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United States Marine Corps History Division
The progenitor to the modern Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, this insignia was first used by Marines in 1804. Seen today on uniform buttons, it also serves as the History Division's unofficial logo.
Active	8 September 1919
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Historical
HQ	Marine Corps Base Quantico
Website	www.usmcu.edu/Research/History-Division/
Commanders
Director	Dr. Edward T. Nevgloski

The United States Marine Corps History Division is an arm of the Headquarters Marine Corps tasked with researching, writing, and maintaining the History of the United States Marine Corps. It also provides reference and research assistance; preserves personal experiences and observations through oral history interviews; and deploys field historians to record history in the making. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

History

The History Division was formed on 8 September 1919, by Order Number 53 of Commandant of the Marine Corps George Barnett as the Historical Section of the Department of the Adjutant and Inspector. After World War II, the organization was known as "Marine Corps History and Museums Division" until the splitting of the division in 2005 in order to create the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Organization

The United States Marine Corps History Division is a staff organization with the primary task of researching and writing the Marine Corps’ official history. The unit is not a division-sized military formation. It is organized into four branches:

• The Historical Branch prepares a wide variety of official publications that tell the Marine Corps story as accurately and comprehensively as possible. Publications include: articles, monographs, occasional papers, and definitive histories. The Branch also includes the Oral History Program, which obtains, catalogs, transcribes, and preserves personal narrative, experiences and observations of historic value from active duty and retired Marines for use as reference source material.
• The Historical Reference Branch provides historical research and reference services and historical analysis. In addition, the Branch supports specific programs: Unit Lineage and Honors, Commemorative Naming, Marine Corps Flag Manual, and Marine Corps Chronology.
• The Field History Branch deploys Individual Mobilization Augmentee detachment historians to collect historically relevant material (oral history, written/electronic plans, operation orders, maps, overlays and artifacts) for use as reference material. The Branch also consists of a Mobilization Training Unit whose members support the History Division with specific projects.
• The Editing and Design branch designs and lays out manuscripts, maps and other graphic materials to support the History Division’s publications.

Directors

Since its inception, the following individuals have served as director:

Publications

The History Division maintains several publications, including the quarterly newsletter Fortitudine (ISBN 0-16-010404-1), which was a traditional motto of the Corps before semper fidelis was adapted in 1883. They also maintain an archive of all historical publications published since its founding.

See also

• Bibliography of early United States naval history
• Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee
• History of the United States Marine Corps
• Marine Corps Museum
• Marine Corps University
• National Museum of the Marine Corps
• Naval History and Heritage Command
• United States Army Center of Military History

Notes

1. Smith, Charles Richard; Charles H. Waterhouse (1975). A Pictorial History: the Marines in the Revolution (PDF). United States Marine Corps Historical Division. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
2. "Staff Directorate". Marine Corps History Division. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
3. ^ Amerman, Annette D. (Fourth Quarter 2009). "Celebrating 90 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Promoting of Marine Corps History" (PDF). Fortitudine. 34 (4). Quantico, VA: United States Marine Corps Historical Program: 19–25. ISBN 978-0-16-010404-6. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
4. "Organization and Personnel – History Division". Marine Corps History Division. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
5. "Mission Statement". Marine Corps History Division. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

External links

• Official website

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