Preliminary Inventory of the Cartographic Records of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-21 REDIRECTED

Franklin W. Burch, Preliminary Inventory of the Cartographic Records of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-21 (Record Group 120),  © 1966, The National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C., Loose Leaf, 70 Pages, National Archives Publication No. 66-4.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Inventory of WWI Records of the A.E.F. by General Record Categories
• Appendixes
• Glossary of Subject Headings
• Reference Guides to U.S. Maps
• Reference Guides to Foreign Maps
• Foreign Topographic and Trench Map Series by Area and Scale

Preliminary Inventory of the Cartographic Records of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-21 (Record Group 120)

Established: Under the War Department by General Order 1, Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), May 26, 1917, pursuant to letter, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker to General John J. Pershing, same date, transmitting Presidential instruction.

Functions: Conducted military operations against Germany during World War I. Conducted military operations in North Russia. Provided medical and sanitary relief in Poland. Occupied Germany after the war.

Foreword

GSA through the National Archives and Records Service is responsible for administering the permanent noncurrent records of the Federal Government. These archival holdings, now amounting to about 900,000 cubic feet, date from the days of the Continental Congresses; they include the basic records of the three branches of our Government-- Congress, the courts, and the executive departments and independent agencies. The Presidential Libraries—Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower--contain the papers of those Presidents and many of their associates in office.

Among our holdings are many hallowed documents relating to great events of our Nation's history, preserved and venerated as symbols to stimulate a worthy patriotism in all of us. But most of the records are less dramatic, kept because of their continuing practical utility for the ordinary processes of government, for the protection of private rights, and for the research use of students and scholars.

To facilitate the use of the records and to describe their nature and content, our archivists prepare various kinds of finding aids. The present work is one such publication. We believe that it will prove valuable to anyone who wishes to use the records it describes.

LAWSON B. KNOTT, JR.
Administrator of General Services

Preface

The first step in the records-description program of the National Archives is the compilation of preliminary inventories of the material in some 380 record groups to which the holdings of the National Archives are allocated.

These inventories are called "preliminary" because they are provisional in character. They are prepared as soon as possible after the records are received without waiting to screen out all disposable material or to perfect the arrangement of the records.

They are compiled primarily for internal use, both as finding aids to help the staff render efficient reference service and as a means of establishing administrative control over the records.

Each preliminary inventory contains an introduction that briefly states the history and functions of the agency that accumulated the records. The records themselves are described series by series, that is, by units of records of the same form or that deal with the same subject or activity or that are arranged serially. Other significant information about the records may sometimes be given in appendixes.

Several finding aids that give an overall picture of materials in the National Archives have been published. A comprehensive Guide to the Records in the National Archives (1948) and a brief guide, Your Government*s Records in the National Archives (revised 1950), have been issued.

A guide devoted to one geographical area- -Guide to Materials on Latin Américain the National Archives (1961)--has been published. Forty-four Reference Information Papers, which analyze records in the National Archives on such subjects as transportation, small business, and the Middle East, have so far been issued.

Records of the Civil War have been described in Guide to Federal Archives Relating to the Civil War (1962) and Civil War Maps in the National Archives (1964), those of World War I in Handbook of Federal World War Agencies and Their Records, 19Í7-1921 (1943), and those of World War n in the two-volume guide, Federal Records of World War n (1950-51).

Genealogical records have been listed in Guide to Genealogical Records in the National Archives (1964). Many bodies of records of high research value have been edited by the National Archives and reproduced on microfilm as a form of publication.

Positive prints of this microfilm, many of which are described in the List of National Archives Microfilm Publications (1965), are available for purchase.

