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Metadata
Collection |
Colonel Roger Fitch Collection |
Object ID |
MC-011.01 |
Accession Number |
2016.006a |
Title |
Colonel Roger Fitch Collection |
Year Range from |
1877 |
Year Range to |
1955 |
Creator |
Roger Fitch |
Scope & Content |
The collection contains the papers of Col. Roger Fitch, U.S. Army, and focuses on Fitch's military career from 1898-1943. The processed collection consists of 3 boxes with additional materials not yet processed. Box 1 contains a memorandum for Colonel Fitch from 1928, "Defense of the Pacific Coast" essay and article, a history of Fort Ord, photographs regarding the conditions of the Presidio of Monterey, program for the annual football game against the Presidio and the American Legion, speeches, letters, and invitations, as well as a booklet about the Presidio of Monterey, overseas observations conducted by Fitch in the WWI era, a collection of letters addressed to the President regarding Fitch's request for promotion to 2nd lieutenant in 1898/1899, a lecture booklet, farewell addresses from particular generals, and papers found in a scrapbook for Colonel Fitch. Box 2 contains the colonel's past awards, original correspondences, personnel records of the Presidio of Monterey and the Gigling Reservation from 1928-1930, misc. files, a French book about the French Army at Verdun during the First World War, Fort Ord Panorama clippings, correspondence about cavalry talks, misc. speeches, a picture of Fitch in uniform, Stewart E. White pictures, and a summary of cavalry employment circa 1914. Box 3 contains original correspondences by Fitch, photos, memo card on the National Defense Act, a journal or possible scrapbook, personal speeches, extracts from Moltke's Correspondence (pertaining to War 1870-71), a booklet on Estimating Tactical Situations, a Study in Staff Supply, a history of the Army Service Schools, and various newspaper articles and copies of letters. |
People |
Roger Stanley Fitch Theodore Roosevelt William S. Veeder |
Search Terms |
Roger Stanley Fitch Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider WWI Fort Ord Presidio of Monterey Football 11th Cavalary |
Containers |
Memorandum for Colonel Fitch "Defense of the Pacific Coast" Address by Roger Photographs-Condition of the Presidio Souvenir Program-Annual Football game, 1928 (Presidio vs. Monterey Peninsula American Legion Speech Delivered by Capt. William S. Veeder, 1945 Presidio Historical Materials on Monterey, the Presidio, Ft. Mervine History of Fort Ord in Photographs History of the 1st Cavalry-Program of Maneuvers Observations by Colonel Fitch for Report Abroad Booklet of Lecures on Discipline and Training Farewell Addresses Misc. Papers found between pages 80-81 of Scrapbook for Colonel Fitch Correspondences while Cavalry Colonel Appointments to Rank (Diploma of Graduation from Leavenworth and later certificates) Original Correspondences The Roosevelt Division and the Rough Riders |