| Scope and content |
The collection primarily consists of Coxe's correspondence, notebooks, and diaries regarding his career in the United States military. The first section of the collection contains Coxe's personal correspondence, the majority of which pertains to the Philippine Insurrection, and describes the attitudes of the soldiers, the Philippine countryside, military life and the living conditions, and many battles. Notebooks from 1910 through 1916 primarily discuss the training of troops. Notebooks from 1918 to 1921 cover the beginning of Coxe's career in military intelligence, when he was a military intelligence officer in World War I and involved with the Mexican border crisis of 1919. Notebooks also discuss a wide range of activities at the Mexican border, including the smuggling of drugs, the capture of spies, and the recruitment of troops. Notebooks from 1922 to 1934 emphasize military training, strategy, and tactics and the inspection of camps. The collection also contains Coxe's official file, service records, retirement, and recall from retirement. Of particular note are correspondence from J. Edgar Hoover which pertains to legislation directed toward "radical activities" from 1919 to 1920. A completely separate section of the collection consists of items belonging to Coxe's father, Robert Coxe. Other materials include lectures, articles, memorandums, personal finances, newspaper clippings, photographs, military commissions, award citations, a diploma, and certificates. |
| Cite as |
Alexander B. Coxe, Sr., Papers (#193), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
