Neil H. Foley Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains photographs of ski troop training and equipment at Mount Rainier, Wash. (1942).
Dates
- circa 1942
Creator
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Neil H. Foley was born in Massachusetts on July 16, 1907 and enlisted in the Army at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on July 7, 1942. At the time of enlistment he was married, had completed three years of college and working as a general industry clerk. Foley joined the 10th Mountain Division at Ft. Lewis, Washington and was assigned to the 10th Mountain Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, later serving with Company L, 87th Infantry Regiment and Company A, 86th Infantry Regiment. He died on April 2, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Extent
1 photo box
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Unknown; Unknown.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Foley, Neil H., 1907-1992 -- Archives.
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Neil H. Foley Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- May 7, 2020
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository