February 2005

Icks Collection     70 linear feet

Collection of photographs, books, booklets, and manuscripts covering all aspects of armored vehicles worldwide. Collected and collated by COL Robert J. Icks, Ordnance Corps, U.S. Army. The photographs are divided by country and vehicle type. They number well over 10,000. (60 linear feet). Books, pamphlets and manuscripts include rare and one of a kind items in such languages as French, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Finnish, German, Italian, and English, and are almost exclusive in their dealing with armor and armor development from 1914 to 1980. All included also is negatives for each of the photographs used in the collection.
ACCESS RESTRICTED PATN

CHAMBERLAIN
ICKS, Robert J. (1899-1985)
JARRETT, G. B.
OGORKWEICZ
SASSE

United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Aberdeen Proving Ground (MD)
Armored Fighting Vehicles --World Wide -- Photographs
Detroit Tank Arsenal (MI)
United States, Army -- Ordnance Corps
United States, Army – Tank Battalions – 301st Heavy Battalion TC

Jarrett Collection     .5 linear feet

Collection of photographs and manuscripts taken or written by COL Jarrett during his service during WW II.

JARRETT, G.B.

United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Aberdeen Proving Ground
United States, Army – Ordnance Corps
Armored Fighting Vehicles – Germany
World War, 1939-1945

Harry W. Johnson Collection     2.5 linear feet

Collection includes personal papers of MG Harry W. Johnson, 1942-1965, as well as official orders and printed After Action Reports of the operations of the 9th Armored Division during WW II. Included is a compilation of ETO Combat Experiences, and Combat Notes for the years 1944-45, as well as a collection of maps of Europe. MG Johnson was CCB commander for 9th AD near the end of the war and went on to work in several positions in US Army Europe, such as Deputy CG, Communications Zone and CG of the Advanced Section. His last position was Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat Developments for the Continental Army at Fort Monroe.

JOHNSON, Harry Warren (1901-1984)

United States, Army – Armored Divisions -- 9th Armored Division
United States, Army - Armored School
United States, Army – Camps and Forts - Fort Knox KY
United States, Army – Cavalry Regiments -- 14th Cavalry Regiment
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Northern Europe -- Remagen Bridge