Size:
15.0 cubic feet.

Number of Boxes:
4 legal document boxes; 1 1/2 legal document box; 10 record center boxes; 4 oversized boxes & folders; and 1 document tube.

Historical or Biographical Sketch:
This collection consists of materials on the life and career of Eugene B. Sledge.

Eugene Bondurant Sledge was born on November 4, 1923 in Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile in May 1942 and entered Marion Military Institute (MMI) in Marion, Alabama, that fall. Sledge enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in December 1942 at MMI and was eventually assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (K-3-5). He served in the Pacific Theater where he saw action at Peleliu and Okinawa. After the war, Sledge attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in the summer of 1949. He returned to Auburn in 1953 where he worked as a research assistant until 1955; that same year he graduated from A.P.I. with a Master of Science degree in Botany. From 1956 to 1960 he attended the University of Florida and worked as a research assistant. He received his doctorate in biology from the University of Florida in 1960. He was employed by the Division of Plant Industries for the Florida State Department of Agriculture from 1959 to 1962. In the summer of 1962, Dr. Sledge was appointed Assistant Professor of Biology at Alabama College (now the University of Montevallo). In 1970 he became a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Montevallo, a position he held until his retirement in 1990.

In 1981, Dr. Sledge published an account of his experiences during the Second World War in a book entitled "With the Old Breed: at Peleliu and Okinawa". "With the Old Breed" is now widely recognized as a classic war memoir.

Dr. Sledge died on March 3, 2001. A second memoir, "China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II", was published posthumously in 2002.

Scope and Content:
The collection contains personal materials, correspondence, professional items related to Eugene B. Sledge's academic career, photographs, clippings, book reviews, article drafts, periodicals, books, and video cassettes. The major portion of these materials relate to Dr. Sledge's book With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa, and his experiences in World War II. Includes artifacts from World War II and a small set of letters from various persons to Dr. Sledge, mostly concerning his writings on World War II. The artifacts consist of uniforms, equipment, flags, and items gathered from battlefields in the Pacific. Many of the items are Japanese. Also included are uniform items worn by his father, a medical officer in World War I and essays, poems, and letters by Eugene Sledge's Grandmother Sturdivant. Sturdivant was Dean of Women at Huntington for several years. The final addition contains ten years of letters, reviews and photographs (1990-2000) from various persons to Dr. Sledge, mostly concerning his writings on World War II.

Item list:
Accession number: 96-038
Box 1

1. Notebook and memorandum book of E. B. Sledge containing observations about Peleliu, Okinawa, and China; portion of original outline for With the Old Breed 1946; notes; War Area Service Corps Diary for 1946 (China); miscellaneous business cards, etc.; certificate of ownership of .45 caliber Colt Automatic pistol, Sheriff's certificate of identification of .45 caliber Colt Automatic pistol; letter from E. B. Sledge to Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Sledge 7-3-44; World War II letter from Eugene B. Sledge to his parents, May 1945; correspondence with The Leatherneck 1947; correspondence concerning Peleliu campaign; clipping concerning Eugene B. Sledge 4-14-37; draft of forward for With the Old Breed; miscellaneous correspondence 1944-62; letter from Marcel van Hendryck with 1 photo of van Hendryck ca. 1957 and 1 photograph of Chieh-ni, Hsiu-chen, and Margaret Song
2. Letters with 7 photographs of veterans of Peleliu and Okinawa campaigns 1981 (T. J. Stanley); Letter with 1 photograph of veterans 1983 (P. C. Juliam); letter with 7 photographs of Okinawa (Sammy M. Ray) 1984; letter with 5 photographs of K-3-5 veterans 1980 (Velton Burgin); photograph of K-3-5 insignia and casualty list from Pacific operations in World War II; 1 photograph concerning K-3-5; 2 photographs (Lee Marvin and film crew, Camp Pendleton); photograph of Sgt. Earl Dobrinsko I-3-5; 5" x 7" photograph of survivors of K Co. 3rd Bn., 5th Marines, First Marine Division attending the Division's reunion, Indianapolis, IN Aug. 7-10, 1980; 1 photograph of survivors of K-3-5, White House Rose Garden 8-10-84; 1 photograph of wives of members of K-3-5, White House Rose Garden 8-10-84; letter from T. J. Stanley 8-31-82, 1 photograph of R. V. Burgin at 1st Marine Div. Reunion, August 1982, 1 photograph of E. B. Sledge with plaque presented to him for writing With the Old Breed August 1982; letter from Eric Mailander 1-3-83 and 7 photographs taken on Peleliu 1981; letter from Ed Ward 8-15-95 and 1 photograph of Tex Barrow and Jim Anderson, August 1995; Letter from Leonard Hancock, Jr. 10-29-94, 1 photograph of display concerning the battle of Peleliu (1994), 3 photographs of Peleliu display 1994; letter ca. 1990; 3 photographs taken at August 1990 reunion of K-3-5, and list of men in the photographs; 1 photograph of Hill 69, Okinawa, 1983; Letter 5-5-91, 8 photographs taken on Okinawa March 1991, and description of photographs; letter 11-30-91 and 8 photographs taken in Palau 1991
3. Eugene T. Sledge: general correspondence 1981-90
4. Correspondence concerning Sledge genealogy
5. Correspondence with Brig. Gen. Austin C. Shofner, USMC (Ret.) 1976-95, including an account of his escape from a Japanese POW camp after the Bataan Death March.
6. Correspondence, etc. concerning USS Peleliu; 8" x 10" photograph of USS Peleliu autographed by Capt. Thomas P. Scott; booklet marking the commissioning of the USS Peleliu 5-3-80; letter 6-10-80 concerning the commissioning of the USS Peleliu
7. Miscellaneous clippings, certificates, etc.
8. Correspondence with T. J. Stanley 1980-83
9. Correspondence and clippings concerning the article "Peleliu: A Neglected Battle"
10. Correspondence with or concerning servicemen and veterans 1975-89
11. General correspondence 1961-91
12. The Atlantic July 1974 (containing an excerpt from "The Good War: An Oral History of World War II" by Studs Terkel concerning E. B. Sledge), Letter from Judy Farlan to E. B. Sledge dated 6-13-84
13. Marine Corps Gazette November 1979, containing "Peleliu: A Neglected Battle" (Part I)
14. Marine Corps Gazette December 1979, containing "Peleliu: A Neglected Battle" (Part II--Assault into Hell)
15. Marine Corps Gazette January 1980, containing "Peleliu: A Neglected Battle" (Conclusion--Victory at High Cost)
16. Leatherneck November 1964 (containing "Pacific 44"); Leatherneck September 1983 (containing "Peleliu--Recollections of a Pfc" by E. B. Sledge); correspondence concerning these articles; Leatherneck April 1985 autographed by Paul E. Ison containing "`Death Valley' Photo" with photographs by Paul E. Ison, letter from Ison to Sledge 6-17-85
17. Montevallo Today September 1981 (containing "War is Hell" concerning Eugene Sledge's writings about World War II)
18. After the Battle No. 43 (containing "Okinawa: A Marine Returns")
19. Texas Monthly August 1994 (containing "War Paint" by Anne Dingus)
20. A Brief History of the 5th Marines (1963)
21. Readings in the History of the Marine Corps (containing a reprint of Eugene B. Sledge's article "Peleliu: A Neglected Battle")
22. "Dated Events War Map" (1942); One World One War map 1942
23. Letter from Japanese journalist Seishiro Hokama to E. B. Sledge dated 10-8-90 and 19 5" x 8" photographs of Okinawa and 1 4" x 5" photograph of Hokama
24. Japanese newspapers
25. Correspondence with Robert W. Smith 1980-82
26. Clippings, correspondence, etc. regarding Studs Terkel 1983-84
27. Correspondence with Thomas J. Stanley 1980-83; 1 photographic negative
28. Correspondence with Waite W. Worden 1984-86, including letters describing his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II and afterward, remarks concerning Japanese prisoners convicted of war crimes, etc.
29. "Guadalcanal Remembered" by Nikolai Stevenson; "Captain Munsch and the Skytrain: A Forgotten Episode of the Battle of Midway" by Robert J. Cressman; "The Confederate States Marine Corps" by Ralph W. Donnelly; "Big-Foot Brown" by Edwin H. Simmons; correspondence with Col. Albert S. Munsch, USMC (Ret.)
30. Scrapbook pages containing 13 photographs of Okinawa, China, etc.
31. Portion of memoir of Col. Harold Harris (CO of 5th Marine Regt. at Peleliu)
32. "The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor" by John T. Flynn
33. Letters, clippings, etc. concerning "The Old Breed", 1982-89
34. Letters, clippings, etc. concerning "The Old Breed", 1982-89
35. Excerpts from Japanese Ground and Air Forces (Washington, D.C.: War Department, 5-1-42)
36. Documents concerning Eugene B. Sledge's Marine Corps service
37. Correspondence concerning E. B. Sledge's participation in Psychological Preparation for Combat Panel, Marine Corps Command and Staff College; correspondence with Marine Corps Leadership Department Education Center
38. New York Times Book Review 9-3-89 (with review of Wartime by Paul Fussell), letter 10-4-89 concerning Wartime; The Atlantic August 1989 containing "The Real War 1939-45" by Paul Fussell

