Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Army
(Record Group 335)
1903-80 (bulk 1940-80)
Table of Contents
- 335.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
- 335.2 RECORDS OF THE IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY
1947-64, 1970-72
- 335.3 RECORDS OF STAFF OFFICES
1942-74 (bulk 1951-65)
- 335.3.1 Records of the Office of the Administrative Assistant to
the Secretary of the Army
- 335.3.2 Records of the Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison
- 335.3.3 Records of the Office of the General Counsel
- 335.3.4 Records of the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
- 335.4 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
1947-54
- 335.5 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (TASA)
1947-49
- 335.6 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (GENERAL MANAGEMENT)
1950-53
- 335.7 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS)
1953-64
- 335.8 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE FORCES)
1940-54
- 335.9 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)
1957-61
- 335.10 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (CIVIL WORKS)
1950-80
- 335.11 RECORDS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
1903-56 (bulk 1942-56)
- 335.11.1 Records of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice
- 335.11.2 Records of the Army Renegotiation Division of the Armed
Services Renegotiation Board (ASRB)
- 335.11.3 Records of the Army-Air Force Wage Board
- 335.11.4 Records of the Army Contract Appeals Panel of the Armed
Services Board of Contract Appeals
- 335.11.5 Records of the Army Civilian Legal Personnel Committee
- 335.11.6 Records of the Committee to Review Decartelization
Policy in Germany
- 335.11.7 Records of the Army Advisory Board on Government
Furnished Property
- 335.11.8 Records of the War Contract Hardship Claims Board
- 335.11.9 Records of the Army Committee of the Joint Welfare Board
- 335.11.10 Records of the Committee on Civilian Components
- 335.11.11 Records of the army representative on the Munitions
Board
- 335.11.12 Records of the Advisory Committee on Army Organization
- 335.11.13 Records of the Army Installations Board
- 335.12 TEXTUAL RECORDS (GENERAL)
1976
- 335.13 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
- 335.14 MACHINE-READABLE RECORDS (GENERAL)
1978-87
- 335.15 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL) 1992-1994
Established: By the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 501), July 26, 1947, to head the Department of the Army, a component of the National Military Establishment created by the same act.
Predecessor Agencies:
In the War Department:
- Office of the Secretary of War (1789-1947)
Functions: Develops policy and implements programs for the civil and military operations of the U.S. Army.
Finding Aids: Helen L. Bowen and Mary Joe Head, comps., "Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Army," NM 2 (1962); updated version in National Archives microfiche edition of preliminary inventories.
Security-Classified Records: This record group may include material that is security-classified.
Related Records: Record copies of publications of the Office of the Secretary of the Army in RG 287, Publications of the U.S. Government.
Records of the Army Air Forces, RG 18.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, RG 107.
Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, RG 218.
Records of the Army Staff, RG 319.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, RG 330.
Records of Interservice Agencies, RG 334.
Records of Headquarters Army Ground Forces, RG 337.
Records of U.S. Army Commands, 1942- , RG 338.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, RG 340.
Records of Joint Commands, RG 349.
General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1947- , RG 428.
335.2 RECORDS OF THE IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY
1947-64, 1970-72
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified general
correspondence, 1947-64 (1,056 ft.). Memorandums concerning the
review of general court-martial sentences, 1947-52. Secretary of
the Army's appointment books, 1947-53. Security-classified
records of the National Security Council (NSC) received by the
Secretary of the Army in his capacity as a member of the NSC,
including meeting agendas, records of actions taken, and reports,
1947-63. Security-classified weekly foreign policy guidance
papers issued by the Department of State, 1950-52. Security-
classified summaries of actions taken by the Army Chief of Staff,
1951-52. Security-classified daily or weekly summaries of significant action prepared
in the immediate office of the Secretary of the Army, 1960-64. Correspondence of the
St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, of which the Secretary of the Army was the executive
agent, 1953-61. Unpublished history of the tenure of Secretary of
the Army Wilber M. Brucker, and staff reports used as source
material, 1960-61. Studies of the Reorganization Project Office
and other departmental units relating to a possible
reorganization of the Department of the Army, 1961-62. Formerly
security-classified report, with accompanying documentation, of
the Army's investigation of the 1968 incident at My Lai, South
Vietnam ("My Lai Massacre"), 1970. Security-classified copies of
correspondence, minutes, and other records documenting the tenure
of Secretary of the Army Robert Froehlke, 1971-72 (in Nixon
Presidential Materials).
