Beverley R. Kennon Papers, 1917-1919, 1926
(Manuscript Collection #383)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Beverley R. Kennon Papers |
| Creator: | Kennon, Beverley R. |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (1917-1919, 1926) consisting of correspondence, memorandums, orders, manuals, World War I, list of field equipments. |
| Extent: | 0.143 Cubic feet, 46 items, consisting of correspondence, memorandums, orders, manuals, and miscellaneous. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
March 20, 1979, 35 items; Papers (1917-1919) of World War I officer, including memos, orders, manuals and reports. Gift of Miss Mary F. Howard, Tarboro, N.C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Beverley R. Kennon Papers (#383), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Miss Mary F. Howard
Processing Information
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Processed by M. Terry; M. York, April 1981
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Biographical / Historical Note
Major Beverley R. Kennon, a member of the U.S. Army Medical Reserve Corps, worked in the fields of ophthalmology and otolaryngology during World War I. Kennon received an M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1893 and was commissioned in 1917. He served at several posts, including Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va; and Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Beginning in October, 1918, he was stationed at the Justice Hospital Group in Toul, France.
Description
In addition to routine correspondence, memorandums and orders (1917-1919), the collection contains military publications primarily concerned with training:
Outline of Lessons in Company Administration for Provisional Second Lieutenants (1917); Studies in Minor Tactics 1915 (1917 reprint); Training Camps for Reserve Officers... (1917); Combat Firing (undated); and Small Problems for Infantry (1917). Epitome of Upton's Military Policy of the United States (1916) discusses the period between the Revolution and the Civil War, inclusive.
Miscellany includes photographic identification cards of Kennon and his wife, a directory of University of Virginia alumni serving in World War I in Europe (1918), "General Instructions for Medical Officers of the Section of Surgery of the Head," a list of field equipment needed by officers overseas, and a memorandum book.
Subject Headings
Personal/Family name
Corporate name
Topical term
Card Catalog Entries
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Reading Room's card catalog. This system is no longer maintained, but it is left in place to help on-site researchers locate particular topics in the collection.
Autograph Entry :
- Pershing, John J[oseph] 1919
Subject Entries :
- EDUCATION— COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES— University of Virginia
- U.S.— MILITARY— Army— Medical Reserve Corps
- WAR— WORLD WAR I— Training
Date Entry :
- 1917-1919
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