Primary/Original Sources

Command and General Staff College (CGSC), Master of Military Arts and Science (MMAS) and School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)

CMH's missions is to accurately collect, preserve, interpret, and express the Army's history and material culture to more broadly educate and develop our force, the military profession, and the nation.

The Center is an integral part of the War College, and maintains the knowledge repositories that support scholarship and research about the US Army and its operating environment. The mission statement of the Center reflects the convergence of library books, archival materials, and museum artifacts into a single collection of knowledge that supports learning and research, while prioritizing support to patron communities.

The USAF History and Museums program is charged with the mission of preserving USAF history. The program is comprised of historians and archivists; writers and editors; national and base museums; research centers; command, base and unit history offices; and other historical organizations

This is the depository for Naval War College archives, manuscripts, oral histories, and special collections relating to the history of naval warfare and the history of the Navy in Narragansett Bay

The NHHC manages the official history program of the United States Navy, fulfilling its mission to strengthen the Navy’s effectiveness by preserving, analyzing, and interpreting the service’s hard-earned experience. A professional staff of historians, archivists, librarians, museum specialists, and naval personnel carries out historical activities and supports the fleet.

The Naval Institute is a private, not-for-profit educational institution whose mission is to provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

The mission of the Archives Branch of the Marine Corps History Division is to acquire, preserve, and provide access to primary source materials pertinent to the history of the Marine Corps. We support the Professional Military Education (PME) requirements of Marine Corps Schools; the Marine Corps worldwide; as well as government and civilian researchers.

Documents from various places including military libraries