Related Records: Copies of scrapbooks, 1947-58, of Gordon Gray,
Secretary of the Army (1949-50), in Truman Library (originals at
University of North Carolina); oral history of Gordon Gray, in
Truman Library; papers, 1946-53, and oral history interview, of
Frank Pace, Jr., Secretary of the Army (1950-53), in Truman
Library; papers, 1877-1968, of Wilber M. Brucker, Secretary of
the Army (1955-61), at University of Michigan; papers (closed),
1938-67, and oral history interview, of Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.,
Secretary of the Army (1961-62), in Kennedy Library; papers,
1955-56, of Chester R. Davis, Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management) (1955-56), in Eisenhower Library.
Subject Access Terms: Calley, Lt. William; Hoelscher Study;
Project 80.
335.3 RECORDS OF STAFF OFFICES
1942-74 (bulk 1951-65)
335.3.1 Records of the Office of the Administrative Assistant to
the Secretary of the Army
Textual Records: Memorandums, directives, and other records
relating to the Department of the Army's committee management
program, encompassing internal, joint, international, and
advisory committees, 1953-65. Correspondence, memorandums, and
other records relating to the organization and functions of the
Defense Supply Service, Washington, DC, over which the
administrative assistant had general oversight, 1951-53.
Related Records: Other records of the Office of the
Administrative Assistant for the period 1947-64 are interfiled
with the general correspondence of the immediate Office of the
Secretary of the Army, UNDER 335.2.
335.3.2 Records of the Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified
correspondence, reports, and other records relating to
legislation developed by DOD and its component departments for
submission to Congress; legislation of interest to DOD developed
by other federal agencies; and Congressional bills and
resolutions of interest to DOD, 1955-64. Security-classified and
unclassified memorandums, reports, and other records relating to
army briefings of members of Congress; and army testimony given
at Congressional oversight hearings, 1955-64. Records relating to
the case of Maj. Irving Peress, accused of being a Communist by
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, 1955-64.
335.3.3 Records of the Office of the General Counsel
Textual Records: Records relating to the Army-McCarthy Hearings,
consisting of memorandums, reports, and other records of the
issues in dispute between the army and the Senate Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations, 1954.
Sound Recordings (161 items): Army-McCarthy Hearings, recorded
from network radio and television broadcasts, April 22-June 17,
1954. SEE ALSO 335.12.
Related Records: Records of the Office of the Chief of
Legislative Liaison relating to the investigation of Maj. Irving
Peress, UNDER 335.3.2. Other records of the Office of the General
Counsel for the period 1951-64 are interfiled with the general
correspondence of the immediate Office of the Secretary of the
Army, UNDER 335.2.
335.3.4 Records of the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
Sound Recordings (613 items): "Army Hour," a news and variety
show broadcast to U.S. servicemen, 1942-74, with gaps; with
accompanying scripts and program summaries, 1953-74. SEE ALSO
335.12.
335.4 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
1947-54
History: Office of Under Secretary of War established in War
Department by act of December 16, 1940 (54 Stat. 1224). Secretary
of War assumed authority and functions of Under Secretary of War
by General Order 67, War Department, July 25, 1947. Under
Secretary of War redesignated Under Secretary of the Army by
Circular 225, War Department, August 16, 1947, pursuant to
National Security Act of 1947; confirmed and made effective by
Circular 1, Department of the Army, September 18, 1947.
