1. Marine Corps History Division
Gray Research Center
27 July 2017

2. HISTORY DIVISION Director History Division Gray Research Center Head
Reference Branch
Head
Editing and Design
Head
Histories Branch
Director
Marine Corps
University Library
Field History
Branch

3. HISTORY DIVISION Strategic Vision & Planning
Library and Reference Support to Faculty and Students
Controlled expansion of Archival holdings
Working files Digitization:
Digitizing reference holdings less copyrighted material
Insert metadata to previously scanned pages to facilitate external Web searches
Publication Schedule
Exploring ramifications of digital publishing
Two Imprints
Official Histories (including Marine Corps History)
Marine Corps University Press (more academic)
Expanding outreach to commands and units

4. HISTORY DIVISION Mission
Research and write official Marine Corps history
Provide reference and research assistance
Support Marine Corps PME
Preserve personal experiences and observations through oral history interviews
Deploy field historians to capture memories and impressions while fresh
Work in tandem with National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC)

5. HISTORY DIVISION Reference Branch
Provide historical research and reference services to the Marine Corps, other military or government organizations and the public
Historical analysis
CMC trip books
General officer and Congressional inquiries
Supports CMC directed programs
Unit Lineage and Honors
Streamer authorizations
Commemorative Naming

6. HISTORY DIVISION Archives Branch
Receives, processes and stores Marine Corps command chronologies
after 25 years official records are retired to NARA
Personal papers collections of famous Marines
Support retired Marines with VA requests for verification of accidents and other major incidents
Large collection of maps and rare documents

7. HISTORY DIVISION Histories Branch
Records the Marine Corps official institutional and operational history
Writes official publications, articles, papers and monographs
Coordinates with Oral History section to obtain, catalog, transcribe and preserve personal narratives of historic value
Oral history catalogs and tracks the entire Oral History collection; coordinates with interview subjects to edit, finalize and transcribe interviews

8. HISTORY DIVISION Field History Branch
Deploys Reserve Component Marines to collect oral histories from deployed Marine Corps units
Changes of funding methods makes immediate deployments for historical collection problematic
Still able to provide support on short notice; Marines are ready to deploy
Target returning units for interviews before unit break up
Prior to deployment, coordinates with NMMC for artifact identification and acquisition
Supports Division as directed

9. HISTORY DIVISION Editing and Design
In-house branch to edit manuscripts produced by all authors
Senior Editor supervises the content and theme of the Marine Corps University Journal
Chairs Marine Corps History editorial board
Performs all design and layout work on all publications including maps, illustrations and other graphics
Supports internal MCU printing and graphics requirements

10. History Division Post-9/11 Publications
23 Days to Baghdad: U.S. Marine Aviation Combat Element in Iraq, 2003.
U.S. Marines in Battle: Fallujah, November-December 2004.
U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Qaim, September 2005-March 2006.
U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Combat Service Support During Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Marines in Iraq, : Into the Fray.
U.S. Marines in Iraq, : Anthology and Annotated Bibliography.
DET ONE: U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment,
U.S. Marines in Battle: An-Nasiriyah, 23 March-2 April 2003.

11. History Division Post-9/11 Publications
U.S. Marines in Battle: An-Najaf, August 2004.
U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Basra, Baghdad and Beyond.
With the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003: No Greater Friend No Worse Enemy.
U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2003: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography.
Marine History Operations in Iraq.
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, : Anthology and Annotated Bibliography.
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, : Anthology and Annotated Bibliography.
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, : From the Sea.

12. History Division Publications
Publications in Preparation or Recently Completed:
U.S. Marines in Vietnam Commemorative Series: In Persistent Battle: U.S. Marines in Operation Harvest Moon
World War I Centennial Commemorative Series: The United States Marine Corps in the World War: Anthology, Selected Bibliography and Annotated Order of Battle (2016)
U.S. Marines in Vietnam Commemorative Series: Hill of Angels – Con Thien (2016)
U.S. Marines in Vietnam Commemorative Series: Combined Action – the U.S. Marines in the Villages, 1965 – 1971 (in preparation)
The Marines Have Landed: Eighty Years of Marine Corps Landing, 1935 – 2105, (2016)

13. Gray Research Center
Houses the university library and conference center
Hosts academic conferences and wide variety of other meetings and seminars
Over 1500 meetings and conferences a year
Facilities for classified (secret) meeting
Primary mission is to support the mission of Marine Corps University; when available, facility open to other government agencies

14. MCU LIBRARY Marine Corps University Library
Full research library, over 200 databases and electronic collections
Reference Librarians
In direct support of students and resident PME
Collection Processing, Database Management.
Copyright Management
Robust Inter-library loan program
Family Library (primarily support by Marine Corps Family Programs)

15. Website: www.history.usmc.mil
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