ROBERT H. BAHMER
Acting Archivist of the United States

Table of Contents

• 120.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
• 120.2 RECORDS OF GENERAL HEADQUARTERS (GHQ) AEF 1917-21
• 120.2.1 Records of the office of the commander in chief
• 120.2.2 Records of the chief of staff
• 120.2.3 Records of the secretary of the general staff
• 120.3 RECORDS OF THE GENERAL STAFF, GHQ AEF 1911-27
• 120.3.1 Records of the First Section, G-1 (Administration)
• 120.3.2 Records of the Second Section, G-2 (Intelligence)
• 120.3.3 Records of the Third Section, G-3 (Operations)
• 120.3.4 Records of the Fourth Section, G-4 (Coordination)
• 120.3.5 Records of the Fifth Section, G-5 (Training)
• 120.3.6 Records of the Historical Section
• 120.4 RECORDS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, GHQ AEF 1917-26
• 120.4.1 Records of the adjutant general
• 120.4.2 Records of the inspector general
• 120.4.3 Records of the judge advocate general
• 120.4.4 Records of the chief chaplain
• 120.4.5 Records of the headquarters commandant
• 120.5 RECORDS OF THE TECHNICAL STAFF, GHQ AEF 1917-19
• 120.5.1 Records of the chief of the Air Service
• 120.5.2 Records of the chief of artillery
• 120.5.3 Records of the Railway Artillery Reserve
• 120.5.4 Records of the Anti-Aircraft Service
• 120.6 RECORDS OF ADVANCE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 1915-19
• 120.7 RECORDS OF HEADQUARTERS SERVICES OF SUPPLY 1916-21
• 120.7.1 Records of the Line of Communication
• 120.7.2 Records of the Service of the Rear
• 120.7.3 Records of the commanding general
• 120.7.4 Records of the general staff
• 120.7.5 Records of the administrative staff
• 120.7.6 Records of the chief ordnance officer (technical staff)
• 120.7.7 Records of the chief surgeon (technical staff)
• 120.8 RECORDS OF SOS GEOGRAPHICAL SECTIONS 1917-20
• 120.8.1 Records of Base Sections 1-8
• 120.8.2 Records of the Intermediate Section
• 120.8.3 Records of the Advance Section
• 120.8.4 Records of the District of Paris
• 120.9 RECORDS OF AEF TACTICAL UNITS 1917-22 (bulk 1917-19)
• 120.9.1 Records of the First-Third Armies
• 120.9.2 Records of I-IX Corps
• 120.9.3 Records of combat divisions
• 120.9.4 Records of other tactical units
• 120.10 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE 1919-20
• 120.11 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN FORCES IN GERMANY 1918-23
• 120.11.1 General records
• 120.11.2 Records of the general staff
• 120.11.3 Records of the administrative staff
• 120.11.4 Records of the technical staff
• 120.12 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN POLISH RELIEF EXPEDITION 1919-21
• 120.13 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, NORTH RUSSIA
• 120.14 RECORDS OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES TO WORLD WAR I INTERNATIONAL BODIES 1917-28
• 120.14.1 Records of the Supreme War Council
• 120.14.2 Records of the American Section of the Military Board of Allied Supply (MBAS)
• 120.14.3 Records of the American Military Mission at British General Headquarters
• 120.14.4 Records of the American Military Mission at French General Headquarters
• 120.14.5 Records of the American Military Mission to Italy
• 120.14.6 Records of the American Section of the Permanent International Armistice Commission (PIAC)
• 120.14.7 Records of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace
• 120.15 CARTOGRAPHIC RECORDS (GENERAL) 1848-1924 (bulk 1917-19) 15,168 items
• 120.16 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL) 1915-20 4,759 images 1917-19
• 120.2 RECORDS OF GENERAL HEADQUARTERS (GHQ) AEF 1917-21
• 120.2.1 Records of the office of the commander in chief
• 120.2.2 Records of the chief of staff
• 120.2.3 Records of the secretary of the general staff
• 120.3 RECORDS OF THE GENERAL STAFF, GHQ AEF 1911-27
• 120.3.1 Records of the First Section, G-1 (Administration)
• 120.3.2 Records of the Second Section, G-2 (Intelligence)
• 120.3.3 Records of the Third Section, G-3 (Operations)
• 120.3.4 Records of the Fourth Section, G-4 (Coordination)
• 120.3.5 Records of the Fifth Section, G-5 (Training)
• 120.3.6 Records of the Historical Section
• 120.4 RECORDS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, GHQ AEF 1917-26
• 120.4.1 Records of the adjutant general
• 120.4.2 Records of the inspector general
• 120.4.3 Records of the judge advocate general
• 120.4.4 Records of the chief chaplain
• 120.4.5 Records of the headquarters commandant
• 120.5 RECORDS OF THE TECHNICAL STAFF, GHQ AEF 1917-19
• 120.5.1 Records of the chief of the Air Service
• 120.5.2 Records of the chief of artillery
• 120.5.3 Records of the Railway Artillery Reserve
• 120.5.4 Records of the Anti-Aircraft Service
• 120.6 RECORDS OF ADVANCE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 1915-19
• 120.7 RECORDS OF HEADQUARTERS SERVICES OF SUPPLY 1916-21
• 120.7.1 Records of the Line of Communication
• 120.7.2 Records of the Service of the Rear
• 120.7.3 Records of the commanding general
• 120.7.4 Records of the general staff
• 120.7.5 Records of the administrative staff
• 120.7.6 Records of the chief ordnance officer (technical staff)
• 120.7.7 Records of the chief surgeon (technical staff)
• 120.8 RECORDS OF SOS GEOGRAPHICAL SECTIONS 1917-20
• 120.8.1 Records of Base Sections 1-8
• 120.8.2 Records of the Intermediate Section
• 120.8.3 Records of the Advance Section
• 120.8.4 Records of the District of Paris
• 120.9 RECORDS OF AEF TACTICAL UNITS 1917-22
• 120.9.1 Records of the First-Third Armies
• 120.9.2 Records of I-IX Corps
• 120.9.3 Records of combat divisions
• 120.9.4 Records of other tactical units
• 120.10 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE 1919-20
• 120.11 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN FORCES IN GERMANY 1918-23
• 120.11.1 General records
• 120.11.2 Records of the general staff
• 120.11.3 Records of the administrative staff
• 120.11.4 Records of the technical staff
• 120.12 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN POLISH RELIEF EXPEDITION 1919-21
• 120.13 RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, NORTH RUSSIA
• 120.14 RECORDS OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES TO WORLD WAR I INTERNATIONAL BODIES 1917-28
• 120.14.1 Records of the Supreme War Council
• 120.14.2 Records of the American Section of the Military Board of Allied Supply (MBAS)
• 120.14.3 Records of the American Military Mission at British General Headquarters
• 120.14.4 Records of the American Military Mission at French General Headquarters
• 120.14.5 Records of the American Military Mission to Italy
• 120.14.6 Records of the American Section of the Permanent International Armistice Commission (PIAC)
• 120.14.7 Records of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace
• 120.15 CARTOGRAPHIC RECORDS (GENERAL) 1848-1924
• 120.16 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL) 1915-20 4,759 images

Library of Congress Catalog Listing

• LC Control No.: a 66007026
• Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
• Corporate Name: United States. National Archives and Records Service.
• Main Title: Preliminary inventory of the cartographic records of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-21 : (Record group 120) / compiled by Franklin W. Burch.
• Published/Created: Washington : National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1966.
• Related Names: Burch, Franklin W.
• Description: 70 p.; 26 cm.
• Subjects: United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces --Archives --Catalogs. World War, 1914-1918 --Maps --Bibliography --Catalogs.
• Series: Preliminary inventories / National Archives of the United States; no. 165 National Archives publication; no. 66-4 PI (Series) (United States. National Archives and Records Service); no. 165
• Other System No.: (OCoLC)854380