Responsibilities of Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
for administration of occupied areas assigned to Office of Under
Secretary of the Army, effective August 22, 1949, by General
Order 43, Department of the Army, August 29, 1949. By General
Order 17, Department of the Army, May 24, 1950, Office of the
Under Secretary redesignated Office of Assistant Secretary with
responsibility for occupied areas, acquiring also personnel
functions from Office of Assistant Secretary (General
Management); and, without change in function, Office of Assistant
Secretary (Materiel) redesignated Office of Under Secretary. By
General Order 48, Department of the Army, May 7, 1952, and
without change in function, Office of Under Secretary
redesignated Office of Assistant Secretary (Research and
Materiel), and Office of Assistant Secretary (General Management)
redesignated Office of Under Secretary. By General Order 90,
Department of the Army, October 6, 1952, and without change in
function, Office of Under Secretary redesignated Office of
Assistant Secretary (General Management) and Office of Assistant
Secretary (Research and Materiel) redesignated Office of Under
Secretary. By General Order 12, Department of the Army, February
12, 1954, Office of Under Secretary redesignated Office of
Assistant Secretary (Financial Management) and Office of
Assistant Secretary (Materiel) redesignated Office of Under
Secretary. By General Order 64, Department of the Army, August
26, 1954, Office of Under Secretary redesignated Office of
Assistant Secretary (Logistics and Research and Development); and
new Office of Under Secretary established without specific
assignment in functional areas.
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified general
correspondence and other records, 1947-54. Security-classified
correspondence of the Department of the Army European Recovery
Program Group for Bizone Germany relating to the implementation
of the 1948 Foreign Assistance Act, 1948-49. Security-classified
correspondence of the Food Administrator for Occupied Areas,
1948-50. Records of the Special Assistant for General Management
relating to internal economy and efficiency measures, 1950-54.
Security-classified memorandums, reports, and other records
relating to a Congressional investigation of alleged ammunition
shortages in Korea, 1950-54. Security-classified records relating
to Under Secretary Archibald Alexander's tour of Alaska and Far
Eastern Commands, 1951. Two appointment books of Under Secretary
Alexander, 1951-52.
Related Records: Records of the Under Secretary of the Army for
the period 1955-64 are interfiled with the general correspondence
of the immediate Office of the Secretary of the Army, UNDER
335.2. Papers, 1954-58, of Charles G. Finucane, Under Secretary
of the Army (1955-58), in Eisenhower Library. Oral history
interviews of William H. Draper, Jr., Under Secretary of the Army
(1947-49); and Karl R. Bendetsen, Under Secretary of the Army
(1952), in Truman Library.
Subject Access Terms: Mutual Defense Assistance Program.
335.5 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (TASA)
1947-49
History: Assistant Secretary of War established in War Department
by act of August 3, 1861 (12 Stat. 287); abolished by act of
March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 423); reestablished by 1883
Appropriations Act (22 Stat. 237), August 5, 1882; abolished by
1884 Appropriations Act (22 Stat. 550), March 3, 1883;
reestablished by act of March 5, 1890 (26 Stat. 17). Two
Assistant Secretaries authorized by 1942 Military Appropriations
Act (55 Stat. 389), June 30, 1941. One Assistant Secretary
designated Assistant Secretary of War (Air), 1941, and
redesignated Assistant Secretary of War for Air by Circular 247,
War Department, July 28, 1942. Assistant Secretary of War
redesignated Assistant Secretary of the Army, and Assistant
Secretary of War for Air abolished, pursuant to National Security
Act of 1947, by Circular 225, War Department, August 16, 1947;
confirmed and made effective by Circular 1, Department of the
Army, September 18, 1947. Authorization for more than one
Assistant Secretary given by 1948 Military Appropriations Act (61
Stat. 550), July 30, 1947. Assistant Secretary responsible for
procurement and industrial mobilization designated "The"
Assistant Secretary of the Army (TASA); and Assistant Secretary
responsible for occupied areas designated Assistant Secretary of
the Army, by General Order 44, Department of the Army, June 21,
1948. TASA redesignated Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Materiel) by General Order 12, Department of the Army, April 11,
1950.
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified
correspondence, reports, and other records relating to
procurement; industrial mobilization planning; materiel research
and development; and conversion of war production facilities to
peacetime uses, 1947-48. Studies and reports concerning the work
of the Secretary of Defense's Committee on a Uniform Code of
Military Justice, of which TASA was a member, 1948-49. Security-
classified, formerly security-classified, and unclassified
minutes, policy papers, and summaries of decisions of the State-
Navy-Air Force Coordinating Committee, on which TASA served as
the Army's representative, 1948-49.
