AHJ_ah04047 Inventory of the Henry D. Russell papers, 1937-1989 Russell (Henry Dozier) papers Processed by John Hanks The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2006

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort August 2006 Finding aid is in English Henry D. Russell papers, 1937-1989 Collection number: 04047 University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. Publication date: 2006 Contact Information American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ November 1999

"©" 2006 University of Wyoming

 Collection Summary Russell, Henry Dozier, 1889-1972 Henry D. Russell papers 1937-1989 04047 5.75 cubic ft. (10 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 record box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Collection contains materials relating to Russell’s military career including subject files, correspondence, photographs, materials gathered for the Pearl Harbor Hearings, and correspondence notes and reviews for Russell’s book "The Purge of the 30th Division." In addition, the collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, and 2 audio cassette tapes of interviews with Pope Brode, a life-long friend of Russell. Also included is source materials gathered by Russell’s niece Francis Furlow, for her unpublished biography of Russell’s career with the U.S. Army and National Guard, "What Kind of Military: An Inquiry into the Life and Letters of Henry Dozier Russell." Biography of Henry D. Russell

Henry D. Russell (1889-1972) was born in Henry County, Georgia. He obtained his law degree from the University of Georgia and became a prominent trial lawyer in Macon. He also followed a distinguished second career in the army. He served as the Provost Marshal in Paris during World War I and then organized various National Guard infantry brigades and divisions during the inter-war period. During World War II he was a member of the War Department Manpower Board, and he was one of the three ranking officers who served on the official Army Pearl Harbor investigation board. He served for 33 years reaching the rank of Lieutenant General, and the Macon National Guard Armory was named for him in 1961.

During World War II, Russell was relieved of command of the Georgia-based 30th Division because he was a National Guard officer and not a regular army officer. This, and further experiences investigating Pearl Harbor, made him question the regular army establishment, which he considered too “Prussian” in its philosophy and fraternalism. He felt that these qualities were exemplified by West Pointers like General Patton and General Marshall. Throughout the Cold War he was a determined opponent of any army effort to absorb the National Guard, considering it to be a healthy well-regulated alternative to the regular army.

 Scope and Content

The Henry D. Russell papers, 1937-1989, are primarily concerned with his career in the Army and the National Guard. They include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, manuscripts, and audiotapes.

The correspondence and manuscripts provide insight into the National Guard versus Army disputes that concerned Lt. General Russell through most of his career. These included the replacement of capable National Guard officers with regular army officers and the Army Pearl Harbor Board censure of General Marshall.

Some of this source material was compiled and used by Frances Russell Furlow when she wrote an unpublished biography of Henry Russell which was completed in 1989.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by Henry D. Russell at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The bulk of Henry Russell’s papers were received from Mary Russell Mitchell, Mitchell’s niece, in 1978 and 1981. Another niece, Frances R. Furlow, gave his remaining papers to the American Heritage Center in one 1989 shipment.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by John Hanks in November 1999. Except for some worm damage to a notepad, all materials were in good condition and original folder titles have been maintained. Some personal receipts and a cardboard name plate were not kept.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Henry D. Russell papers, 1937-1989, Collection Number 04047, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms United States. Army. United States. National Guard Bureau. Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. Audiocassette tapes. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Brode, Pope. Furlow, Francis R. Russell, Henry D. Purge of the thirtieth division. Politics, Government, and Law Military Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Container List Series I. Military Career 1937-1973 1.85 cubic ft. (4 document boxes)

Arranged alphabetically by folder title. Includes biographical file, photographs, University of Georgia correspondence, military correspondence, files, and directives.

 1 1 Biographical – Lt. General Russell (1889-1972) January 1973 1 2 Clippings including The Tennessee Guardsman 1937-1951 1 3 Correspondence – General 1938-1950 1 4 Correspondence - Induction Personnel Inquiries, 30th Division 1940 1 5-9 Correspondence – Military 1940-1944 2 1-9 Correspondence – Military 1945-1952, undated 2 10 Correspondence – Officers Assignments 1940-1942 2 11 Correspondence – University of Georgia 1942-1964 2 12 Directives (1st Army Maneuvers) from General Russell 1941 3 1 Directives (7th Army Maneuvers) from General Russell 1941 3 2 Manual – Staff Officers Field Manual 1940 3 3 Medical 1941-1951 3 4 Notes – Guest Lists, Other 1958 3 5-6 Notes – W.D.M.B. 1943?, 1945? 3 7 Orders 1941 3 8 Periodical – Central of Georgia Magazine July 1941 3 9 Personal File – General Russell (48th Infantry Division) 1946-1952 4 1 Photographs – National Guard, Army Pearl Harbor Board undated 4 2 Reference Documents – Third Army for Commanders and Staffs of Large Units 1936 4 3 Report – “A” First Army Maneuvers Final Report 1940 5 1 Reports – Efficiency 1940-1942 5 2 Reports – Grades (Battalion), Chaplain 1940-1942 5 3 Reports – Inspection 1940-1949 5 4 Reports - Reclassification of Officers 1940-1941 5 5 Rosters and Lists – Pay Tables 1940-1965 5 6 Speeches 1946-1949 Series II. Source Material for What Kind of Military? An Inquiry into the Life and Letters of Henry Dozier Russell by Frances Russell Furlow 1939-1989 1.15 cubic ft. (2 document boxes, 1 slim document box)

Arranged by chapter number. Includes obituaries, photographs, cassette tapes, and manuscripts.

