"Battle Monuments Commission", 1949

Correspondence concerning the Battle Monuments Commission including the establishment of the Fort Sumter National Monument, Moore's Creek National Military Park in North Carolina, archaeological work at Fort Charlotte on the Savannah River, the acquisition of relics from Fort Sumter for the use of the Mount Pleasant Post of the American Legion, appointment of Frank Barnes to the historian position at Fort Sumter National Monument, the purchase of the stone Chapel at Fort Moultrie by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Carolina, the erection of a monument for General John J. Pershing, an Anzio Memorial, a copy of a report from the Imperial War Graves Commission, a listing of appropriation allotments for World War II memorial construction, and meeting minutes for the Commission. Senator Maybank served on the Battle Monuments Commission.