Partners

The mission of the West Point Center for Oral History (COH) is to record, preserve, and present the stories of soldiers, statesmen, and others who have influenced the profession of arms, in order to inspire, educate, and develop cadets, enhance the public’s understanding of the experience of the soldier, and create new primary source material for scholars.

Material Culture Studies serves as a conduit between the West Point Museum and the Department of History, and seeks to leverage its unparalleled collection to enhance historical perspectives for both cadets and faculty alike. With access to the Museum’s rare and plentiful artifacts, material culture enables our instructors to take history out of the books and place it directly into the hands of cadets in the classroom.

The extremely skilled and talented members of the West Point Band have worked with the Digital History Center to record historical songs and instrumental music that has been incorporated into The West Point History of Warfare. We are working to add to the repertoire and present the music, along with supporting historical texts, in other formats, as well.

The West Point Museum has an extraordinary collection of artifacts and artworks. Collaboration with the Museum has enabled the Digital History Center to create widgets that match textual descriptions of the equipment of soldiers of various eras with photographs of their equipment and uniforms. The Museum has also provided high-quality images of original artwork, including pieces drawn or painted by soldiers, that have been included in The West Point History of Warfare.

The CHGS operates as an inter-service hub, linking all branches of the Armed Forces with academic institutions, government agencies, and non-governmental entities world-wide, empowering current and future leaders to think deeply about the causes, contexts, and consequences of genocide while instilling a profound sense of history, ethics, and responsibility.