Finding Aid of the James Philander Dodge, Jr., Papers, 1916 - 1946, PC.1684
Abstract
James Philander Dodge, Jr. (1893-1967), a native of St. Augustine, Florida, was living
at Linville Falls, North Carolina, when the United States entered World War I. Dodge
served in Europe in both World Wars. In between and after the wars he worked for the
State Highway Commission.
As this collection of materials now stands, it is made up almost altogether of maps,
photographs, typescripts, military orders and ephemera brought together by Dodge during
the three epochs in his life as army officer and claims adjuster. There is but very
little touching his life outside those areas.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- James Philander Dodge, Jr. Papers
- Call Number
- PC.1684
- Creator
- Dodge, James Philander, Jr.
- Date
- 1916 - 1946
- Extent
- 111.00 items
- Language
- English
- Repository
- Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PC.1684, James Philander Dodge, Jr., Papers, State Archives of North Carolina, Western Regional Archives, Asheville, NC, USA.
Arrangement Note
Note that PhC.15.1 James P. Dodge, Jr. Photograph Collection has been merged with PC.1684 James Philander, Jr. Papers.
Biographical Note
James Philander Dodge, Jr. (1893-1967), a native of St. Augustine, Florida, was living at Linville Falls, North Carolina, when the United States entered World War I. Inducted into Battery F, 113th Field Artillery, he and the remainder of his regiment were trained at Camp Sevier, Tennessee. Dodge was commissioned a second lieutenant on January 16, 1918. Assigned to the 55th Brigade, 30th Division of the American Expeditionary Force, his regiment was sent to France in April, 1918, where it was engaged in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives and in the defensive sectors of Lucey, Avocourt, and Troyen. Dodge was promoted to first lieutenant on October 18, 1918. After the armistice, his regiment remained in the Army of Occupation until March, 1919, when it was returned to the United States, its officers and men discharged from active duty, and Dodge transferred into the Reserve Officers Corps.
Following a brief stay in Florida after the war, Dodge was employed in 1925 as an accountant by the State Highway Commission, and within two years he was a claims adjuster. In 1934, when acquisition of rights-of-way commenced for the portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway to be built in North Carolina, Dodge was appointed senior claims adjustor. He continued in that position until the United States entered World War II when Dodge re-entered active military service from the Reserve Officers Corps and was sent to Europe. Here his experience in claims adjustment was put to use, and Dodge, now a major, was assigned to a claims team with duties in England, and in Belgium and France following the war. Once he was put on the inactive list again, Dodge returned to his employment with the State Highway Commission, serving as safety director in 1948 and 1949, and as an administrative officer from 1950 until his retirement.
Contents of the Collection
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Acquisitions Information
Gift, Robert J. Dodge, Raleigh, N.C., 1981. During March-April, 2012, these records were moved from the State Archives building in Raleigh to the Western Regional Archives, Asheville, N.C.