Related Records: Copies of scrapbooks, 1947-58, of Gordon Gray,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (1947-48) and The Assistant
Secretary of the Army (1948-49), in Truman Library (originals at
University of North Carolina); oral history interview of Gordon
Gray, in Truman Library.
335.6 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (GENERAL MANAGEMENT)
1950-53
History: Responsibility for general management, 1947-49,
exercised by Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army,
designated Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (General
Management) by General Order 12, Department of the Army, April
11, 1950. Personnel function of Office of Assistant Secretary
(General Management) assigned to Office of Under Secretary,
redesignated Office of Assistant Secretary, by General Order 17,
Department of the Army, May 24, 1950. Office of Assistant
Secretary (General Management) redesignated Office of Under
Secretary, and former Office of Under Secretary redesignated
Office of Assistant Secretary (Research and Materiel) by General
Order 48, Department of the Army, May 7, 1952. By General Order
90, Department of the Army, October 6, 1952, Office of Under
Secretary redesignated Office of Assistant Secretary (General
Management) and Office of Assistant Secretary (Research and
Materiel) designated Office of Under Secretary. Office of
Assistant Secretary (General Management) abolished by General
Order 23, Department of the Army, March 2, 1953, with authority
and functions assumed by Under Secretary.
Textual Records: Security-classified correspondence, drafts of
treaties, and other records relating to proposed U.S. contractual
agreements with the Federal Republic of Germany and with Japan,
1951-52. Security-classified memorandums, reports, and other
records concerning an investigation of Army Finance Center
practices by the Inspector General, 1950-51. Appointment books of
the Assistant Secretary of the Army (General Management), 1950-
53.
Related Records: Oral history interview of Karl R. Bendetsen,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (General Management), 1950-52, in
Truman Library.
335.7 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS)
1953-64
History: Responsibility for logistics and for research and
development, 1947-54, was exercised alternately by the Under
Secretary of the Army and an Assistant Secretary. Office of
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Logistics and Research and
Development) established by General Order 64, Department of the
Army, August 26, 1954, with functions transferred from Office of
the Under Secretary. Redesignated Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Logistics), with research and development responsibilities
transferred to Director of Research and Development, by General
Order 64, Department of the Army, November 3, 1955. Redesignated
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Logistics), by
General Order 10, Department of the Army, April 1, 1961.
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified
correspondence, reports, and issuances relating to such subjects
as procurement; development and production of missile systems;
logistical requirements for Europe and Southeast Asia;
construction and management of army industrial facilities; and
industrial mobilization planning, 1953-64.
Related Records: Correspondence pertaining to procurement and
logistics for the period 1947-48 is interfiled with the general
correspondence of the Office of The Assistant Secretary of the
Army, UNDER 335.5; that for the period 1949-54 is interfiled with
the general correspondence of the Office of the Under Secretary,
UNDER 335.4. Also related are records of the Assistant Chief of
Staff, G-4, in RG 319, Records of the Army Staff.
335.8 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE FORCES)
1940-54
History: Established by General Order 45, Department of the Army,
June 26, 1951. Redesignated Office of the Assistant Secretary of
the Army (Manpower) by General Order 23, Department of the Army,
March 2, 1953. Redesignated Office of the Assistant Secretary of
the Army (Manpower and Reserve Forces) by General Order 45,
Department of the Army, May 25, 1953. Redesignated Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower, Personnel, and Reserve
Forces) by General Order 12, Department of the Army, March 1,
1957. Abolished by General Order 10, Department of the Army,
April 1, 1961, with functions transferred to Under Secretary.
Textual Records: Security-classified general correspondence
relating to such occupation activities as occupation laws for
Germany, Austrian peace treaty negotiations, and refugee
problems; and such manpower and personnel matters as the
organization of the Reserves and the operation of the Personnel
Policy Board, 1949-50. Security-classified records relating to
the negotiation of the U.S.-Japanese peace treaty following World
War II, 1950-52. Security-classified and unclassified
correspondence, reports, and other records of the Office of
Civilian Personnel, including interpretations of personnel
regulations, job descriptions, salary categories, and contractual
services with civilians, 1940-54. Correspondence and project
files of the Office for Occupied Areas relating mainly to the
educational and cultural reorientation program in Japan, 1948-52.