 6 1 Part One 1943-1957 6 2 Part Two, Chapters 1-4: Henry County, Clarke County, Butts County, and Biff County including family history from 1805 1939-1964 6 3 Part Two, Chapter 5 – The War Years 1940-1945 6 4 Part Two, Chapter 6 – “Not Ruthless Enough,” 1941-1945 6 5 Part Two, Chapter 7 1942-1946 6 6 Manuscript – “Story of the 30th Division” by H.D. Russell for Purge of the 30th Division undated 7 1 Part Two, Chapter 8, (Part 1), 1 of 4 1946-1950 7 2 Part Two, Chapter 8 (Part 1), 2 of 4 1943-1951 7 3 Part Two, Chapter 8 (Part 1), 3 of 4, Governor’s Race 1946 7 4 Part Two, Chapter 8 (Part 1), 4 of 4, XXX Club 1946-1947 7 5 Part Two, Chapter 8 (Part 2), 1 of 2 1945-1950 7 6 Part Two, Chapter 8 (Part 2), 2 of 2 Retirement 1942-1951 7 7 Part Two, Chapter 9, 1of 2, Postscript 1951-1964 7 8 Part Two, Chapter 9, 2 of 2, Epilogue 1941-1978 8 1 Manuscripts (2) What Kind of Military? An Inquiry into the Life and Letters of Henry Dozier Russell by Frances Russell Furlow 1989 8 2 Source Material – Cassette tapes (2) Recollections of Henry D. Russell by Pope Brode, a life-long college friend September 15, 1973

(Transferred to audio-visual archives.)

Recording and Reproduction Characteristics

Brode interview audio cassette tape.

 Series III. Source Material for Pearl Harbor Army Hearings 1941-1961 0.45 cubic ft. (1 document box)

Arranged alphabetically by folder title. Includes articles, correspondence, manuscripts, and notes.

 9 1 Article, “The True Story of Pearl Harbor – As Japanese Tell It,” U.S. News and World Report December 11, 1961 9 2 Articles on the Pearl Harbor Investigations 1944-1945 9 3 Correspondence, Pearl Harbor Investigations, “More Light on Pearl Harbor” in U.S. News and World Report 1942-1954 9 4 Correspondence, The Pearl Harbor Story 1947-1957 9 5 Manuscripts Associated Press Pearl Harbor Investigation 1945 9 6 Manuscript Statement about the Army Pearl Harbor Investigation by General Henry D. Russell undated 9 7-10 Notes and miscellaneous papers relating to the Army Pearl Harbor Investigation 1941-1948 Series IV. Source Material for The Purge of the 30th Division 1939-1952 0.90 cubic ft. (2 document boxes)

Arranged alphabetically by folder title. Includes correspondence, notes, and book reviews.

 10 1 Correspondence – Reclassification/30th Division Hearings (Major Samuel B. Tippett) 1942 10 2-7 Correspondence – Reclassification/30th Division Hearings January 1942-1945, undated 10 8 Correspondence – Book Reviews – Purge of the 30th Division 1949 10 9-10 Correspondence – Purge of the 30th Division 1948-1952 11 1-2 Correspondence – Purge of the 30th Division 1941-1943, 1948-1950 11 3-7 Source Material (Folders) – Purge of the 30th Division 1939-1945 11 8 Source Material (Manuscript) – The Story of the 30th Division undated Series V. Printed Material 1923-1964 1 cubic ft. (1 record box, 1 oversize folder)

Includes books and newspapers about the 30th Division, the National Guard, and World War I.

 Books: 12 Historical and Pictorial Review, 30th Infantry Division, Fort Jackson, South Carolina 1941 12 The Mailing List, The Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Ga. July 1941 12 The Minute Man in Peace and War by Jim Dan Hill 1964

(Inscribed by Major General Benjamin F. Merritt)

 12 Source Records of the Great War, National Alumni 1923

(7 Vols. Inscribed)

 Newspapers: 13th Infantry Division Scrapbook February 1945 The Commercial Appeal, “30th Division,” January 1945 The Commercial Appeal, “Hindenburg Line,” September 1943 The New York Times, “Pearl Harbor Report,” August 1945 Additional Container Lists

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