T. Baldwin Martin papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: T. Baldwin Martin papers
Creator: Martin, Thomas Baldwin, 1894-1985
Inclusive Dates: 1917-1935
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.6 Linear Feet 4 document boxes, 1 box
Collection Number: ms3260
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

T. Baldwin Martin was a native of Madison, Georgia, but lived in Macon, Georgia. He received a law degree from Mercer University where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He served in World War I as a 1st Lieutenant in the American Expeditionary Force in France. Later in life he was a partner in Martin, Snow, Grant and Napier law firm.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of World War I materials including military manuals, correspondence, orders, photographs, maps, artifacts, a scrapbook, and Martin's diary, from Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.C., Camp Mills, Long Island, N.Y., and American Expeditionary Force, Europe. All materials were received in Martin's World War I trunk. Each box has an inventory of items within the container.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

T. Baldwin Martin papers, ms3260, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 6.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. WWI material, 1917-18
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1	1	Roster of Co 12, ROTC, Christmas menu, 1917 27 August-27 November
1	1	Camp Greene, Charlotte, NC
1	1	Post cards, Wrightsville Beach, NC
1	1	Martin's tax return
1	1	Photographs of unit (2)
			1 of men in trench
1	1	ARC post card to Martin's mother on his arrival in Europe
1	2	Camp Greene, NC, Camp Mills, Long Island, NY
			Alien reports-Swiss, Austrian, German etc. men in US Army
			Concientious objectors in unit
1	3	Camp Greene, Camp Mills, NY, 1918 January-April
			Unit donation to local library fund-American Trust Bank, Charlotte
			Martin's request to transfer to JAGAlien reports, 1918Summary of intelligence
1	4	papers, 1918 June-December
			Copy of Le Miroir, November 1918
			Pay roll of St. Aignan Cas Co, France, Nov 1918-soldiers listed by nameRequisitions Camp Pontenezen, Brest, France
1	5	Card file of aliens
1	6	Maps of France
1	7	Equipment slips
1	8	Martin's diary
1	9	Miscellaneous forms
1	10	Correspondence

 

2. Scrapbook
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2	1	Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, Camp Greene, North Carolina, 1918
2	1	Martin's certificate of membership in Odd Fellows, 1918
2	1	Photographs of military activities
2	1	Martin's vaccination register
2	1	AEF-ID card
2	1	Notes on scouting, sniping
2	1	Regiment insignias-hand-drawn
2	1	List of equipment for officers
2	1	List of equipment, arms, clothing needed by officers for field service in France
2	1	Photo post cards from camp, France
2	1	Orders - maps in French
2	1	Newspaper notice of awards to Col. Frank C. Boles, Sgt. Frank B. Gresham
2	2	Notes - order in French
2	2	Aerial photographs
2	2	Photo post card of man and woman with note in French on verso
2	2	List of personnel [enlisted] for AEF, 39th Inf Co G
2	3	Letters to Judge Advocate General recommending Martin to JAG
2	3	Maps and orders of France
2	4	Maps of France
2	4	Signals made by infantry
2	4	Field order 54-Verdun, Meuse, Branderviller
2	4	Machine guns
2	4	Wire cutters and foot bridges
2	4	Tactical liaison with tanks
2	4	German stamps
2	4	German money
2	4	Picture post cards
2	4	Sugar and bread coupons, ration stamps
2	4	German passport or ID of Emil Hofmann of Annaberg
2	4	Martin's sick leave-SO 82
2	4	Martin's lost purse notice
2	4	Martin's leave to visit Headquarters lst Army
2	4	Ticket to opera
2	4	Menu cards [from trip home?], 1919
2	4	List of personnel returning to US
2	4	Camp Merritt, NJ instructions
2	4	Stationery, Picture of Monte-Carlo & Monaco
2	4	2 original drawings signed Georgette Muhlemann
2	4	Several local addresses on scraps of paper
2	5	Manuscript and typed versions of speech to Ladies of the Memorial
2	5	Association of Madison
2	6	Post war miscellaneous
2	6	Martin's Chamber of Commerce member card
2	6	Small book-Worth While Poems
2	6	Macon Lion's Club handbook, 1926
2	6	Odd Fellows certificates
2	6	Birth announcement-O B Duncan, Jr
2	6	Post card from Paris
2	6	Envelope with foreign stamps
2	6	News clips of Macon civil leaders
2	6	Mail list-no ID
2	6	Photographs-one with name
2	6	Macon better film committee-Mrs. Martin
2	7	Large photo of Mr. Martin in WWI uniform obituary, 1985

 

3. Military manuals and books
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3		Field Service Regulations United States Army. corrected to July 1, 1914. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1914
3		Field Service Regulations United States Army. 1914. corrected to April 15, 1917 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
3		Moss, Major James A. Manual of Military Trailing. Menasha, Wisc,: George Banta Pub'l Co., 1917
3		Harllee, Captain William C. U. S. Marine Corps Score Book & Rifleman's Instructor. Philadelphia, 1913
3		Moss, Major James A. Trench Warfare. Menasha, Wisc.: Geo. Banta Pub'l Co., 1917
3		Musketry. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
3		Instructions for the Defensive Combat of Small Units. Infantry: Platoon to Regiment , 1918
3		Supplement to Instructions for the Offensive Combat of Small Units. Adapted From the French at General Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces France, 1918
3		Instructions for the Intelligence Service of an Infantry Regiment , 1918
3		Trench Accessories, 4th Division (Regular) , 1918
3		U. S. Official Pictures of the World War showing America's Participation
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4		Cassell's miniature French-English, English-French Dictionary
4		Wilcox, Cornelis de Witt. War French. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1918
4		Manual for Commanders of Infantry Platoons. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Bayonet Training Manual. Army War College, 1918
4		English-French Hand Book for the Use of United States Soldiers. Issued by the National Security League
4		Infantry Drill Regulations. United States Army , 1911
4		Field Message Book, U. S. Army. Instructions for use
4		Method of Instructing Skirmishers and Small Groups of Skirmishers. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Organization of the Telephone Listening-in Service. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Note on he Construction of Deep Gallery Shelters. Washington: Gov't. Printing Office, 1917
4		Landscape Sketching. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Notes on the Identification of Aeroplanes. War Dept., 1917
4		Trench Orders for the American Forces in France , 1918
4		Notes on Infantry Attacks and Raids. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Lectures on discipline and training-Hints to Young Officers by a British Officer , 1918
4		Notes on Examination of the Effects & Various Objects Found on German Soldiers. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Program of Training in Gas Defense. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Training Manual in Topography, map reading & reconnaissance. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917
4		Instructions for the Offensive Combat of Small Units , 1918
4		Description and Instructions for the use of Smoke Torch, Mark I. Army War College, 1918
4		Close Combat Weapons. Washington: Gov't Printing Office, 1917
4		Handbook of the German Army in War. April, 1918 , 1918
4		Engineer Field Manual, part I-VII. Washington: Gov't Printing Office, 1917
4		Van Steenderen, F. C. L. Quatre Contes. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1902
4		Musketry. Washington: Gov't Printing Office, 1917 , 1917
4		Notes on the Construction & Equipment of Trenches. Washington: Gov't Printing Office, 1917
4		Bagster-Collins, E. W. First Book in German. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1916
4		Morgan, J. H. German Atrocities. An Official Investigation. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1916

 

4. Artifacts

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Binoculars, metal fruit cake box with items, drafting set, fishing equipment, whistle, compass, shaving knife, repair kit, wallet, wicks, 2 epaulets