Army Medical Department - Government Documents - Military and Veterans Agencies - Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

About the agency

The Medical Department was established as a branch of the Army in 1818. It became the Army Medical Service in 1950.

Records of the Surgeon General at National Archives

Internet resources

Air Force e-publishing
Air Force publications and forms
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Index to articles in periodicals published by branches of the military from 1988-present. Older issues are also available in Government Documents under call number D 301.26/2:
Army War College Library
The Military History Institute at the Army War College has an extensive collection of unit histories. The Army Military Institute also has copies of Army publications that may not be available elsewhere.
ASSIST
Quick Search ASSIST allows users to search for military specifications and standards. Most may be downloaded for free.
Center for Legislative Archives
The CLA, part of the National Archives, is the repository for copies of documents printed by the Government Printing Office. Its holdings date back to 1895. It is the collection of last resort for publications listed in the Monthly Catalog of Government Publications.
Combined Arms Research Library
CARL supports the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and is a source for Army documents.
data.mil
The Department of Defense's open data portal.
DTIC Technical Reports Search
DTIC is the Defense Technical Information Center. You can search technical reports from many military sources, most of which are available in full text. We may have other reports in print or microform.
Duke University Libraries
Duke University Library is a Center of Excellence for Economic Analysis Bureau, International Trade Administration, International Trade Commission, Military History Center, Naval Historical Center, and Women's Bureau. It collects publications of these agencies comprehensively.
Historical Programs and Activities in the Executive Branch
Society for History in the Federal Government's guide to historical offices in federal agencies, including many military archives and museums.
How to get it : a guide to defense-related information resources
Guide to obtaining a variety of DoD publications, regulations, directives, forms, etc.
Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
Congressional Research Service guide, written for members of Congress to aid in assisting constituents (PDF)
Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index (SCAMPI)
Index to articles on military and naval art and science, operational warfare, joint planning, national and international politics from military, government, and other sources.
U.S. Army Heritage Collection Online
Some online collections and catalogs of the archival holdings of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle Barracks, PA.
Where to find military information
Naval Postgraduate School guide to finding military information.
Air Force History Index
Unofficial index to over 500,000 Air Force publications.
National Technical Reports Library
DoD regulations and directives are available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
Government Accountability Office
GAO publishes numerous reports and provides testimony to Congressional committees about procurement, budgeting, weapons programs, bases, and other aspects of the military.

Military & Government Collection
Full text content consists of peer-reviewed and other scholarly journals, with a focus on engineering. The database includes the following features: over 100 new full text titles added, bringing the total number of full text to 287 titles, full text country reports from CountryWatch, 245 full text pamphlets, and indexing and abstract coverage for dozens of newly added journals.
EBSCO has made changes to the database previously entitled Military Library FullTEXT. The database, now known as Military and Government Collection, has been enhanced with added content. EBSCO has also given the database a sharper focus to better meet the needs of its users in military and non-military government libraries.

Books about the Army Medical Department

Annual reports

Annual report of the Surgeon General (D 104.1:, M 102.1:, W 44.1:) (not to be confused with the Surgeon General in the Health and Human Services Department)

Historical studies

The Army Medical Department, 1775-1818 by Mary C. Gillett
Call Number: GOVD D 114.19:M 46/775-818/990
The Army Medical Department, 1818-1865 by Mary C. Gillett
Call Number: GOVD D 114.19:M 46/818-865
The Army Medical Department, 1865-1917 by Mary C. Gillett
Call Number: GOVD D 114.19:M 46/865-917
The Army Medical Department, 1917-1941 by Mary C. Gillett
Call Number: GOVD D 114.19:M 46/917-941
Medical Department of the Army in World War II
Call Number: GOVD D 104.11:
Numerous titles in this series describe different aspects of the Medical Department's operations during World War II.

Statistics

Periodicals

Bulletin (D 104.3:, M 102.3:, W 44.21/7:)

U.S. Army Medical Department journal (D 101.42/3:)

Additional documents covering 1910-1932 are available in the Executive Branch Documents microfiche set. Please contact a government documents librarian if you have questions about our holdings.

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Government Documents - Military and Veterans Agencies: Army Medical Department

About the agency

Internet resources

Books about the Army Medical Department

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