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Full Description of Adjutants General of Arizona

Collection Information

Title:
Adjutants General of Arizona
Items:
Item records unavailable
Description:
The Arizona Adjutants General exhibit is comprised of photographs of Adjutants General in Arizona from territorial days to the present. An Adjutant General is the highest ranking officer of a state's militia or National Guard when it is not called into federal service. When called to federal service by order of the President for deployment in foreign wars or to support large scale civil disturbances, the Guard personnel are answerable to the federal military chain of command all the way up to the President. Adjutants General are state political appointees selected by their respective governors and historically often did not need military experience to be selected.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Military officers
Military personnel
Subjects:
Military history
Adjutants
Time Period:
1850-1899
1900-1929
1930-1949
1950-1969
1970-1999
2000 to present
Format:
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Language:
eng
Audience:
General public
Genealogists/History Enthusiasts
K-12 students
Undergraduate Students
K-12 teachers and administrators
Scholars/Researchers/Graduate Students
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Size:
40 as of May 2009
Alternative Access:
type:
collection
Contributing Institution:
Arizona Military Museum

Associated Collections

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Associated Projects

Title of Project:
IMLS Grant Type:
LSTA
IMLS Grant Number:
Arizona
Administering Institution:
Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records