Related Records: Other general correspondence of the Assistant
Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Forces) is interfiled with the
records of the immediate Office of the Secretary of the Army,
UNDER 335.2.
335.9 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)
1957-61
History: Responsibility for research and development, 1947-54,
was exercised alternately by the Under Secretary of the Army and
an Assistant Secretary. Office of Assistant Secretary (Logistics
and Research and Development) established by General Order 64,
Department of the Army, August 26, 1954. Office of Director of
Research and Development established, with relevant functions
transferred from Office of Assistant Secretary (Logistics and
Research and Development), and that office redesignated Office of
Assistant Secretary (Logistics), by General Order 64, Department
of the Army, November 3, 1955. Office of Director of Research and
Development redesignated Office of Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Research and Development) by General Order 10, Department
of the Army, April 1, 1961.
Textual Records: Correspondence, studies, and reports relating to
the army's conduct of the DOD experimental project to preserve
food by irradiation, 1957-61.
Related Records: Records relating to research and development for
the period 1947-48 are interfiled with the correspondence of the
Office of The Assistant Secretary of the Army, UNDER 335.5; for
the period 1949-54 with the correspondence of the Office of the
Under Secretary of the Army, UNDER 335.4; for 1955 with the
correspondence of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Installations and Logistics), UNDER 335.7; and for the period
1956-61 with the correspondence of the immediate Office of the
Secretary of the Army, UNDER 335.2. Also related are the records
of the Chief of Research and Development and the records of the
Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics, in RG 319, Records of the
Army Staff.
335.10 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY (CIVIL WORKS)
1950-80
History: Preceded by Office of Civil Functions, established by
General Order 14, Department of the Army, May 27, 1974. Office of
the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) established by
General Order 9, Department of the Army, April 1, 1975.
Textual Records: Security-classified general records of the
Office of the Military Assistant for Panama Affairs, including
the 1974-79 files of the Panama Canal Company Board of Directors,
relating to political and military activities, economic and
social conditions, and ongoing U.S.-Republic of Panama treaty
negotiations, 1950-80.
335.11 RECORDS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
1903-56 (bulk 1942-56)
335.11.1 Records of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice
History: Established by General Order 61, War Department, April
27, 1903, pursuant to the 1904 Army Appropriations Act (32 Stat.
941), March 2, 1903, providing for annual rifle matches for
civilians. Duties have included instruction of citizens in small
arms marksmanship; issuance of weapons and ammunition to
organizations offering small arms training to civilians; and
construction, equipment, and maintenance of rifle ranges.
Textual Records: Formerly security-classified correspondence and
other records relating to program assistance given and rifles
issued by the army to schools and rifle clubs; army inspection of
schools equipped for training in small arms; and relevant
legislation, 1903-52 (bulk 1920-52). Security-classified annual
budget estimates for board operations proposed by the Office of
the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, 1926-51.
335.11.2 Records of the Army Renegotiation Division of the Armed
Services Renegotiation Board (ASRB)
History: War Department Price Adjustment Board, with authority to
renegotiate war contracts in order to prevent excessive profits,
established by a memorandum of the Secretary of War, June 30,
1942. War Contracts Price Adjustment Board, with authority to
coordinate renegotiation policy for the entire Federal
Government, established by the Renegotiation Act of 1943 (58
Stat. 85), February 25, 1944, which also delegated specific
responsibility for military contracts to War Department Price
Adjustment Board. Pursuant to National Security Act of 1947, War
Department Price Adjustment Board redesignated Army Price
Adjustment Board. ASRB established by a memorandum of the
Secretary of Defense, July 19, 1948, pursuant to the
Renegotiation Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 259), May 21, 1948. ASRB
composed of a Renegotiation Division for each of the three armed
services. War Contracts Price Adjustment Board abolished, with
functions transferred to the newly established Renegotiation
Board, by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (65 Stat. 7), March 23,
1951. ASRB abolished, with functions transferred to Renegotiation
Board, by Directive 500.02-1, DOD, January 18, 1952, effective
January 20, 1952.
Textual Records: Unclassified minutes of the War Department and
the Army Price Adjustment Boards; and security-classified minutes
of the Determination Committee of the War and the Army Price
Adjustment Boards, 1942-50. Security-classified minutes and
unclassified correspondence of the War Contracts Price Adjustment
Board, 1944-51. Security-classified correspondence, issuances,
publications, and other records of the Army Renegotiation
Division of the ASRB, 1947-53. Reading file of the legal adviser
to the Army Renegotiation Division, containing copies of letters
sent to various firms undergoing renegotiation, and legal
opinions, 1943-51. Histories of army and navy renegotiation
activities, 1942-50.
335.11.3 Records of the Army-Air Force Wage Board
History: War Department Wage Coordination Board established by
War Department Order L, November 8, 1945. Expanded to include
functions of War Department Wage Administration Agency by War
Department Order F, November 5, 1946. Redesignated Army-Air Force
Wage Board by Joint Army-Air Force Adjustment Regulation 1-11-35,
July 16, 1948.
Textual Records: Security-classified correspondence, reports, and
other records relating to wage surveys of civilians employed by
the army in various states; wage schedules for civilians employed
by the Army Map Service, the Chemical Corps, and the Manhattan
Engineer District; and job classifications at ordnance plants,
1942-51. Correspondence and reports relating to civilians
employed on Army Corps of Engineers projects, 1945-54.
335.11.4 Records of the Army Contract Appeals Panel of the Armed
Services Board of Contract Appeals
History: War Department Board of Contract Appeals established by
a memorandum of the Secretary of War, August 8, 1942. Pursuant to
the National Security Act of 1947, redesignated Army Board of
Contract Appeals. Abolished, with functions transferred to the
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, May 1, 1949.
Textual Records: Correspondence relating to private contractors'
appeals of decisions made by War Department and Department of the
Army contracting officials, 1942-54. Dockets of cases handled by
the War Department and the Armed Services Boards of Contract
Appeals, 1942-52.
335.11.5 Records of the Army Civilian Legal Personnel Committee
History: War Department Civilian Legal Personnel Committee
established by Memorandum 15, War Department, March 12, 1942, to
oversee the examination and appointment of civilian attorneys in
the army. Renamed Civilian Legal Personnel Committee pursuant to
the National Security Act of 1947, and functioned as a joint
army-air force committee until January 1, 1952, when the Air
Force Civilian Legal Personnel Committee was established by
Directive 110.48-2, DOD, September 26, 1951. Civilian Legal
Personnel Committee redesignated Army Civilian Legal Personnel
Committee by a memorandum of the Secretary of the Army, December
17, 1951, effective January 1, 1952.
Textual Records: Records relating to committee procedures; the
appointment and resignation of various committee members; and
relevant recommendations of the Commission on the Organization of
the Executive Branch of the Government (Second Hoover Commission,
1953-55), 1942-56.
335.11.6 Records of the Committee to Review Decartelization
Policy in Germany
History: Established by a public announcement of the Secretary of
the Army, December 3, 1948. Charged with surveying the status of
German decartelization programs, in particular the program
conducted by the Decartelization Branch, Economics Division,
Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) [OMGUS].
Dissolved after submission of final report to the Secretary of
the Army, April 15, 1949.
Textual Records: Final report, April 15, 1949, and accompanying
exhibits, some dating back to 1944; transcripts of testimony
heard by the committee, 1948-49; and OMGUS progress reports on
the decartelization program, 1946-48.
Related Records: Records of OMGUS in RG 260, Records of U.S.
Occupation Headquarters, World War II. Papers, 1946-49, of
Johnston Avery, Assistant Chief, Decartelization Branch, OMGUS
(1946-48), in National Archives collection of donated materials.
335.11.7 Records of the Army Advisory Board on Government
Furnished Property
History: Advisory Board to the Under Secretary of War on
Government Furnished Property established by Memorandum 734-5-5,
War Department, November 6, 1946. Redesignated Army Advisory
Board on Government Furnished Property by a memorandum of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army, September 22, 1947. Dissolved,
February 14, 1949, upon completion of mission.
Textual Records: Security-classified correspondence, issuances,
and other records relating to the board's adjudication of
disputes over property accounts and contracts involving
government property acquired by contractors at government
expense, 1946-49.
335.11.8 Records of the War Contract Hardship Claims Board
History: Established by Memorandum 734-50-1, War Department,
February 7, 1947, pursuant to EO 9786, October 5, 1946,
implementing provisions of an act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat.
902), authorizing compensation of contractors for losses incurred
in the execution of war contracts between September 16, 1940, and
August 14, 1945. Dissolved upon submission of final report, April
6, 1951.
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified case files
of claims, 1947-51, with security-classified index and register.
Security-classified correspondence relating to claims, 1947-51.
Unclassified board minutes, 1947-51.
335.11.9 Records of the Army Committee of the Joint Welfare Board
History: Army Central Welfare Fund, with responsibility of
coordinating distribution of funds raised by volunteer means,
established by Army Regulation 210-50, June 1, 1944. Redesignated
Army-Air Force Central Welfare Fund, with army members of the
Board of Directors constituting the Army Committee, by Joint
Army-Air Force Adjustment Regulation 1-11-18, April 30, 1948.
Redesignated Joint Welfare Fund, 1949.
Textual Records: Agendas and minutes of the Army-Air Force
Central Welfare Fund Board of Directors, 1948; the Army Committee
of the Joint Welfare Fund, 1949; and the Army Club and Mess Club
Council, consisting of the Army Committee acting as receiver of
remaining assets of deactivated clubs and messes, 1947-59.
335.11.10 Records of the Committee on Civilian Components
History: Established by a memorandum of the Under Secretary of
the Army, January 10, 1949, pursuant to EO 10007, October 15,
1948, requiring the Secretary of Defense and the three service
secretaries to develop a plan for organizing and training a
civilian reserve component of the armed forces. Dissolved upon
submission of a final report to the Secretary of the Army, dated
February 17, 1949.
Textual Records: Formerly security-classified correspondence,
final report, and other records relating to the committee's
examination of army reserve components, 1948-49.
335.11.11 Records of the army representative on the Munitions
Board
History: Munitions Board established by the National Security Act
of 1947 (61 Stat. 505), July 26, 1947, to coordinate the
procurement activities of the three armed services, superseding
the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board, established 1922.
Abolished by Reorganization Plan No. 6, effective June 30, 1953,
with functions transferred to the Secretary of Defense.
Textual Records: Security-classified records relating to
interservice coordination in areas of procurement and
mobilization planning, ordnance production policies, and
stockpile objectives, 1948-53.
Related Records: Records of the Munitions Board, 1921-53, in RG
330, Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
335.11.12 Records of the Advisory Committee on Army Organization
History: Established by the Secretary of the Army, September
1953, pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953, effective
June 30, 1953. Dissolved upon submission of final report to the
Secretary of the Army, December 14, 1953.
Textual Records: Minutes, working papers, and reports relating to
the committee's examination of various army components, and
including some 1948 background material and 1955 documentation on
the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the
Government (Second Hoover Commission), 1948-55.
335.11.13 Records of the Army Installations Board
History: Established, effective May 15, 1951, by a memorandum of
the Army Chief of Staff, May 12, 1951. Dissolved upon submission
of a final report to the Secretary of the Army, April 15, 1952,
and a supplement to the final report, August 15, 1952.
Textual Records: Security-classified correspondence, working
papers, and reports relating to installation retention or
disposal recommendations, 1951-52. Security-classified
correspondence of Subcommittee No. 1 on Headquarters, Training,
and Defense Installations, 1951-52.
335.12 TEXTUAL RECORDS (GENERAL)
1976
Records of the Special Commission on the U.S. Military Academy, a panel investigating
allegations of cheating and the reliability of the honor code system at West Point, 1976.
335.13 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
SEE UNDER 335.3.3 and 335.3.4.
335.14 MACHINE-READABLE RECORDS (GENERAL)
1978-87
Data compiled by the Environmental Supply Group, consisting of
Battalion Tracking Study (BTS), 1983-86 (55 data sets), and
Vietnam Experience Study (VES), 1983-86 (8 data sets); both
studies with supporting documentation. Army Nuclear Test
Personnel Review (ANTPR), 1978-87 (8 data sets), with supporting
documentation.
335.15 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL)
1992-1994
Posters (4 images): Posters commemorating the 50th Anniversary of World War II, 1992-94 (GRA).
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.
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