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Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers
THE LONGEST DAY (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959)
Initial Research
Box 1
- Folder 1
- Original outline, Ryan to William Buckley, CTL, Nov 19, 1957 (3p.).
- Folder 2
- Newspaper and military bulletin advertisements for D-Day veterans (3 items: 8p.; c.2 xerox, 8p.).
- Folder 3
- Letters, notes, and telegrams between Ryan (Europe) and Ward and Lang (NY Reader's Digest), June 17- July 30, 1958 (22 items; 39p.).
- Folder 4
- Letters, notes, and telegrams between Ryan (Europe) and Panitza (Germany) and Revay (France), April 25, 1958-March 10, 1959 (29 items; 53p.).
- Folder 5
- Letters, notes, and telegrams between Ryan and Isaacs (NY Reader's Digest), May 7, 1958- April 15, 1959 (49 items; 79 p.).
- Folder 6
- Letters, notes, and telegrams between Ryan and Reader's Digest (Pleasantville, NY), November 22, 1957- August 13, 1958 (11 items; 17p.).
- Folder 7
- Correspondence from American veterans (131p.; 1 photograph).
- Folder 8
- Rosters of American personnel (6 items; 15.).
- Folder 9
- Master lists of American questionnaires sent and returned, interviews held (13 items; 103p.; c.2 carbon, 53p.).
- Folder 10
- Dead files- questionnaires not answered or non-participant (50 items; 52p.; c.2-3 Ts carbon, 80p.).
- Folder 11
- Schedules, notes, and lists concerning interviews (30p.).
Box 2
- Folder 1
- Letters, telegrams, inventories, lists, and rosters between Ryan/staff and the Departments of the Army and Navy, April 14,1958- September 2, 1958 (45 items; 60p.).
- letter John Toland to Ryan, TNS, June 15, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 2
- Lists and rosters of American and German personnel and units (14 items; 108p.).
Correspondence from Americans not in D-Day
- Folder 3
- Abrams, Brig Gen Creighton,Letter to Ward, TLS, May 13, 1958 (1p.),
- Letter to Ryan, TLS, July 9, 1958 (1p.)
- Folder 4
- Anderson, Lt A.R., Letter Ward to Anderson, TL carbon, July 29, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 5
- Collins, Gen J. Lawton, Letter to Ward, TLS, May 9, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 6
- Davey, John A., Questionnaire (holo, 3p.).
- Folder 7
- Eddy, Gen Manton S., Questionnaire (holo, 2p.),
- Letter to Ward, TLS, May 21, 1958 (1p.),
- Medal Citation (photostat, 1p.).
- Folder 8
- Gerow, Gen Leonard T., Letter to Ward, ALS, May 11, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 9
- Gibbs, Col George W., Letter to Ward, TLS, May 13, 1958 (1p.; c.2 carbon, 1p.).
- Folder 10
- Heck, Richard C., Letter to Ward, TLS, August 1, 1958 (2p.).
- Folder 11
- Huebner, Lt Gen C.P., Letter to Ward, TLS, May 22, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 12
- Hutchinson, Lt George F., Letter to Ward, ALS, August 5, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 13
- Lang, SSG James H., Questionnaire (Ts, 7p.),
- Questionnaire synopsis (Ts, 1p.),
- Postcard to Ryan, TNS, March 31, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 14
- McLaughlin, Amos M., Letter Ward to McLaughlin, TL carbon, July 29, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 15
- Reckord, Maj Gen Milton A., Questionnaire (Ts, 2p.),
- Letter to Ward, TLS, April 2, 1958 (1p.),
- Letter to Ward, TLS, April 23, 1958 (1p.),
- Letter to Ward, TLS, May 9, 1958 (1p.),
- Roster (Ts, 1p., holo, 1p.; c.2 carbon, 1p.).
- Folder 16
- Rizzo, Capt Victor P., Letter to Ward, TLS, April 16, 1958 (1p.; c.2 carbon, 1p.),
- Poetry (Ts carbon, 2p.).
- Folder 17
- Schwirtz, Pvt Vincent C., Questionnaire (holo, 2p.),
- Letter to Ward, ALS, June 1, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 18
- Unger, Capt E., Notes (Ts, 1p., holo, 1p.).
