 R, 1966
Box 3, Folder 11 S, 1966
Box 3, Folder 12 Sigoloff, S. G., 1966
Box 3, Folder 13 T, 1966
Box 3, Folder 14 U, 1966
Box 3, Folder 15 V, 1966
Box 3, Folder 16 W, 1966
Box 3, Folder 17 XYZ, 1966
Box 3, Folder 18 1967
A, 1967
Box 3, Folder 19 B, 1967
Box 3, Folder 20 B.V.D. Corporation, The, 1967
Box 3, Folder 21 Brussels/Paris-Marshall Plan Celebration, 1967
Box 3, Folder 22 C, 1967
Box 3, Folder 23 D, 1967
Box 3, Folder 24 E, 1967
Box 3, Folder 25 F, 1967
Box 3, Folder 26 G, 1967
Box 3, Folder 27 H, 1967
Box 3, Folder 28 I, 1967
Box 3, Folder 29 J, 1967
Box 3, Folder 30 K, 1967
Box 3, Folder 31 L, 1967
Box 3, Folder 32 Lee, Raymond, 1967
Box 3, Folder 33 Mc, 1967
Box 3, Folder 34 M, 1967
Box 3, Folder 35 N, 1967
Box 3, Folder 36 O, 1967
Box 3, Folder 37 P, 1967
Box 3, Folder 38 Q, 1967
Box 3, Folder 39 R, 1967
Box 3, Folder 40 S, 1967
Box 3, Folder 41 T, 1967
Box 3, Folder 42 U, 1967
Box 3, Folder 43 V, 1967
Box 3, Folder 44 W, 1967
Box 3, Folder 45 XYZ, 1967
Box 3, Folder 46 1968-1969
Box 4 A, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 1 Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1968-1974
Box 4, Folder 2 B, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 3 Boice, William, 1969-1978
Box 4, Folder 4 B.V.D. Company, 1968-1970
Box 4, Folder 5 C, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 6 Cooper, Chester L. Ida, 1969-1976
Box 4, Folder 7 D, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 8 Dupuy, Trevor N., 1969-1970
Box 4, Folder 9 E, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 10 F, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 11 G, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 12 H, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 13 I, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 14 J, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 15 K, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 16 Kahn, Herman, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 17 L, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 18 Lee, Raymond, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 19 Mc, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 20 M, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 21 Metropolitan Club, 1969-1971
Box 4, Folder 22 N, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 23 O, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 24 P, 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 25 Price, "Trooper", 1968-1969
Box 4, Folder 26 Q, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 1 R, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 2 S, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 3 Sigoloff, Sandy, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 4 T, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 5 U, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 6 V, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 7 W, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 8 Will-"Lanham Award"-U.S. Naval Academy, 1968
Box 5, Folder 9 XYZ, 1968-1969
Box 5, Folder 10 1970-1978
A, 1970
Box 5, Folder 11 Alger, John, 1970-1978
Box 5, Folder 12 B, 1970-1974
Box 5, Folder 12 Bell, Dr. James, 1978
Box 5, Folder 13 C, 1970-1977
Box 5, Folder 14 Chilton, Colonel A.W., 1974-1978
Box 5, Folder 15 Cooper, Susie, 1973-1978
Box 5, Folder 16 D, 1970-1974
Box 5, Folder 17 E, 1970-1978
Box 5, Folder 18 Eney, Jack, 1974-1977
Box 5, Folder 19 F, 1970-1975
Box 5, Folder 20 Freiden, Seymour, 1970-1976
Box 5, Folder 21 G, 1970-1978
Box 5, Folder 22 Grover, Paris, 1970-1975
Box 5, Folder 23 H, 1970-1975
Box 6, Folder 1 Harding Obituary, 1974-1976
Box 6, Folder 2 Hirst, H., 1967-1976
Box 6, Folder 3 Hudson Institute, 1970
Box 6, Folder 4 I, 1970-1976
Box 6, Folder 5 J, 1970-1975
Box 6, Folder 6 K, 1970-1978
Box 6, Folder 7 Kahn, Herman (Hudson), 1970
Box 6, Folder 8 L, 1970-1975
Box 6, Folder 9 Lee, Raymond, 1970-1975
Box 6, Folder 10 Lipscomb, Thomas H., 1970-1977
Box 6, Folder 11 Mc, 1970-1977
Box 6, Folder 12 McClintock, Robert, 1970-1976
Box 6, Folder 13 McGurk, Dan L. (Shirls), 1970-1978
Box 6, Folder 14 M, 1970-1971
Box 6, Folder 15 N, 1970-1974
Box 6, Folder 16 O, 1970-1973
Box 6, Folder 17 P, 1970-1972
Box 6, Folder 18 Packer, Leo, 1970-1977
Box 6, Folder 19 Page, Ellis, 1972-1977
Box 6, Folder 20 Q, 1970-1972
Box 6, Folder 21 R, 1970-1974
Box 6, Folder 22 Rosten, Leo, 1970-1978
Box 6, Folder 23 S, 1970-1977
Box 7, Folder 1 Sigoloff, S. C., 1970-1978
Box 7, Folder 2 T, 1970-1977
Box 7, Folder 3 U, 1970
Box 7, Folder 4 Urban Coalition Action Council, Xerox Affiliation, 1970
Box 7, Folder 5 V, 1970-1978
Box 7, Folder 6 W, 1970-1977
Box 7, Folder 7 XYZ, 1970-1973
Box 7, Folder 8 Zarem, Dr. A. M., 1970-1977
Box 7, Folder 9 Series 2: Military Career, 1940–1975
(4.07 linear feet in 6 boxes)
Series Description
The Military Career series documents Lanham’s career, particularly 1944-1954, through articles, letters, speeches, publications, military orders, and his 201 (personnel) files. The series does not reflect his early career, but does have some information on the West Point Class of 1924. There are also a number of published materials including bound volumes of the Infantry Journal, West Point Alumni information, and magazines produced by units Lanham previously served with.
Please see the subseries descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual subseries.
Arrangement
Divided into two subseries: Military Correspondence and Subject Files.
Subseries 2A: Military Correspondence, 1944-1954
(1.55 linear feet in 3 boxes)
Subseries Description
The Military Correspondence subseries is divided into two parts. The first grouping consists of letters sent, approximately three a week, by Lanham to his wife from 1944 until the end of WWII. Each letter is several pages long and detail his experiences, observations, and feelings concerning commanding a unit on the frontlines, the Battle of the Bulge, meeting up with the Russian Army, and the immediate aftermath of the war. The second grouping is Confidential SHAPE Correspondence Files, as arranged by Lanham. The letters date from 1950 until his retirement four years later. The folders are a mix of personal correspondence and official military orders and memorandum.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and month.
