Naval War College (U.S.). Foundation

Letters sent from Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U.S. Ambassador to the Imperial Russian Court in St. Petersburg to his brother Henry Hitchcock, July 11, 1897–January 30, 1899; Letters sent from Margaret and Anne Hitchcock to Sarah Hitchcock Shepley, Isabel and an uncle, from St. Petersburg, July 27, 1897–October 2, 1898, describing their daily life and social activities.

Certificate of continuous naval service, 1911-1937.Certificate encased in a leather folder contains service record with dates, ships, rate, place and professional qualifications.

Correspondence, letters sent to Kenneth Lang's parents and a relative in Chicago from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, IL and Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 1944–1945. The letters describe his naval training, daily routine, work, boot camp, Bugle Corps, and feelings about naval service during WWII.

Reminisences of Louisa Taylor Alger (1886–1962) written in response to questions concerning her grandfather, General Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army, during the Civil War on May 27, 1955. These reminiscences were transcribed, edited and typed by Mrs. Gert Ehrlich of Schenectady, NY in December 1961.

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Correspondence, official letters sent and received, 1955–1982; Writings, undated–1990; Fitness reports, 1955–1965; Miscellany, including citations, newspaper clippings, career photographs and diplomas, 1932–1959.

Black and white 5x7 photograph of the Naval War College Foundation Board of Trustees; taken 1982.