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Third US Infantry Veterans Association collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 127

Scope and Contents

(3) Poster, The Old Guard of the Army, Third US Infantry, Fort Meyer, Virginia. The Army's Official Ceremonial Unit and escort to the President. 18x40" Filed in flat file.

Panoramic photo. Bird's Eye View Camp Jackson SC and vicinity, March 1940. Filed in flat file.

Box 1:

Manuscript and notes, History of 3rd US Infantry by Thomas Heski, Cannon Falls

3rd Infantry 200th Anniversary, Ft Snelling, Sep 1984

3rd Infantry Assn papers, misc.

Historian Letterhead

Application, Old Guard

Letterheads and envelopes

1980 Reunion

1976, Jake Klotzbeacher Commander

1958-1965 correspondence

Misc papers

33rd Fighter Group WWII Reunion 1986 Elgin AFB, Florida event program

Copies of Assn Constitution

Pavilion Tower Resort, Virginia ad packet

Assn Bylaws

Correspondence 1978-79, also reunion models

Rosters

Correspondence 1984

Correspondence 1986

Correspondence 1981-1984

Correspondence 1966-71

Correspondence 1973-76

Correspondence 1978-84

Correspondence 1985

Correspondence 1988-91

Letters written to members

Receipts and Misc

Old Reunion Notices

1981 Bank Statements

1982 Reunion

1983 Reunion

Newspapers and news clippings

Fort Snelling Bulletin, 1930-40s

Box 2:

Event programs

Old Guard Personal History Sheet- Robert Bowden

Event programs

The Old Guard hisotry booklets, 8-page and 41-page

"Misc" folder- clippings, articles, correspondence

Organizational History Files

Magazines with reference to 3rd Infantry

Recent and Deactivation

Box 3:

framed photo, men on horses, 98.39.6

photo on board, Old Guard trophy Room

Framed photo, officer on horse, 98.39.6

photo on board, Old Guard trophy Room 2

screenprint? on wood panel, 3rd Infantry crest

Frame certificate of Authenticity, for a sculpture The Old Guard

Fort Larned Kansas photos

Cannon Falls photos. 1970s-1980s

Photos, assorted.

Rosters

Col Newton Speece

Newspaper clippings

Box 4:

Book, A Tropical Hide-Out, Victor Press, 1968

Book, Saved Through Prayer, Victor Press, 1968

VHS tape, 3rd Infantry Annual Dinner, 1993

VHS tape, Army montage 1990s, silent film 3rd Inf at Ft Snelling Feb 1927, 3/3d Inf USAR Ft Snelling an filed training 1970s, 3/3d Inf USAR field training at Camp Ripley 1980s

Member rolodex address cards

Member correspondence and mailing lables

Bank statements

Box 5:

panoramic unit photos

newspapers

scrapbooks

photo albums

correspondence 1922 - 1980s

Dates

  • 1921-1998
  • Event: Donor unknown, ca. 1998. Accessions 98.39 and 99.2

Conditions Governing Use

MMVM does not hold copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Third US Infantry Veterans Association

Extent

9 Linear Feet ((4) standard banker's boxes and (1) long banker's box. Folders remain arranged as submitted by donor.)

Language of Materials

English

Status
In Progress
Author
Daniel Ewer, Archivist
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States