War Letters to Mrs. C.T. Lanham
1944 June
Box 7, Folder 10 1944 July
Box 7, Folder 11 1944 August
Box 7, Folder 12 1944 September
Box 7, Folder 13 1944 October
Box 7, Folder 14 1944 November
Box 7, Folder 15 1944 December
Box 7, Folder 16 1945 January
Box 7, Folder 17 1945 February
Box 7, Folder 18 1945 March
Box 7, Folder 19 1945 April
Box 8, Folder 1 1945 May
Box 8, Folder 2 1945 June
Box 8, Folder 3 1945 July
Box 8, Folder 4 1945 August
Box 8, Folder 5 Confidential Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Correspondence Files
1950 April 14-1951 March 31
Box 8, Folder 6 1951 April 1-1951 June 30
Box 8, Folder 7 1951 July 1-1951 December 31
Box 8, Folder 8 1952 January 1-1952 March 31
Box 8, Folder 9 1952 April 1-1952 May 30
Box 8, Folder 10 1952 June 1-1951 September 30
Box 8, Folder 11 1952 October 1-1953 January 31
Box 8, Folder 12 1953 February 1-1954 February 28
Box 8, Folder 13 Chronological File-Personal Letters, 1954 July 28-1954 December 2
Box 8, Folder 14 "Norfolk" Personal Letters, 1954
Box 8, Folder 15 Chronological, 1955 January-1955 May
Box 9, Folder 1 Subseries 2B: Subject Files, 1924–1975
(2.52 linear feet in 4 boxes)
Subseries Description
The Subject Files subseries contains subject files pertaining to Lanham’s military experience. Included in the files are articles, publications, and correspondence. Several files include information pertaining to individuals, most notably Eisenhower and General Omar Bradley. Also included are transcripts of speeches by Lanham and his 201 file. A 201 file is the official military personnel file and contains documentation of Lanham’s assignments, awards, citations, medals, promotions, recommendations, and travel information.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
1st Infantry Division Magazine-36th Anniversary, 1954
Box 9, Folder 2 1st Infantry Division Magazine-37th Anniversary, 1955
Box 9, Folder 3 16th Rangers Infantry Regiment Magazine-155th Anniversary, 1953
Box 9, Folder 4 22nd Infantry, 4th Division Association, 1944-1952
Box 9, Folder 5 22nd Infantry in World War II, History of the, by William Boice, 1959
Box 9, Folder 6 201 United States Army Personnel File, 1933-1954
Box 9, Folder 7 to 10 Alphabetized Index Cards with Military Notes, Observations, and Quotations, undated
Box 9, Folder 11 Bradley, General Omar N., 1970
Box 9, Folder 12 Brussel, Jeanne Van, 1950-1951
Box 9, Folder 13 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1951
Box 9, Folder 14 Equality Report to Jim King, 1945 August
Box 9, Folder 15 Ford Foundation, 1954
Box 9, Folder 16 "Has A New Colossus Entered The Educational World?" Draft and Correspondence concerning Article, 1945
Box 9, Folder 17 Herzberg Investigation, 1945 April-December
Box 9, Folder 18 Infantry Journal Bound Volumes, 1935-1937
Box 9, Folder 19 to 21 Infantry Journal Bound Volumes, 1937-1940
Box 10, Folder 1 to 3 King Feature Syndicate, Westbrook Pegler, 1952
Box 11, Folder 1 Lanham, Clifford, 1949-1954
Box 11, Folder 2 Lawrence, R.L. File, 1951-1952
Box 11, Folder 3 Leavenworth, 1975 January
Box 11, Folder 4 Maps-Germany, Huertgen, France, 1944
Box 11, Folder 5 Miscellaneous File, 1954-1955
Box 11, Folder 6 Report on human-relations trip for US Army (includes Lanham’s diary, report, and other materials)
Box 11, Folder 7 "Study in Information and Education Activities WWII," 1946
Box 11, Folder 8 Speeches, to accompany 201 Personnel File, 1948-1949
Box 11, Folder 9 Speeches, 1945-1953
Box 11, Folder 10 to 13 Swede's Diary, 1973
Box 11, Folder 14 "The Big Red One Power at the Ready" Article in Reporter, 1953 August 4
Box 11, Folder 15 United States Military Academy, West Point Class of 1924, 1924-1974
Box 11, Folder 16 United States Military Academy, West Point Class of 1924 Yearbook, 1924
Box 12, Folder 1 Series 3: Personal Materials, 1952-1979
(1.0 linear feet in 1 box)
Series Description
The Personal Materials series contains Personal Documents and records materials that fall outside the scope of the Military and Private Sector series. This includes biographical information, photographs, and letters from General Lanham collected by individuals and sent to Jane Lanham after Charles’s death. The majority of this series is books of the General’s poetry and prose. There also are court documents relating to a lawsuit against Penn-Texas in 1968. Photographs found in this series include Lanham family photographs, such as images of Charles Lanham as a child. Some military photographs, the majority of which are events Lanham attended after retiring from active service, are also included in the series.