- Folder 19
- Van de Voort, Lt Col Leo D., Letter to Ward, TLS, May 19, 1958 (1p.),
- Medal Citation (photostat, 1p.).
- Folder 20
- Wyman, Gen W.G., Letter to Ward, TLS, May 20, 1958 (1p.),
- Medal Citation (photostat, 1p.).
Americans not in D-Day, listed in book.
- Folder 21
- Harper, Col J.R., Letter to editor, ALS, October 21, 1958 (3p.), Photograph, ca. 1945 (1 item).
- Payne, Lt Winslow C., Questionnaire (holo,6p.), Letter to Ward, ALS, June 1, 1958 (2p.).
- Ormsbee, Charles F., Questionnaire, (Ts, 3p.).
- Swatosh, Maj Robert B., Questionnaire,(Ts, 3p.).
- McCall, Capt Hobby H., Questionnaire, (holo, 3p.).
Miscellaneous American Correspondence.
- Folder 22
- Altick, Harold K., Letters (2 items: holo, 4p.).
- Folder 23
- Crouch, Kenneth E., Letters (4 items: Ts, 8p.),
- Roster (Ts, 1p.; c.2 carbon, 1p.).
- Folder 24
- Guthrie, Thurmon P., Letters (2 items: Ts, 2p.).
- Folder 25
- Harwood, Jonathan H., Letters (3 items: holo, 5p., Ts with holo revisions, 2p.),
- Summary of life of Capt J.H. Harwood, Jr (Ts carbon, 2p.). *partial dictaphone belt.
- Folder 26
- Von Luttichau, Charles V.P., Letter to Ryan, ALS, June 5, 1958 (1p.),
- Letter to Ward, TLS, June 10, 1958 (1p., holo, 1p.),
- Letter Ryan to Von Luttichau, TL carbon, Sept 5, 1958 (1p.)
- Letter to Ryan, TLS with holo addition, Oct 13, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 27
- Pattulo, A.R., Letters (2 items: Ts, 3p.).
Hit Tunes of 1944.
- Folder 28
- "I Double Dare You" (sheet music, 6p.; 2 copies),
- Altered lyrics to "I Double Dare You" (holo, 1p.; Ts version, 1p.; c.2-4 Ts carbon, 1p.),
- Lyrics to songs (Ts, 1p.).
- Folder 29
- British correspondence, May 11, 1958- Aug 26, 1958 (10 items: 20p.).
Canadian Correspondence
- Folder 30
- Letters and notes between Ward (U.S.) and MacKay (Canada), July 15, 1958- Jan 27, 1959 (18 items: 24p.).
- Folder 31
- Hickson, A.E., Letter to Ward, ALS, Oct 6, 1958 (1p.).
- Folder 32
- Hundevad, John, Letters (6 items: 12p.).
- Folder 33
- Milroy, Lt Col W.A. and Stacey, Col C.P.
- Letters (4 items: 6p.).
- Folder 34
- London TIMES, June 4, 6-8, 1944 (4 items).
- Folder 35
- Newspaper and magazine articles from 1958 (5 items: 17p.).
Book Excerpts and Journal Articles
Box 3
- Folder 1
- "Anti-Invasion: The Normandy Battles from the Enemy Side", R.A.C.,JOURNAL, v.4, #1 (pp. 4-11 as Ts, 16p.; c.2 xerox, 16p.).
- Folder 2
- Assman, Rear Admiral Kurt, "Normandy, 1944", THE FORCES MAGAZINE, Mar 1955 (pp. 44-50 as Ts, 21p; c.2 xerox, 21p.).
- Folder 3
- "Battalion and Small Unit Study Number 9 (Cassidy's Battalion)", History Section, European Theater of Operations, ca. 1945 (60p.; c.2 xerox, 60p.).
- Folder 4
- Best, Wing Commander Norman,"We went on D-Day", RADAR BULLETIN, June 1945 (pp. 4-6 as Ts, 6p.; c.2 xerox, 6p.).
- Folder 5
- Blond, Georges, LA DEBARQUEMENT 6 JUIN 1944 (synopsis of ch. 15, Ts, 2p.; c.2 xerox, 2p.).
- Folder 6
- Bowering, Cliff, "This Was D-Day", THE LEGIONARY, v. 29, #1, June 1954 (pp. 5-7 as Ts, 4p.; c.2 xerox, 4p.).
