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Naval War College (U.S.)

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Found in 746 Collections and/or Records:

View of Luce Hall, circa 1935

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3024
Scope and Contents

5x7 black and white photo of view looking south showing site of proposed extension

Dates: circa 1935
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

View of Mahan, Pringle and Luce Halls, circa 1960

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3031
Scope and Contents

3.5x5 color photo of the NWC Campus ca. 1960s

Dates: circa 1960
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

View of NWC, circa 1955

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3026
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo of NWC circa 1955

Dates: circa 1955
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

View of NWC, circa 1973

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3021
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo of the Naval War College (general view)

Dates: circa 1973
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

View of NWC Campus, circa 1978

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3027
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo of a view of NWC campus

Dates: circa 1978
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

View of the cannons, circa 1970-1980

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3015
Scope and Contents

8x10 black and white photo of the cannons in front of Founders Hall, no date associated with photo

Dates: circa 1970-1980
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

View of the Luce-Mahan-Pringle Complex, circa 1953

 Item — Box 1: Series I; Series II, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series A- Item 100.3030
Scope and Contents

8x10 print of the Luce-Mahan-Pringle complex of the Naval War College

Dates: circa 1953
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of photographs / Series I. Photographs / Sub-Series A. Naval War College / Campus Views

Virginia Downs Colby oral history transcription, 2001

 Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 275
Scope and Contents

Colby, Virginia Downs, 1923. Youth in Glendale and La Crescenta, Calif.; Attended Glendale College as an art major; Enlisted in the Navy; Trained at U.S. Naval Training School (WR), Hunter College; Assigned to the Hospital Corps and trained at Chelsea Naval Hospital; Physician's Assistant, Bar Harbor and Brunswick, Maine, and Hickam Air Base, Oahu, Hawaii; VJ Day celebrations; Discharged in San Francisco; Significance of WAVES service; Postwar education, work, and family.

Dates: 2001
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of oral histories

Virginia Smith oral history transcription, 1995

 Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 193
Scope and Contents

Smith, Virginia, 1924-. Reminiscences of a WWII WAVE. Includes early years in Attleboro, Mass.; Training as Occu­ pational Therapist at Westbrook, Jr. College; Reaction to Pearl Harbor bombing, enlisted in WAVES in 1944; Description of training; Housing; Classes at U.S. Naval Training School (WR) Bronx, N.Y.; Assignment at St. Albans Naval Hospital and duties there; Social Life and recreation; Course in occupational therapy, Cornell Medical School; V:J Day celebrations in NYC; Assigned to Brooklyn Naval Hospital with rating of Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class; Discharged,September 1946; Enjoyed service in the WAVES; Postwarjobs and interests; Member WAVES Na­ tional and Ocean State WAVES.

Dates: 1995
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of oral histories

WAVES Officers oral history transcription

 Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 118
Scope and Contents WAVES Officers. Horton, Mildred McAfee, CAPT, USNR Organization and training of WAVES during World War II; Director, WAVES, 1942-1945.Palmer,Jean, CAPT, USNR Education, Bryn Mawr College; Business Manager, Association ofjunior Leagues of America, New York, 14 years; Senior LT, Com 3, 1942; WAVE Representative, Enlisted Personnel Office.Hancock, joy Bright, CAPT, USN Enlisted with the Navy 1918; First Class Yeoman, Naval Superintending Constructor, Cam­ den, NJ., 1918; Naval Air Station, Cape May, NJ.; Captain's Writer, NAS, Gipe May, NJ.; Dis­ charged 1920; In England for one year; BuAer, Washington, D.C., 1921; Founder and Editor, Newsletter, BuAer, Washington, D.C., 1925; Representative, BuAer, Washington, D.C.; Enrolled in the Navy 1942; Editorial Research, BuAer; Publicity Agent, BuAer; Liaison Officer, WAVES, BuAer; Women's Reseive Representative Policies for WAVES in Naval Aviation; Director, WAVES, 1946-1953; Retired, 1954. Shelly, MaryJosephine, LCDR, USNR Assistant, Dean of Students, University of Chicago, Ill.;Assistant to the President, Educational Administration, Bennington College, Vt.; LCDR, WAVES, BuPers, Washington, D.C., 1942-1945 (was in charge of WAVE officer recruitment) ; Bennington College, Vt., 1945-1951).Stratton, Dorothy, CAPT, USCG Women's Reserve, Navy; B.A., Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kans.; Master's Degree, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.;Ph.D., Columbia University; Dean of Women, Purdue University;...
Dates: undated
Found in: Naval War College Archives / NWC collection of oral histories
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