Please see Series 5: Oversized Materials for additional photographs.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by document type.
Biography, 1954-1975
Box 12, Folder 2 Lanham, Major General C. T. Letters, 1970-1972
Box 12, Folder 3 Lanham, Mrs. Charles T., Death, 1969
Box 12, Folder 4 Lanham-Xerox Stock, Security, Etc., 1961-1970
Box 12, Folder 5 Penn-Texas Legal Matters, 1968
Box 12, Folder 6 Poetry and Prose of General Lanham
Poems, undated
Box 12, Folder 7 Poetry and Miscellaneous Writing, undated
Box 12, Folder 8 Poetry by C.T. Lanham, undated
Box 12, Folder 9 Poetry Books, undated
Box 12, Folder 10 to 11 Poetry-Patterns from a Mad House, undated
Box 12, Folder 12 The Grapevine Paper, 1949
Box 12, Folder 13 Photos
1st Division, 1952
Box 12, Folder 14 1st Division and SHAPE Farewell to Lanham, 1954
Box 12, Folder 15 Germany, circa 1952
Box 12, Folder 16 Lanham Family and Childhood Pictures, undated
Box 12, Folder 17 Military Functions, 1954-1965
Box 12, Folder 18 Series 4: Private Sector, 1954-1978
(5.55 linear feet in 5 boxes)
Series Description
The Private Sector series is composed of materials related to his civilian career as a public relations director and corporate executive. Some Personal Correspondence may also be found within files in this series
Please see the subseries descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual subseries.
Arrangement
Divided into three subseries: Market Relations Network Inc., Penn Texas Group, and Xerox Company.
Subseries 4A: Market Relations Network Inc., 1954–1959
(0.25 linear feet in 1 box)
Subseries Description
The Market Relations Network Inc. subseries contains correspondence leading up to and during Lanham’s time at the company. Letters include discussion of job responsibility and salary, but little insight into Lanham’s work or the operation of the company. Mixed into the file is some personal correspondence.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
A, 1955
Box 13, Folder 1 B, 1955
Box 13, Folder 2 C, 1954-1955
Box 13, Folder 3 D, 1954-1955
Box 13, Folder 4 F, 1951-1955
Box 13, Folder 5 G, 1951-1955
Box 13, Folder 6 H, 1938-1955
Box 13, Folder 7 J, 1954-1955
Box 13, Folder 8 K, 1954-1955
Box 13, Folder 9 L, 1954-1955
Box 13, Folder 10 Mc, 1955
Box 13, Folder 11 M, 1954–1955
Box 13, Folder 12 N, undated
Box 13, Folder 13 P, 1954-1955
Box 13, Folder 14 R, 1950-1955
Box 13, Folder 15 S, 1955
Box 13, Folder 16 W, 1951-1954
Box 13, Folder 17 Subseries 4B: Penn Texas Group, 1955–1960
(2.75 linear feet in 3 boxes)
Subseries Description
The Penn Texas Group subseries includes an assortment of document types that capture the organization and function of the company. A number of the files contain correspondence and memos between Lanham and other high-ranking officials, including the Silberstein family. The subseries also contains bylaws, resolutions, and executive board minutes collected by Lanham. Materials relating to the conglomerate’s subsidiaries and other businesses Lanham interacted with can also be found under each company’s name. A large number of materials relate to a proxy fight with Fairbanks, Morse and Company. A file of note is entitled "Original Memoranda for the Record-PT Corp-Open Upon Death CONFIDENTIAL" which contains information compiled by Lanham concerning the company’s legal woes, including his own analysis.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject or document type.
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, 1956-1958
Box 13, Folder 18 Crescent Company Inc., 1956
Box 13, Folder 19 Chronological July-August, 1957
Box 13, Folder 20 Christmas List, 1956
Box 13, Folder 21 Directorships, 1956
Box 13, Folder 22 Expense Account, 1955-1958
Box 13, Folder 23 Fairbanks, Morse and Company, 1956
Box 13, Folder 24 Fairbanks, Morse and Company Proxy Fight
Articles, Press Releases, and Memos, 1956
Box 13, Folder 25 Landa Cuttee, 1957
Box 13, Folder 26 Legal Filings, 1955-1960
Box 13, Folder 27 Gruenther, General Alfred M., 1957
Box 13, Folder 28 Hallicrafter Company, The, 1957
Box 13, Folder 29 Halligan, William J., 1956-1958
Box 13, Folder 30 Haloid Xerox Government Personnel, undated
Box 13, Folder 31 Haloid Xerox Inc., 1956-1961
Box 13, Folder 32 Hays, St. John, Abramson, & Heilbron, 1957
Box 13, Folder 33 Hensel, H. Struve, 1956-1957
Box 13, Folder 34 I.D.E.A. Inc, 1958
Box 13, Folder 35 International Rescue Committee, 1956-1957
Box 13, Folder 36 Johnson, Melvin Maynard, Jr., 1955-1957
Box 13, Folder 37 Karr, David, 1955-1957
Box 13, Folder 38 Klein, Major General Julius, Public Relations, 1955-1957
Box 13, Folder 39 Kusch, Annmarie, 1956-1957
Box 13, Folder 40 Kutner, Luis, 1957
Box 13, Folder 41 Legal Cases and Suits, 1956-1957
Box 13, Folder 42 Legal Cases and Suits, including Fairbanks, Morse and Company, 1957-1958
Box 13, Folder 43 Legal Cases and Suits, including Lanham vs. Penn-Texas, 1957-1958
Box 13, Folder 44 Mallin, Samuel D., 1955-1957
Box 14, Folder 1 McCardle, Carl W., 1955-1956
Box 14, Folder 2 Oerlikon Tool & Arms Corporation of America, 1956
Box 14, Folder 3 Original Memoranda for the Record-PT Corp, 1957
Box 14, Folder 4 Organization Activity Reports, 1955-1956
Box 14, Folder 5 P-T Organization
Corporation Meetings, 1955-1958
Box 14, Folder 6 to 7 General, 1955-1957
Box 14, Folder 8 L.D. Silberstein, 1955-1957
Box 14, Folder 9 P-T Other Companies
American Electro-Metal, 1954
Box 14, Folder 10 American Instrument Co., 1954
Box 14, Folder 11 General Electric, 1955
Box 14, Folder 12 Maxon Co., W.L., undated
Box 14, Folder 13 Norden-Ketay Corp, 1955
Box 14, Folder 14 R.W. Cramer Co., Inc., 1954
Box 14, Folder 15 Temco, 1955
Box 14, Folder 16 Trans-American Precision Inst., 1954
Box 14, Folder 17 U.S. Foundries, undated
Box 14, Folder 18 P-T Procurement Missiles, 1957
Box 14, Folder 19 P-T Procurement Oil, 1954
Box 14, Folder 20 Panuch-Brewster Re-Organization Plan,1957
Box 14, Folder 21 Panuch, J. Anthony, 1957-1958
Box 14, Folder 22 Pegler, Westbrook, 1955-1958
Box 14, Folder 23 Penn Texas
By-Laws, Resolutions and Board Minutes, 1954
Box 14, Folder 24 Corporation, 1957-1958
Box 14, Folder 25 Correspondence, 1955
Box 14, Folder 26 Lawsuits Against, 1957
Box 15, Folder 1 Misc., 1955-1957
Box 15, Folder 2 Stockholder Protective Committee, 1957
Box 15, Folder 3 Personal Correspondence of Lanham
A, 1954-1960
Box 15, Folder 4 B, 1956-1958
Box 15, Folder 5 C, 1956-1960
Box 15, Folder 6 D-F, 1956-1960
Box 15, Folder 7 G-H, 1955-1958
Box 15, Folder 8 I- -L, 1956-1959
Box 15, Folder 9 M, 1956-1957
Box 15, Folder 10 N-P-Q, 1956-1957
Box 15, Folder 11 R, 1956-1958
Box 15, Folder 12 S, 1956-1958
Box 15, Folder 13 T-Z, 1955-1958
Box 15, Folder 14 Pratt & Whitney Company Inc., 1956
Box 15, Folder 15 Silberstein, Charles K., 1956-1957
Box 15, Folder 16 Silberstein, Leopold D., 1955-1957
Box 15, Folder 17 Stroheim, Ernest, 1956-1957
Box 15, Folder 18 Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, The New York Times, 1955-1956
Box 15, Folder 19 Washington Office, Closing of, 1957
Box 15, Folder 20 White, Theodore H., Collier's, 1955-1960
Box 15, Folder 21 Subseries 4C: Xerox Company, 1961–1978
(2.5 linear feet in 2 boxes)
Subseries Description
The Xerox Company subseries contains correspondence dating from 1961 to 1978. The bulk of the correspondence was produced during Lanham’s active years with the company from 1981 to 1970. The subseries, as a mixture of official and personal correspondence, better represents Lanham’s experience than the Xerox Company as a whole. A substantial number of letters were written to government and military personnel about securing contracts or other business related topics intermingled with personal inquiry. There also is a considerable amount of internal correspondence with other Xerox executives or subsidiary companies.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by correspondent within each year.
Xerox Correspondence-1961
Dessauer, Dr. John, 1961
Box 16, Folder 1 Linowitz, S. M., 1961
Box 16, Folder 2 to 3 Rank-Xerox Subsidiary, 1961-1973
Box 16, Folder 4 Sweet, Albert H., 1961
Box 16, Folder 5 Wilson, Joseph C., 1961
Box 16, Folder 6 Xerox Correspondence-1962
Dessauer, Dr. John, 1962
Box 16, Folder 7 Linowitz, S. M., 1962
Box 16, Folder 8 McColough, C. Peter, 1962
Box 16, Folder 9 Sweet, Albert H., 1962
Box 16, Folder 10 Wilson, Joseph C., 1962
Box 16, Folder 11 Xerox Correspondence-1963
Curtin, D. J., 1963
Box 16, Folder 12 Damon, E. Kent, 1963
Box 16, Folder 13 Dessauer, Dr. John, 1963
Box 16, Folder 14 Linowitz, S. M., 1963
Box 16, Folder 15 Linowitz (State Department Advisory Committee on International Organizations), 1963
Box 16, Folder 16 McColough, C. Peter, 1963
Box 16, Folder 17 Sweet, Albert H., 1963
Box 16, Folder 18 Wilson, Joseph C., 1963
Box 16, Folder 19 Xerox Correspondence-1964
Curtin, D. J., 1964
Box 16, Folder 20 Damon, E. Kent, 1964
Box 16, Folder 21 Dessauer, Dr. John, 1964
Box 16, Folder 22 Electro-Optical Systems, 1964
Box 16, Folder 23 Linowitz, S. M., 1964
Box 16, Folder 24 McColough, C. Peter, 1964
Box 16, Folder 25 Wilson, Joseph C., 1964
Box 16, Folder 26 Xerox Correspondence-1965
Damon, E. Kent, 1965
Box 16, Folder 27 Dessauer, Dr. John, 1965
Box 16, Folder 28 Electro-Optical Systems, 1965
Box 16, Folder 29 Linowitz, S. M., 1965
Box 16, Folder 30 McColough, C. Peter, 1965
Box 16, Folder 31 W Anti-Trust, 1965-1966
Box 16, Folder 32 Wilson, Joseph C., 1965
Box 16, Folder 33 Zarem, Dr. A. M., 1965-1969
Box 16, Folder 34 Xerox Correspondence-1966
Curtin, D. J., 1966
Box 16, Folder 35 Clark, Harold E., 1966
Box 16, Folder 36 Damon, E. Kent, 1966-1973
Box 16, Folder 37 Dessauer, Dr. John, 1966-1971
Box 16, Folder 38 Linowitz, S. M., 1966
Box 17, Folder 1 McColough, C. Peter, 1966
Box 17, Folder 2 Wilson, Joseph C., 1966
Box 17, Folder 3 Xerox Correspondence-1967
Clarke, H. E., 1967-1975
Box 17, Folder 4 Curtin, D, 1967-1969
Box 17, Folder 5 McColough, C. Peter, 1967
Box 17, Folder 6 Sigoloff, S. C. 1967
Box 17, Folder 7 Wilson, Joseph C., 1967
Box 17, Folder 8 Xerox Correspondence-1968-1970
A, 1968-1973
Box 17, Folder 9 B, 1968-1973
Box 17, Folder 10 C, 1968-1976
Box 17, Folder 11 Curtin, Dave, 1970-1978
Box 17, Folder 12 D, 1968-1978
Box 17, Folder 13 E, 1968-1973
Box 17, Folder 14 Electro-Optical Systems, 1970
Box 17, Folder 15 F, 1968-1975
Box 17, Folder 16 G, 1968-1973
Box 17, Folder 17 H, 1968-1974
Box 17, Folder 18 Hay, Raymond A., 1968-1976
Box 17, Folder 19 I, 1968-1975
Box 17, Folder 20 K, 1968-1972
Box 17, Folder 21 L, 1968-1971
Box 17, Folder 22 Mc, 1968-1974
Box 17, Folder 23 to 25 McColough, C. Peter, 1968-1977
Box 17, Folder 26 M, 1968-1976
Box 17, Folder 27 N, 1969
Box 17, Folder 28 O, 1968-1971
Box 17, Folder 29 P, 1968-1972
Box 17, Folder 30 R, 1968-1971
Box 17, Folder 31 S, 1968-1973
Box 17, Folder 32 Schneider, Robert M., 1968-1975
Box 17, Folder 33 Sigoloff, S. C. EOS, 1968
Box 17, Folder 34 T, 1968-1976
Box 17, Folder 35 W, 1968-1976
Box 17, Folder 36 to 37 Wilson, Joseph C., 1968-1973
Box 17, Folder 38 XYZ, 1968-1975
Box 17, Folder 39 Series 5: Oversized Materials, 1916-1978
(6.25 linear feet in 10 boxes)
Series Description
The Oversized Materials series contains materials that are too large to fit inside normal record cartons. The appointments, certificates, and commissions grouping contains all official and decorative documents awarded to Lanham for all ranks from Corporal in Second Regiment of the Eastern High School Cadets to Major General in the United States Army. The Awards and Citations found in the papers include scrolls given by American Units and foreign honors bestowed on Lanham, including a French Knighthood and Czechoslovakian War Cross. The series also includes several photobooks and scrapbooks. The photos often have information written on the back providing date, context, and identifying people. The scrapbooks document Lanham’s career from 1945 until his retirement and contain various articles, pictures, commentary, and artifacts that detail his experience. Only one incomplete ledger documents 1955-1978. The vinyl records are recordings of speeches given by Lanham or events held in his honor.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and then alphabetically by subject within each section.