- Folder 7
- CANADA'S BATTLE IN NORMANDY (pp. 36-37, 45-61 as Ts, 14p.; c.2 xerox, 14p.).
- Folder 8
- Chaplin, W.W., THE 52 DAYS (pp. 186, 281, 293-294 of THE LONGEST DAY, manuscript, Ts, 2p., Ts carbon, 6p.).
- Folder 9
- Clay, Maj Ewart W., THE PATH OF THE 50TH (ch. 19, pp. 238-245 as Ts, 12p.; c.2 xerox, 12p.).
- Folder 10
- Coker, Lt (jg) Coit N., "Fire Control on Omaha Beach", THE FIELD ARTILLERY JOURNAL, UNITED STATES, Sept 1946 (pp. 530-532 as Ts, 8p.; c.2 carbon, 8p.; c.3-4 xerox, 8p.).
- Folder 11
- "D-Day", THE EAGLE, GLIDER PILOT REGIMENT, v.2, #10 (pp. 33-43 as Ts, 24p.; c.2 xerox, 24p.).
- Folder 12
- Danckwerts, P.V., "King Red and Co", R.A.C. JOURNAL, v.1, July 1946- Oct 1947 (pp. 186-195 as Ts, 18p; c.2 xerox, 18p.).
- Folder 13
- Gale, Lt Gen R.N., WITH THE 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN NORMANDY (pp. 53-54, 59-61, 72-88 as Ts, 26p.; c.2 xerox, 26p.).
- Folder 14
- Gill, Ronald and John Groves, CLUB ROUTE IN EUROPE (pp. 15, 17-22 as Ts, 6p.; c.2 xerox, 6p.).
- Folder 15
- Gunning, Hugh, BORDERERS IN BATTLE: THE WAR STORY OF THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS 1939-1945 (ch. 11ff as Ts, 11p.; c.2 xerox, 11p.).
- Folder 16
- "Hitting the Beaches", ARMOR, v.60-61, 1951-1952 (pp. 14-21 as Ts, 21p.; c.2 xerox, 21p.).
- Folder 17
- Holman, Gordon, STAND BY TO BEACH (excerpts from pp. 37-88 as Ts, 30p.; c.2 xerox, 30p.).
- Folder 18
- Jackson, Lt Col G.S., OPERATIONS OF EIGHTH CORPS (p. 15 as Ts, 2p.; c.2 xerox, 2p.).
- Folder 19
- Lockhart, Sir Robert B., COMES THE RECKONING (p. 306 as TS, 3p.; c.2 xerox, 3p.).
- Folder 20
- Lockhart, Sir Robert B.,THE MARINES WERE THERE (ch. 4-5 as Ts, 20p.; c.2 xerox, 20p.).
- Folder 21
- Lowman, Maj F.H., "Dropping into Normandy", OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY JOURNAL, Jan 1951 (pp. 159-160 as Ts, 6p.; c.2 xerox, 6p.).
- Folder 22
- Madden, Capt J.R., "Ex Coelis", CANADIAN ARMY JOURNAL, v.11, #1 (pp. 50-59 as Ts, 14p.; c.2 xerox, 14p.).
- Folder 23
- Millar, Ian A.L., Questionnaire (holo, 3p.; c.2 xerox, 3p.), THE STORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN DENTAL CORPS (pp. 234-240 as Ts, 5p.; c.2 xerox, 5p.).
- Folder 24
- "Naval Bombardment", JOURNAL OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY, v.23, #244, Aug
- FolderSept 1946 (pp. 216-220 as Ts, 10p.; c.2 xerox, 10p.).
- Folder 25
- Nicholson, Lt Col G.W.L., "The First Canadian Parachute Battalion in Normandy", CANADIAN ARMY JOURNAL, v.5, Nov 1951 (pp. 30-36 as Ts, 12p.; c.2 carbon, 12p.; c.3-4 Ts xerox, 12p.).
- Folder 26
- Nightingale, Lt Col P.R., A HISTORY OF THE EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (DUKE OF YORK'S OWN) IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945 (pp. 177, 179 as Ts. 1p.; c.2 xerox, 1p.).