1. K Company (correspondence, etc. 1980-83)
2. K-3-5: 4 photographs ca. 1983 of members of K-3-5, 1 photograph taken at Guadalcanal memorial monument ceremony 8-13-82, muster roll 1982, correspondence, etc.
3. "Okinawa: `What's Past is Prologue'"
4. Gazette correspondence: 2 photographs of Eddie Miller (9-17-77 and 1943); letter 9-15-83 and 1 photograph of Charles Leonard, Okinawa, March 1983; letter 2-28-83 and 1 photograph of Japanese bunker on Tarawa; letter 1-15-83 and 1 photograph; Christmas card and 1 photograph of Maj. Gen. James Day and Terry Doherty 3-17-81; letter 9-25-81 and 3 photographs of reunion; letter 1-27-82 and World War II era photograph of Andy Haldane and John A. Davies (?), Melbourne, Australia; 1 photograph of Bill and son; 1 8' x 10" photograph (1982) of U. S. Army memorial on Peleliu; "February 1984 Memorial, Dedication Ceremony at Peleliu" from Old Breed News October 1984; 15 photographs (1982) of various locations on Peleliu; undated letter, 2 photocopies of letters, clipping, and 1 8" x 10" photograph of 984th Platoon, U. S. Marine Corps, 1943; letter 2-3-81 with 1 color slide of mortar section in swamp area, 1st Div. Peleliu, Sept. 1944; correspondence, etc.
5. "The Invasion: The Pattern of the War is Changed as U. N. Forces Strike the Red Rear" from Life 10-2-50; "Sympathy for the Terrorist," The Washington Times, 5-26-86; letter from E. B. Sledge concerning water-cooled mortars from Fortitude, Vol. X, no. 1, Summer 1980; review of Howlin Mad vs. the Army by Philip A. Crowl, Marine Corps Gazette, August 1986
6. Clippings concerning Harry Truman's derogatory remarks about the Marine Corps 1950-51
7. Letter to Maj. Stephen P. Folan, USMC, 8-3-88; military history bibliography; "Tardy George and `Extra Billy': Nicknames in the Civil War" by Carl M. Becker from Civil War History December 1989
8. Correspondence with Peacock Press 1984-87, Random House 1977-78, St. Martin's Press 1979, Prentice Hall 1977, Oxford University Press 1990
9. Correspondence, etc. concerning With the Old Breed 1980-96 (including a letter from Ronald Reagan 11-23-82)
10. Correspondence with and concerning servicemen and veterans 1977-96; letter 5-29-81 and 2 photographs of A. A. Haldane, USMC ca. 1943; letter 5-23-83 and 1 photograph of M. A. Shelton ca. 1945; letter 3-14-83, 1 photograph of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Shelton ca. 1983, and 1 photograph of veterans of K-3-5, May 1981
11. Eugene Sledge: general correspondence 1967-95, letter 1-5-90 with 1 photograph of oil pumphouse; letter 4-26-86 with 1 photograph of the headstone of 2nd Lt. George DeLay CSA, 1829-64; 2 photographs from Tibet 1992
12. Correspondence concerning the publication of Eugene Sledge's articles in the Marine Corps Gazette 1978-80
13. Correspondence with or concerning Henry Boyes 1979-86, 1 photograph of Boyes grandchildren, 2 photographs of tanks used in the movie "Fields of Fire"
14. Correspondence with Maj. A. C. Bevilacqua, USMC (Ret.) 1980-84, review of "With the Old Breed" by Bevilacqua
15. Correspondence with Presidio Press 1979-83
16. Correspondence relating to E. B. Sledge's appearance on Good Morning America 1985
17. Excerpts from The Marine's Handbook (1940) and What's What concerning grenades; information on 60 mm mortar and various cartridges
18. Correspondence with Paul E. Ison 1976-85
19. Correspondence with Tucker Giblin 1984-86
20. Correspondence with George B. Clark 1983-85
21. Correspondence with Benis M. Frank 1980-94
22. Correspondence with Frank Farrell 1984-89
23. Correspondence with Jay de l'Eau 1984-91
24. Correspondence with Brig. Gen. Walter S. McIlhenny, USMC (Ret.) 1977-82
25. Correspondence with Col. John A. Crown, USMC (Ret.) 1977-80
26. Correspondence with John Keegan 1984
27. Correspondence with Greg Hilbers 1986-88
28. Marine Corps Gazette June 1984; Marine Corps Gazette April 1982
29. Correspondence with Harry R. Horsman (Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans) 1983-84
30. Correspondence with H. C. Merillat 1983-89
31. "My Confrontation with General Patton" by Bill Mauldin
32. Correspondence with Etsujiro Miyagi 1984
33. "The Marine Shop" catalog of Marine uniforms, accessories, etc.
34. Correspondence with Joe Marciano 1983-86, 2 photographs of Joe Marciano 2-23-83
35. "Manchester on Churchill: the Past is Prolix," review of William Manchester's The Last Lion by John Muggeridge
36. Correspondence with Joseph Moskalzak 1986-88
37. Correspondence with George W. Poppe 1984
38. Correspondence with Richard Kennard 1983-86, draft forward to Combat Letters Home by Richard Kennard, copies of letters from the South Pacific Theater 1944-45
39. Correspondence, draft of script, etc. concerning film rights to With the Old Breed
40. Correspondence with William Lundgren 1984-85, rough draft of script "Combat Leadership"

1. Correspondence with William J. Leyden 1982-95, including correspondence concerning his VA claim; photocopy of "The Hell that was Peleliu" from Saga, June 1967
2. "Okinawa Invasion Recalled" by James Spotswood, Birmingham News March 19, 1970; World War II, November 1995 containing "Okinawa's Bloody Conquest" by John F. Wukovits; "Ex-Marines Recall Muddy, Bloody Fight for Okinawa in '45" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 4-1-95; "Cakewalk Turned Out to Be Bloody Fight in Pacific War" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 9-24-94; "Sketches in the Trenches" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 1-30-94; "`Everything Seemed to Be on Fire' in Fight for Tarawa" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 11-14-93; "Former POWs Recall Cruelty of Enemy During World War II" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 9-20-92; "Rescue of POWs at Infamous Camp Recalled" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 1-21-95; "Navy Crewmen Recall Grim Scene after Japanese Surprise Attack" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 3-18-95; "One of Texas' Most Decorated" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 3-25-95; "Belgian Night So Bitterly Cold Bodies Froze in Macabre Tableau" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 2-11-95; "Veterans Remember the Fight" by Bob Tutt from the Houston Chronicle 2-10-91
3. "The Beginning of the End" by Brig. Gen. Austin Shofner, USMC (Ret.), a manuscript concerning Marines in the Pacific, December 1941
4. "Hammering the Enemy" by Frank Mastin, Jr. from the Montgomery Advertiser 9-2-95, letter from Frank Mastin, Jr. to E. B. Sledge 9-5-95; "Japanese Vets Weep as They Visit WWII's `Death Railway'" by Sheila McNulty from The Birmingham News 11-30-94; "50 Years Later, Okinawa Seeks a New Peace" by Gidget Funetes from Navy Times 6-26-95; "WWII Historian Seeks Reckoning for Japanese" by Ken Ringle 3-17-95; "A-Bomb Wasn't a Moral Issue to Troops in the Pacific" by Blackie Sherrod from The Dallas Morning News 8-3-95; "The Tribe that Can't Admit It Was Wrong" from The Weekly Telegraph (London), Issue No. 205; "A Long Road Home" by Richard L. Harwood from The Washington Post 7-26-95; "Let A-Bomb Revisionists Talk to Uncle Stanley" by George Weigel from The Los Angeles Times 8-2-95; "A War to Remember?" by Garry Abrams, The Los Angeles Times 8-10-95; political cartoon from The Birmingham News 7-28-95; "Hiroshima Remembers Atom Bomb with Horror, but with Little Guilt" by Janice Fuhrman from The Birmingham News 8-5-90
5. Letters concerning the Smithsonian Enola Gay exhibit 1995
6. Book reviews making reference to With the Old Breed 1995
7. Correspondence concerning Eugene Sledge's appearance on CBS Reports and Dateline NBC 1995
8. Copy of log book from Peleliu of Sgt. Major David Bailey; correspondence from Charles W. Caldwell concerning the Bailey (1995)
9. Correspondence with Eugene W. Feldman 1989-95, including correspondence concerning the National Security Seminar
10. Organizing Committee Report and other documents regarding the Republic of Palau's Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu, September 12-15, 1994; correspondence
11. Peleliu map, operation plan, after action reports, the Japanese "Order of battle" for the defense of Peleliu, correspondence, etc.
12. Photocopies: "Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters" (Okinawa); excerpt from A Visit to India, China, and Japan, in the Year 1853 by Bayard Taylor (1855); US Senate documents relating to the naval expedition to Japan (1855); AMemories of `My War': June 1993" (concerning World War II) by Glenn W. Searles
13. List of World War II Marine mothers, Mobile (compiled by Mary F. Sledge)
14. "Peleliu 1944: Why Did We Go There?" by Eugene B. Sledge, from Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute September 1994; rough drafts; correspondence; etc.
15. Newsweek September 4, 1989 containing a review of With the Old Breed
16. Leatherneck reviews, correspondence, etc. 1982
17. Reviews of With the Old Breed, correspondence, etc.1981-91
18. 3-5 Muster Roll 1945
19. 3-5-1 Muster Roll 1944 (Peleliu)
20. Cards recording K-3-5 battle casualties from Muster rolls, 3rd Bn., 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Okinawa
21. Muster Roll: K Co., 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Guadalcanal)
22. Photocopies of material concerning Peleliu and Okinawa during World War II
23. Eugene B. Sledge vita May 16, 1994; "Memories of the Old Breed" by Niki Sepsas; correspondence with Niki Sepsas, 1994; Letter 4-14-93, transcript of interview with Eugene B. Sledge 2-7-93, synopsis of interview with Eugene B. Sledge
24. Clippings concerning Eugene B. Sledge and With the Old Breed, clippings concerning the 50th anniversary of World War II, book reviews, miscellaneous clippings, etc.
25. Eugene B. Sledge: Conference schedules, certificate of appreciation, correspondence, etc.
26. Correspondence concerning With the Old Breed 1990-95
27. Servicemen and veterans: Correspondence regarding With the Old Breed 1986-94, clippings, etc.
28. Letter from Sterling Mace, 3-31-80; 10 8" x 10" and 1 3.5" x 5" photographs relating to theatrical productions at Jones Beach 1963-76; clipping 1-29-80 regarding Jones Beach Theater. Subjects of photographs include Guy Lombardo, Dom de Luis, and Ron Swoboda (autographed).
29. The First Marine Division on Okinawa 1 April - 30 June, 1945 prepared by Capt. James R. Stockman, USMC
30. Fortitude Summer 1977 containing "Setting the Record Straight on the Black Sheep Squadron" by Col. Frank E. Walton
31. "Some Recollections of Peleliu Campaign" by Brig. Gen. Harold (Bucky) Harris, correspondence, etc.
32. Correspondence 3-17-94; Lt. Brockington's K/3/5 experience, June 1945 (Okinawa)
33. "Personal Encounter with a Zero" by Eugene Sledge; correspondence to Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Sledge, letters from the War & Navy Departments (V-Mail); letter from 'Sid' to Mrs. E. S. Sledge 10-1-44; 2 letters from Rev. Marcel Van Hemelryck dated 4-28-47 and 11-19-47, 1 photograph of E. B. Sledge and Father Marcel (1947); 1 photograph of Sharron pitching horseshoes (Peiping, December 1945); 1 photograph of 5 Japanese women (taken from a dead Japanese soldier on Okinawa 1945)
34. "The Airstrike that Wasn't" by Corydon Wagner, Jr. (as told to him by Col. Russell E. Honsowetz), in Leatherneck. November 1987; "The United States Marines in North China 1945-1949" by Henry I. Shaw, Jr., Marine Corps Historical Reference Series No. 23 (1960); Raisin Jack and Other Stories by John R. McCormick (Huntsville, AL: Communications Skills Company, Inc., 1990); After the Battle No. 78, 1992 (Peleliu issue); Newsweek 5-23-94 containing "D-Day: Eyewitness to the Invasion"; State Plant Board News Bulletin (Florida), April 1960 containing photograph of Eugene Sledge
35. Letter from Jay [de l'Eau] 5-1-85; 1 photograph of Eugene Sledge's platoon, negative, and list identifying some members of the platoon; 1 photograph of Paul E. Ison, Death Valley, Okinawa, May 10, 1945; 1 photograph of 984th Platoon, USMC, 1943
36. Correspondence concerning Sledge=s winning the General Oliver P. Smith Award (4-25-96)

1. 24" x 29.5" print of photograph of Eugene Sledge's platoon

1. Plaque: E. B. Sledge: to the "Old Breed from the New Breed with admiration and respect"
2. Plaque: "Outstanding Recruiter Award presented to Eugene B. Sledge" from the First Marine Division
3. Plaque: photograph of 1st Marine division monument on Peleliu, photograph of Japanese monument on Peleliu, and sand from each of the three beaches on which the 1st Marine Division landed, 9-15-44
4. "The Old Breed: A History of the First Marine Division in World War II" by George McMillan (Washington: Infantry Journal Press, 1949)
5. Medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Clara Barton
6. Eugene B. Sledge's name tags for First Marine Division Association reunions 1980-84; First Marine Division patch; First Marine Division, K-3-5 button; Melanesia/Micronesia/Orient patch
7. Eugene B. Sledge Honorable Mention: Col. Robert D. Heinl, Jr. Memorial Award in Marine Corps History 1981, and letter 4-13-81 concerning the award
8. 1 photograph of classroom bulletin boards from USMC Drill Instructor School, San Diego, CA, 2-28-80: "Your Influence as a Drill Instructor" featuring Eugene B. Sledge; letter 3-3-80 concerning the bulletin board
9. Videotape (VHS) "Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge"
10. Videotape (VHS): "Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific"
11. Letter and commemorative envelope honoring Marine dead of Peleliu and Ngesbus postmarked 9-15-94
12. Japanese cigarette cover collection found on Peleliu
13. Life June 11, 1945 containing combat art by Tom Lea done on Peleliu (pp. 61-68)
14. Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa Classics of Naval Literature edition (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1996). Reprint of 1990 Presidio Press edition.

Series I: Personal Materials
1. Honorary Certificates
2. Photos of Eugene Sledge
3. Methodist Church, Montevallo
4. Story, "Mr. Green Frog and His Family",
5. Note Card, Autograph Party for "With the Old Breed", Mobile
6. Plaque, Elderhostel, 1985
7. Honorary Plaque from USMC, 20 Mar. 1982
8. Miscellaneous Items
Series II: Correspondence
9. Letter, Mrs. W. S. Middlebrook to Sledge, May 29, 1947
10. Letters, Mrs. William A. Derby to Sledge, 1947
11. Letters, Cpl. Jack A. Owen to Sledge, 1951
12. Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
13. Correspondence, 1980s
14. Correspondence from Paul Fussell, 1983-1995
15. Correspondence, John Hamilton, Cornwall, England. 1984-86
16. Correspondence, 1990
17. Correspondence re: "Tennozan", 1991-92
18. Correspondence, 1996
Series III: Academic Career Materials
19. Scientific Articles by E. B. Sledge
20. "Observations on a Captive Brown Thrasher", E. B. Sledge
21. Article Manuscripts, 1969-70
22. Materials related to Philip H. Gosse
23. Research Materials on Philip H. Gosse
24. Photocopy of "Omphalos...the Geological Knot", by Philip H. Gosse
25. Ala. Acad. of Science Newsletter, Nov. 1965, & related letter
26. "Little Gems", Pamphlets by Hatchett Chandler
27. "Songs and Stories from Magnolia Grove", by Margaret W. Hobson
28. Reprints of Scientific Articles
29. "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Diseases", 1937
30. Bulletins, Alabama Dept. of Conservation, 1939-41
31. Bulletin, Alabama Museum of Natural History, Oct. 15, 1976
32. Alabama Bird Day Book
33. Reprints, Articles on Birds, George E. Hudson, et al
34. Reprints of Articles on Birds and Nematodes
35. Illustrations of Birds
36. Photos of Sandhill Cranes, Texas, 1986
37. Bird Photos, color, undated
38. Photos, Microscopic Organisms
39. Slides of Microorganisms, 20 each
40. Slides of Audobon Prints, 7 each
41. Photos of Microscopic Organisms
Series IV: Clippings
42. Clippings, World War II
43. Clippings, re: "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa"
44. Clippings, re: World War II
45. Clippings, re: Japanese Documentary Films about Okinawa
46 Clippings, re: Studs Terkel and E. B. Sledge
47. Clippings, re: Local Topics and E. B. Sledge
Series V: Photographs and Research Materials

48. Photo negatives, 3 each ("David")
49. Photos, US Marines, World War II, Pacific, 10 each
50. Photos, Marines, Peleliu, Okinawa & China, 1944-45
51. Photos from dead Japanese Soldiers, Okinawa, 1945, 10 each
52. Color Photos, USMC Aviation Museum, 1978, 2 each
53. Color Photos of Peleliu, w/letters by Eric Mailander, 1995
54. Color Photos of Peleliu, and letter, Paul Boyd, 1995
55. Color Photos, Peleliu, 1996, 42 each
56. Photos, w/letter, Donal Murphy, 1996
57. "Victory at High Cost", Sledge, 1980 (Peleliu)
58. Draft with comments by Col. Harold Harris (Peleliu)
59. Book Reviews & Materials re: "With the Old Breed"
60. Letters and Comments on "Goodbye Darkness", book by William Manchester
61. Book Reviews, "Goodbye Darkness"
62. Book Catalogs
63. "The Good War", by Studs Terkel, miscellaneous
64. "Incident at Lang Fang", Draft manuscripts
65. Japanese Bond, Okinawa, 1945
66. "Okinawa's Bloody Bequest", 1995
67. Booklet, "Fighting on Guadalcanal", 1943
68. World War II Map

