Throughout his life, General Van Fleet kept extensive personal records of correspondence, documents, photos and memorabilia, all of which he donated to the George C. Marshall Foundation, located on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The originals occupy more than 80 feet of shelf space in their vaults. These files are referred to as the Van Fleet Collection, and their digital images make up the largest component of this digital archive.
Available here is a complete guide and index to the James A. Van Fleet Papers (aka the “Van Fleet Collection”) which was prepared by Alison L. Oswald, Project Archivist at the George C. Marshall Foundation in 1994.
Additional components of the Van Fleet Digital Archive, as compiled by the Van Fleet Foundation, consist of items provided by other sources.
The Van Fleet Foundation developed proprietary artificial intelligence systems for both the storage of digital files and for the free form search and retrieval of information.
Queries can be submitted in English or in Korean. Answers to queries will be provided as a summary of available information with an attached bibliography of the original source files for the answer, ranked in order of relevance to the query. Queries in English will receive a summary answer in English. Those in Korean will get a summary answer in Korean. Source documents will be in their original languages. They can be downloaded and then translated.
All material contained in this digital archive can be freely copied and shared. We ask only that you acknowledge the Van Fleet Digital Archive and the Van Fleet Foundation as the source of any material that is quoted or published.
We are always interested in adding relevant files to the Van Fleet Digital Archive. If you have items which you would like to add to the Archive please contact us using this form or by phone, text or email. We appreciate your willingness to share historical information pertaining to General Van Fleet.
