Manuscript Group 156
EDWARD MARTIN PAPERS
1866-1967 (bulk 1894-1966)
120.5 cu. ft.
Papers of Edward Martin (b. 1879, d. 1967), Waynesburg lawyer; state auditor general,
1925-1929; state treasurer, 1929-1933; adjutant general, 1939-1943; governor,
1943-1947; and United States senator, 1947-1958. A member of the Pennsylvania
National Guard from 1898, Martin saw action in the Philippine Campaign, 1898,
1899; Mexican Border Campaign, 1916; and World War I, 1917-1919. He was named
brigadier general in 1922, promoted to major general in 1939, took command of
the 28th Division, Pennsylvania National Guard in 1939, and was inducted into
federal service as commanding general, 28th Division, U. S. Army, 1941.
GOVERNOR'S PAPERS
General Correspondence, 1943-1946. (40 cartons) {#156m.1}
Subject Files, 1943-1947. (26 cartons) {#156m.2}
PRIVATE PAPERS
Addresses, 1897-1966. (47 volumes) {#156m.3}
Adjutant General, 1939. (2 volumes) {#156m.4}
Auditor General, 1926. (1 volume) {#156m.5}
Awards, 1901-1965. (1 volume) {#156m.6}
Brigadier General, 1935, 1936. (2 volumes) {#156m.7}
Campaign Material, 1930-1960. (5 boxes) {#156m.8}
Cartoons, 1917-1965. (17 items) {#156m.9}
Commissions and Certificates, 1901-1960. (12 items) {#156m.10}
[RESTRICTED] General
Correspondence, 1898-1967. (8 boxes) {#156m.11}