- Folder 27
- North, John, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-1945 (pp. 40-51 as Ts, 15p.; c.2 xerox, 15p.).
Box 4
- Folder 1
- Otway, Terence, THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945: AIRBORNE FORCES (pp. 172ff, 429ff as Ts, 27p.; c.2 xerox, 27p.),
- Book synopsis (holo, 10p.; Ts version, 4p.; c.2 Ts xerox, 4p.),
- Letter Otway to Isaacs, TL (copy), Apr 24, 1959 (1p.).
- Folder 2
- RED DEVILS (by members of the 224th Parachute Field Ambulance), (pp. 1-24, 28, xerox; c.2 photostat).
- Folder 3
- Roberts, Derek M., CLASH BY NIGHT (pp. 85, 90-104 as Ts, 21p.; c.2 xerox, 21p.).
- Folder 4
- Salmond, J.B., THE HISTORY OF THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION 1939-1945 (pp. 138-139 as Ts, 3p.; c.2 xerox, 3p.).
- Folder 5
- Samain, Bryon, COMMANDO MEN (pp. 1-4 as Ts, 14p.; c.2 xerox, 14p.).
- Folder 6
- Saunders, Hilary St George, THE RED BERET (pp. 69-85, photostat; c.2 photostat xerox).
- Folder 7
- Von Schweppenburg, Gen Baron Leo G., "Invasion Without Laurels", AN COSANTOIR, v.9, 1949 (pt.1: pp. 574-581, pt.2: pp. 5-14 as Ts, 34 p.; c.2 xerox, 34p.).
- Folder 8
- Synge, Capt W.A.T., THE STORY OF THE GREEN HOWARDS 1939-1945 (section covering June 6, 1944 as Ts, 7p.; c.2 xerox, 7p.).
- Folder 9
- Waldron, Tom and James Gleason, THE FROGMEN (ch. 7 as Ts, 15p.; c.2 xerox, 15p.).
- Folder 10
- Watney, John, THE ENEMY WITHIN (pp. 73, 87 as Ts 8p.; c.2 carbon, 8p.; c. 3-4 xerox, 8p.),
- Letter to Ryan, TLS, May 27, 1958 (1p.; c.2 xerox, 1p.),
- Letter to Isaacs, TNS, June 3, 1958 (1p.; c.2 xerox, 1p.).
- Folder 11
- Young, Lt Col Peter, STORM FROM THE SEA (pp. 142ff as Ts, 15p.; c.2 xerox, 15p.).
- Folder 12
- French BBC broadcast scripts, June 4-6, 1944 (French, photostat, 122p; English translations, Ts, 6p.).
- Folder 13
- "Battle Studies", Historical Division, U.S. Army, European Command, June 3, 1949 (220p.).
- "United States Army Europe 1949," Public Information Division, U.S. Army, European Command (24p.).
Book Sections
Box 5
- Folder 1
- DOUGHBOY CHAPLIN (pp. 146-169, photostat).
- ALL AMERICANS ALL OVER (pp. 11-25, photostat).
- U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS (pp. 14-25, photostat).
- PARATROOPER PADRE (pp. 43-55, photostat).
- 29TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION (pp. 81-86, photostat).
- THE CANADIAN ARMY 1939-1945 (pp. 168-185, photostat).
- Willoughby, Malcolm F., THE U.S. COAST GUARD IN WORLD WAR II (pp. 238-255, photostat).
- ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945, v.3 (pp. 107-109, photostat).
- Jacobs, Bruce,HEROES OF THE ARMY (pp. 132-135, photostat).
- "First U.S. Army Report of Operations Oct 20, 1943- Aug 1, 1944", THE FIELD ARTILLERY JOURNAL, UNITED STATES (pp. 39-49, photostat).
- Harrison, Gordon A., CROSS CHANNEL ATTACK (pp. 22, 39, 50-52, 62-63, 85-87, 95-96, 102- 107, 111-127, 142-149, photostat).
- V CORPS OPERATIONS IN THE E.T.O. JANUARY 6, 1942- MAY 9, 1945 (pp. 20-68, photostat).
- Folder 2
- Newspaper and magazine articles (25 items: 104p.).
- Folder 3
- Paris newspaper articles, June 5-6, 1944 (Ts, 5p.; c.2 xerox, 5p.).
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