Series VI: Books and Periodicals
69. National Geographic Magazine, Dec. 1919 (Military Insignia)
70. The Marine's Handbook, 7th ed., 1940
71. USSR Embassy Bulletin, Nov. 20, 1943 (Washington, DC)
72. LIFE Magazine, Mar. 13, 1964
73. Paris Match, Aug. 22, 1964, (Verdun)
74. Marine Corps Gazette, Nov. 1979
75. Montevallo Today, Sep. 1991
76. Leatherneck Magazine, Sep. 1983
77. The Atlantic, Aug. 1989, "The Real War, 1939-1945"
78. American Heritage, Dec. 1991
79. Prologue, Winter 1991
80. Montevallo Today, Fall 1994
81. Naval Institute Proceedings, Sep. 1994
82. Birmingham Magazine, Nov. 1994
83. TIME, Aug. 7, 1995, "Lessons of V-J Day"
84. Quarterly Journal of Military History, Summer 1995
85. Books: Here is Your War, by Ernie Pyle; and War and Civilization, by Arnold J. Toynbee

Series VII: Video Cassettes
1. Imperial Sunset at Saipan
2. Death Tide at Tarawa
3. 17th Airborne: The Bulge to the Rhine
4. FEN - "Typhoon of Steel" and Japanese TV - "Typhoon of Steel"
5. Okinawa: The Last Battle, 1995
6. Peleliu, Parts I & II, Dateline NBC, 8/4/95
7. Peleliu, Horror in the Pacific
8. Peleliu: The Killing Ground and Okinawa: At the Empire's Doorstep
9. "Return to Peleliu", 1990 (Eric Mailander)
10. Peleliu
11. "The Gallant Breed"

12. Wing and a Prayer: The Saga of "Utah Man"
13. Wing and a Prayer: The Saga of "Utah Man", (13 Minutes)
14. 1 - Fury in the Pacific, 2 - The Palau Operation, 3 - Cape Glos., New Britain, 4- Angaur, 5 - Bank Dick (W. C. Fields), 8/20/83
15. Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
16. Dr. Sledge's Lecture to Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, 1993
17. R. V. Burgin #13 - Gene Sledge #13
18. Gene Sledge #14
19. Gene Sledge #15
20. Gene Sledge #16
21. Gene Sledge #17
22. Gene Sledge #18
23. Tape of Reefs Around Peleliu & Reef Life & Fishes of Different Species
24. Roger T. Peterson - Birds - June 20, 1994

Series I: CORRESPONDENCE
1. Letter, Ron Holland to Sledge, Oct. 7, 1986
2. Articles, Notes, and Reviews, 1994-1997
3. Letter, Donal Murphy to Sledge, Jul. 26, 1996
4. Letters to Sledge, Feb.-Aug. 1996
5. Letters to Sledge, Sep.-Oct. 1996
6. Letters to Sledge, Nov.-Dec. 1996
7. Letters to Sledge, Jan.-Feb. 1997
8. Letters to Sledge, Mar.-Apr. 1997
9. Letter, Eric Mailander to Sledge, with 24 color photos of Peleliu, Jul. 19, 1996
Series II: ARTIFACTS
1. Leather Belt, USMC Dress Green Uniform
2. Khaki web belt, with brass buckle
3. Camouflage helmet cover, USMC WWII
4. Envelope including: 1 Japanese dog tag; 1 Jap. rifle muzzle cover; 2 Jap. spent bullets; 1 U.S. discharge button; and 2 USMC Pfc. stripes for green wool uniform
5. Envelope with Jap. sake cup
6. Envelope with: 1 dog tag chain and can opener; 1 WWI Medical offficer collar device; 1 Jap. aluminum prayer tag; and 4 Jap. tunic insignia
7. Envelope with 2 pieces of coral rock, Peleliu
8. WWI helmet of E. S. Sledge, M.D.
9. Bottle of beach sand/shells from Peleliu
10. Japanese flag, approx. 25" by 20"
11. Japanese army canteen
12. Wood cigar box containing: Civil War bullets (.58 cal.) from Spanish Fort battlefield; Gun flints from Fort Mims massacre site; Arrow heads from Shelby County sites
13. USMC twill trousers, WWII

1. Wool uniform trousers, USMC, WWII
2. Wool uniform jacket, USMC, WWII
3. Dress uniform jacket, USMC, WWII
4. Dress uniform trousers, USMC, WWII

1. Chinese civilian cap, Peking, 1945
2. Japanese winter service cap, Okinawa, WWII
3. US Web belt and holster for .45 cal. pistol
4. US fighting knife, with scabbard, WWII
5. US carrying case, leather, for 60mm mortar sight
6. 1 pair leggings
7. USMC combat pack, WWII
8. Display case with medals, insignia and patch, (Sledge, WWII)
9. Jap. gunner's cap and ear plugs, WWII, Peleliu
10. US 60mm mortar flare parachute, WWII
11. US fragmentation grenade, WWII, disabled
12. Large Nazi flag, 1945, Czechoslovakia,
13. 2 wool legwrap puttees, WWI
14. 1 USMC Khaki trousers, WWII

1. 2 pr. green wool trousers, USMC, WWII
2. Herringbone cotton fatigue/combat uniform, USMC, WWII
3. US Army Officer's blouse & trousers, with US major's insignia and Medical Corps insignia, WWI (Sledge's father)
4. Officer's hat, US Army, w/insignia, WWI (Sledge's father)

1. Okinawan kimono and obi, 1945
2. Civil War cavalry jacket blue, with cap and shoulder sabre guards (purchased from Francis Bannerman & Co., 1942)
3. 2 wool uniform shirts, USMC, WWII
4. 1 cotton uniform shirt, USMC, WWII
5. 1 green wool short jacket, USMC, WWII
6. 1 green wool overseas cap, USMC, WWII

1. 1 wool green overcoat, USMC, WWII
2. Plaque, Battle Honors, First Division, USMC, WWII
3. Framed photo, Marine on Okinawa, May 10, 1945
4. Framed Banner, First Marine Division, USMC
5. Wood Plaque, with USMC Insignia in brass

1. Metal chrome helmet, a central Alabama Military Academy, ca. 1900

1. Oversize Folder with Jap. bayonet and scabbard, WWII

1. Essays written by Grandmother Sturdivant on subjects varying from early U.S. territorial expansion to a speech introducing a cooking school teacher.
2. Letters of Grandmother Sturdivant with earliest letter in 1914 and latest in 1959.
3. Poems of Grandmother Sturdivant (no inclusive dates)
4. News clippings and an oath taken by the Knights of Columbus

Series I: WORLD WAR II LETTERS AND RELATED ITEMS
1. Sledge to Parents, July-Oct. 1943 (Georgia Tech, Atlanta)
2. Sledge to Parents, Nov. 1943 (San Diego)
3. Sledge to Cousin Lizzie, Dec. 11, 1943
4. Sledge to Parents, Feb.-Apr. 1944 (Various)
5. Sledge to Parents, May-Dec. 1944 (New Caledonia, Peleliu, Paavu)
6. Sledge to Parents, Jan.-Feb. 1945 (Pacific)
7. Sledge to Parents, Mar.-Aug. 1945 (Okinawa)
8. Sledge to Parents, Apr.-Jun. 1945 (Typescripts, Okinawa)
9. Sledge to Parents, Aug.-Sep. 1945 (Okinawa)
10. Sledge to Parents, Oct.-Dec. 1945 (China)
11. Clippings, WWII Subjects, Mobile Newspapers
12. USMC WWII Commemorative Pamphlets, (Peleliu and Okinawa)

Series II: PERSONAL, FAMILY, AND HISTORICAL ITEMS
13. Personal Items, 1940s
14. Military Citations, Capt. Edward S. Sledge II, WWII
15. Manuscript, "Alabama's Contribution to the Confederacy", Mrs. Ellen Rush Sturdivant, undated
16. J. W. Rush Letters, 1852-1903
17. Business Documents, Mississippi, 1847-18693

1. Oversize Folder - Scrapbook Clippings, WWII, Various Newspapers

1. Correspondence, May 5, 1990-July 6, 1996
2. Correspondence, March 4, 1997-Dec. 30, 1997
3. Correspondence, Jan. 6, 1998-Dec. 25, 1998
4. Correspondence, Jan. 11, 1999-Jan. 5, 2000
5. Miscellaneous undated correspondence
6. Book reviews with commentary by correspondents
7. Publications & Articles
8. Publications & Articles
9. Miscellaneous pictures
10. Letter to "Brother Allen," 1964

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