Lucien Doyle Adams Collection
SC 221

 

Summary Information

Repository
McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections
Title
Lucien Doyle Adams Collection
ID
SC 221
Date 1932-1994
 
Extent
2 Linear feet
Physical Description

Collection is arranged as follows:

Series 1: Documents related to Adams' time spent in the military (1942-1970) and including maps and several previously classified military documents.

Series 2: Documents related to Adams' time spent as an educator and Superintendent of Richmond City Public Schools in the State of Virginia.

Maps: Original maps used by Adams in World War 2, souvenir maps, newspapers

 

Location
Located in locked compact shelving, level 1 and in map drawer.
Language
English

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lucien Doyle Adams Collection, Special Collections, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA.

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Biographical/Historical Note

Lucien Doyal Adams was born Nov. 17, 1910 in Radford, Virginia. He graduated with a degree in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech, and later from University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in educational administration. He served in various capacities in the military from 1942-1970. In 1950 he joined the Richmond Public School System and served several years at a turbulent time where many controversies raged, including about desegregation, sex education and teacher pay.

 

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of information from two aspects of Lucien Doyle Adams' life- his military experience and his years spent as an educator in the State of Virginia. Most of the items related to his military experience were previously classified World War 2 documents that the National Archives has since de-classified, and maps used during the war. The material concerning his years as an educator includes pay stubs, contracts, and various papers.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections

McConnell Library
PO Box 6881
Radford, Virginia
540-831-5692
archives@radford.edu

Restrictions to Access

An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The documents are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided the proper citation is used (e.g. McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections, Radford University, Radford VA).  Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of the Radford University, and the copyright holder, is prohibited.  Please refer to the McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections website for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

All materials were found in the Radford University archives collection except the court transcript, which was purchased for the purpose of including it in this collection.

Accruals

Further accruals may be coming but there are none scheduled.

Existence and Location of Originals

Archives and Special Collections, McConnell Library

Related Archival Materials

Radford University:  https://mozart.radford.edu/archives/findingaids/mcconnell-personal.html

 

Collection Inventory

BOX 1.

Box 1: Folder 1: World War 2 Era Booklets: ....destination France, 5th Engineer Special Brigade Directory; Maps and Pages clipped from a booklet; Two Photographs of Adams and an Identification Card.

Box 1: Folder 2: Certificates: Active Duty Commission as Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers July 19, 1946, Reserve Commissioned Officer, Jan 28, 1953, Retirement from the Army Nov 17, 1970.

Box 1: Folder 3: Military Patches: Engineer Amphibious Unit, Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Army Class A; Scanned Patchess: US Army Amphibious Engineers, Engineer Amphibious Unit.

Box 1: Folder 4: Report by The Supreme Commander To The Combined Chiefs Of Staff On The Operations In Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 6June 1944 to 8 May 1945.

Box 1: Folder 5: Document: Standing Operating Procedure 5th Engineer Special Brigade, 18 May 1944. (Declassified)

Box 1: Folder 6: Document: Field Order #3 "Neptune" (Declassified): Field Order #3; Field Order #3 Annex 1; Field Order #3 Annex 2;Field Order #3 Annex 3;Field Order #3 Annex 4;Field Order #3 Annex 5;Field Order #3 Annex 6;Field Order #3 Annex 7;Field Order #3 Annex 8;Field Order #3 Annex 9;Field Order #3 Annex 10;Field Order #3 Annex 11a.

Box 1: Folder 7: Document: Field Order #14 "Neptune" (Declassified): Field Order #14 of 5th Engineer Special Brigade for "Neptune"; Staff Memorandum; Field Order #14 Amendment 1; Field Order #14 Amendment 2;Field Order #14 Amendment 3; Field Order #14 Annex 3;Field Order #14 Annex 4;Field Order #14 Annex 5;Field Order #14 Annex 6;Field Order #14 Annex 7;Field Order #14 Annex 8;Field Order #14 Annex 9;Field Order #14 Annex 10;Field Order #14 Annex 11;Field Order #14 Annex 12;Field Order #14 Annex 13;Field Order #14 Appendix 1.

Box 1: Folder 8: Document: History of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade 18 November 1944 to 15 October 1945.

Box 1: Folder 9: Books: Operation Report Neptune. Omaha Beach Provisional Engineer Special Brigade Group (Declassified); The Officer's Manual.

BOX 2.

Box 2: Folder 1:   Radford Area Veterans of World War 2- Names and Information on 48 Gold Star and 301 Other Servicemen and Women compiled and Edited by Dr. Harold W. Mann.

Box 2: Folder 2: 50th Anniversary DDay Reunion/Cruise: 2 Postcards from schoolchildren; Normandy 1944 Bookmark; V Corps WW2 Commemorative 1994 Calendar; DDay 50th Anniversary Events Guide- Southern England & Normandy; The Normandy Landings 6 June 1944 United States Commemorative Activities Booklet; US Post Office Commemorative Stamps in Presentation Folder; Cruise Information.

Box 2: Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings and etc concerning DDay Reunion.

Box 2: Folder 4: Commonwealth of Virginia State Teachers Certificate 1932; Commonwealth of Virginia State Teachers Certificate 1937.

Box 2: Folder 5: Pay Receipts May 1948-Jan 1949.

Box 2: Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings- Richmond City Public School Controversies.

Box 2: Folder 7: Speech July 6, 1971.

Box 2: Folder 8 WRVA Radio Profile. June 17, 1972.

Box 2: Folder 9: Superintendent of Richmond City Public Schools

Box 2: Folder 10: Teaching Contracts 1950/1-1964/5.

Box 2: Folder 11: Diploma: Master of Science in Education1939.

Box 2 Folder 12: Miscellaneous Letters.

MAP DRAWER

Map: Cherbourg-Rouen, 1941 1st Edition, 71x 114 cm.

Map: Cherbourg - Caen, 1943 4th Edition, 79x 92 cm.

Map: Paris- Fontainbleu, 1944 Edition, 79x 92 cm.

Map: Town Plan of Le Havre, 1944 edition, 79x 114 cm.

Map: Plan of Swansea (cloth map), 43 x 56 cm

Map: Beach Markings, Omaha Area, 56 x 71 cm.

Map: Transit Area- France. Project Map. 56 x 74 cm,

Souvenir Map: Americans in Dorset 1943-44. DDay Anniversary.

Souvenir Map: DDay 50th Anniversary.

Newspaper:Newsmap- Overseas Edition Nov. 27, 1944; Aug. 14, 1944.

Newspaper: Armed Forces Training Center Amphibian Sept. 7, 1945, pages 3,4,9,10.

Newspaper:Aujourd'Hui Edition de Paris, June 8, 1944, pages 1-2.

Newspaper:Richmond Times Dispatch, June 1, 1994, pages G1-G6.

Newspaper:ADA News, Aug 1, 1994, pages 11-12.

Newspaper: Saturday Evening Post, March 14, 1959.

Newspaper: Parade (Sarasota Herald Tribune) May 29, 1994 pages 1-7.

Newspaper: Stars and Stripes Commemorative Edition, June 6, 1994.

Newspaper: Various newspaper clippings and articles.

Newspaper:

Scrapbook compiled by Rio and Carl McConnell to commorate their time in Yugoslavia. This scrapbook contains postcards, letters, newspaper clippings, mementos etc.