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This subseries includes a history of the unit and photographs of one of the unit's hospitals. Materials date from 1917 to 1959.

This subseries includes artifacts such as an Aircrew flak helmet, a Red Cross armband, reunion ribbon, wound dressing, and mounted photographs. Materials date from circa 1942 to 1977, with the bulk of the materials dating between 1942 and 1946.

This series includes postcards, a map, and sketches. Also contains work by British artist Frank A. Beresford. Beresford, a soldier, was treated by members of the 65th General Hospital. He later created several paintings and prints of their activities. Materials range in date from circa 1944 to 1959.

This subseries contains Alexander's research on medicine in Nazi Germany. This research produced reports on related topics for the Combined Operative Intelligence Sub-Committee. The Subseries 2.6. Publications also contains materials relating to Alexander's involvement with the Nuremberg Trials. Materials date to circa 1940 to 1949.

During World War II, Heinrich Himmler headed the Nazi's SS and took a keen interest in the Nazi medical experiments conducted across the Third Reich. Sigmund Rascher (1909-1945), once a respected physician, was a Himmler associate who tried to use their relationship to his advantage. Rascher and others conducted experiments on prisoners in various concentration camps and across the Third Reich. Racscher's experiments at the Concentration Camp Dachau were judged inhumane and criminal during the Nuremberg trial of other Nazi medical professionals. Alexander procured copies of captured documents to aid in his investigations of Nazi medical experiments. Types of materials include reports and correspondence between Racher, Himmler, and other Nazi officials. The majority of materials in this subseries are photocopies of original documents and in German. Materials date from 1939 to 1943.

This subseries contains correspondence between Ross and his wife. Ross served in another medical unit in Germany following his tour with the 65th and wrote regularly to his wife following his departure from Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, until his return to the United States. Materials date from 1943 to 1945.

This subseries contains military orders, photographs, programs, maps, and newspaper clippings. Materials date from 1942 to 1992.

Materials include a complete record of patient admissions, dispositions, deaths, and clinical abstracts of severely wounded men. One is for George Buske, a case later publicized by Ivan Brown. Also contains extensive clinical study data on the early use of penicillin in treating syphilis. Materials date from 1944 to 1945.

As a consultant to the U.S. Secretary of War, Alexander gathered a vast body of information in preparation for the 1946-1947 Nuremberg medical war crimes trials of Nazi officials. Following these trials, he became a spokesperson on issues of medical ethics and experimentation and an advocate for victims. Types of materials include correspondence, notes, research, and photographs. Materials date from 1942 to 1998.