Appointments, Certificates, and Commissions
Brigadier General, 1953 April 16
Box 18, Folder 1 Brigadier General, Temporary, 1945 May 15
Box 18, Folder 2 Company Officers Course Certificate, 1932 June 1
Box 18, Folder 3 Corporal in Second Regiment of the Eastern High School Cadets, 1918 March 1
Box 18, Folder 4 Captain of Infantry, 1935 August 1
Box 18, Folder 5 Elementary School Degree from Board of Education of Washington, D.C., 1916 June 21
Box 18, Folder 6 First Lieutenant of Infantry, 1929 March 6
Box 18, Folder 7 First Lieutenant of Infantry from President, 1929 April 13
Box 18, Folder 8 Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry, Temporary, 1941 December 24
Box 18, Folder 9 Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry, 1947 June 12
Box 18, Folder 10 Major General, Temporary, 1948 April 6
Box 18, Folder 11 Major of Infantry, 1941 June 12
Box 18, Folder 12 Major, Temporary, 1941 January 31
Box 18, Folder 13 Personal Policy Degree, undated
Box 18, Folder 14 Second Lieutenant of Infantry (2 copies), 1924 June 12
Box 18, Folder 15 United States Military Academy Bachelor of Science Degree conferred on Charles Trueman Lanham of the Class of 19241937 July 8
Box 18, Folder 16 Awards and Citations
1st Division Scroll of Recognition for Major General Charles T. Lanham, 1954 May 1
Box 18, Folder 17 1st Division Scroll of Appreciation for Major General Charles T. Lanham, 1954 May 30
Box 18, Folder 18 Bronze Star Medal for 25 July 19441953 December 1
Box 18, Folder 19 Czechoslovakian War Cross Proclamation, 1946 July 16
Box 18, Folder 20 French Government Document Bestowing a Honorary Knighthood to Colonel Charles T. Lanham, 1945 January
Box 18, Folder 21 First Honors in Junior Four Minute Men Speaking Contest, undated
Box 18, Folder 22 Painting of Colonel Charles T. Lanham November 5, undated
Box 18, Folder 23 Photo Books and Boxes
Box 1st Division Review on 36th Anniversary, 1953 August
Box 19, Folder 1 26th Regiment, 1st Division, undated
Box 19, Folder 2 1943
Box 19, Folder 3 Early, Stephen T. Signed Portrait, undated
Box 19, Folder 4 Germany, undated
Box 19, Folder 5 Information and Education Division, 1945 November-1948 May
Box 20, Folder 1 Photo of Officers including Lanham, 1944
Box 20, Folder 2 Truman, President Harry Signed Portrait, undated
Box 20, Folder 3 Unlabeled Box of Military Functions, undated
Box 20, Folder 4 Visit to 18th Regiment, undated
Box 20, Folder 5 WWII Photographs and Post war, undated
Box 20, Folder 6 Scrapbooks
Box 1st Division, 1953 February 6-1954 June 1
Box 21, Folder 1 Europe, 1949 August-1951 January
Box 22, Folder 1 Information and Education Division, 1945 November-1948 May
Box 22, Folder 2 Information and Education Division, 1948 July-1949 July
Box 23, Folder 1 Post Military Career and Published Retrospectives on Lanham and Hemingway, 1954-1976
Box 23, Folder 2 Seventh Army Command, 1952 November 25-1953 February 3
Box 24, Folder 1 SHAPE, 1951 February-1952 December
Box 24, Folder 2 SHAPE, 1952 January 1-1952 December 3
Box 25, Folder 1 Spring 1945 For Buck Lanham secured from Gene Smith of The New York Times and Ned Landon of General Electric, 1945
Box 25, Folder 2 Unnamed, 1945-1975
Box 25, Folder 3 Visit to Flak Kaserne, 1953 February 17
Box 26, Folder 1 WWII to 1950, 1944-1949
Box 26, Folder 2 Vinyl Audio Records
Folder General Buck Lanham's Farewell Party Parts 1 and 2, undated
Box 26, Folder 2 General Lanham at 1953 Organizational Day of 1st Division, undated
Box 26, Folder 3 General Lanham's Speech at the Carlisle Barracks, Parts 1-23, 1948 February 25
Box 26, Folder 4 "Its Nice to Dream" Personal Copy to General Lanham from Gus Robinson, undated
Box 26, Folder 5 "The Veteran Wants to Know" NBC, Parts 1-4, 1948 August 15
Box 26, Folder 6
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