United States Marine Corps History Division
The progenitor to the modernEagle, Globe, and Anchor, this insignia was first used by Marines in 1804.[1] Seen today onuniform buttons, it also serves as the History Division's unofficial logo.
Active	8 September 1919
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Historical
HQ	Marine Corps Base Quantico
Website	www.usmcu.edu/Research/History-Division/
Commanders
Director	Dr. Shawn P. Callahan[2]

TheUnited States Marine Corps History Division is an arm of theHeadquarters Marine Corps tasked with researching, writing, and maintaining theHistory of the United States Marine Corps. It also providesreference and research assistance; preserves personal experiences and observations throughoral history interviews; and deploys field historians to record history in the making. It is headquartered atMarine Corps Base Quantico inVirginia.

The History Division was formed on 8 September 1919, by Order Number 53 ofCommandant of the Marine CorpsGeorge Barnett as the Historical Section of the Department of the Adjutant and Inspector.^[3] AfterWorld War II, the organization was known as "Marine Corps History and Museums Division" until the splitting of the division in 2005 in order to create the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

The United States Marine Corps History Division is a staff organization with the primary task of researching and writing the Marine Corps’ official history. The unit is not adivision-sizedmilitary formation.^[4] It is organized into four branches:^[5]

• The Historical Branch prepares a wide variety of official publications that tell the Marine Corps story as accurately and comprehensively as possible. Publications include: articles, monographs, occasional papers, and definitive histories. The Branch also includes the Oral History Program, which obtains, catalogs, transcribes, and preserves personal narrative, experiences and observations of historic value from active duty and retired Marines for use as reference source material.
• The Historical Reference Branch provides historical research and reference services and historical analysis. In addition, the Branch supports specific programs: Unit Lineage and Honors, Commemorative Naming, Marine Corps Flag Manual, and Marine Corps Chronology.
• The Field History Branch deploys Individual Mobilization Augmentee detachment historians to collect historically relevant material (oral history, written/electronic plans, operation orders, maps, overlays and artifacts) for use as reference material. The Branch also consists of a Mobilization Training Unit whose members support the History Division with specific projects.
• The Editing and Design branch designs and lays out manuscripts, maps and other graphic materials to support the History Division’s publications.

Since its inception, the following individuals have served as director:^[3]

The History Division maintains several publications, including the quarterly newsletterFortitudine (ISBN 0-16-010404-1), which was a traditional motto of the Corps beforesemper fidelis was adapted in 1883. They also maintain an archive of all historical publications published since its founding.

• Bibliography of early United States naval history
• Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee
• History of the United States Marine Corps
• Marine Corps Museum
• Marine Corps University
• National Museum of the Marine Corps
• Naval History and Heritage Command
• United States Army Center of Military History

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