Naval War College (U.S.). Foundation
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Naval War College Library records
Correspondence and administrative files of the Library Officer and Library Director; 1905–1996; Accession books, 1899–1958; Library publications, 1922–2000; Tauber Report and Library Survey, 1967–1971; Military Librarians’ Workshop planning files, 1969; Head, Technical Services Files, 1972–1999; OCLC Documents, 1985–1992; Periodicals and Serials Files, 1971–1985; Collection Development Files, 1978–1986; Reader Services Files, 1977–1993; Circulation Department Files, 1970–1988.
James B. Stockdale papers
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale (1923-2005) was a highly decorated naval aviator who spent nearly eight years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was the fortieth President of the Naval War College and after his retirement from the navy he served as President of The Citadel, Charleston, S.C and was an independent candidate for Vice President of the U.S. in 1992. This collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, speeches, and writings relating to Stockdale’s naval and academic careers.
USFS Hartford records
USS Arizona night order book, 1926 Jun 16-1928 Jun 22
Captain’s Night Order Book from the Arizona when it was in the Pacific Fleet. Navigational entries and orders date from June 16, 1926 through June 22, 1928, during cruises and fleet exercises in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Caribbean Sea. Some entries are from Newport, RI.
USS Hartford watch and station bills, 1882
Entries of watch, quarter and station bills of the 14 gun ship attached to the Pacific Squadron, with Capt. James H. Gillis, CO.
Andrew F. Wait papers
Correspondence, WWII personal letters sent to his wife Irene in Greenfield, MA, from USNCTC, Camp Endicott, Davisville, RI, the South Pacific and San Francisco, CA, 1942–1944. Letter received, 1936; Miscellany, card, poem, Camp Endicott newspaper, 1942; French Catholic Calendar, 1943 and French Newspaper, La France Australe, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1942. 1936–1944.
Walter N. Hill lecture
Walter N. Hill lecture, circa 1869-1881
Lecture on explosives including such topics as gunpowder, gun cotton, nitro-glycerin, given by Hill at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI.