Charles Julius Allen and Grace Elizabeth Allen papers
Contributors: Allen, Grace Elizabeth, 1886-1976
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
Subjects: Correspondence; Social life and customs; American Association of the Red Cross; United States; Voyages and travels; United States Military Academy; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; History
Description: Correspondence, diaries, family history, personal reminiscences, notes, clippings, and printed matter chiefly of Charles Julius Allen and his daughter, Grace Elizabeth Allen.   Papers of Charles Julius Allen relate to his life as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, West Point (1860-1864) and to his service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, especially during the Civil War at Mobile Bay, Ala.  Papers of Grace Elizabeth Allen consist chiefly of eighty-three diaries kept throughout her life.  They include references to her service with the American Association of the Red Cross; to Washington, D.C., and New York social life; to her travels; and to various world, national, and local affairs.  Also includes letters to Grace Elizabeth Allen from George S. Patton written during World War II.
Notes: Open to research.

Gift, Grace Elizabeth Allen, 1973.

Gift, Charles K. Allen, 1977.

transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.

transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Charles Julius Allen and his daughter, Grace Elizabeth Allen.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009330