Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to VADM Charles L. Melson, USN, President of U.S. Naval War College with comments on the high educational quality of the institution and the importance of the post of NWC President. Nimitz credits the NWC with whatever success he achieved in strategy and tactics.

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Letter to Dr. Charles D. Hart in reply to a request from the Philadelphia Council of Boy Scouts for a statement and a photograph.

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Letter to Leon Gutterman, publisher of Wisdom, regarding his selection as a recipient of the 1965 Wisdom Award of Honor.

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Signed first day cover, with "God Blessed America" and "A Two Ocean Navy to Protect it" in color bordering a navy ship. Signature reads "C. W. Nimitz, Admiral, USN."

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Typescript with Nimitz signature entitled "Pearl Harbor Attack," in which he cites the Japanese failure to return again to destroy repair facilities, fuel supplies and the submarine base at Quarry Point as grievous errors. Colored photograph of destruction at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of fourteen boxes of manuscript material documenting the admiral’s distinguished naval career, with emphasis on the World War II period.Series I, Naval Orders, 1902–1952, consists of his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, assignments to ships and shore duty, promotions, travel orders, leave of absence requests, temporary duty assignments, additional duty assignments, change of duty assignments, requests for instruction, examinations for promotion, commendations, awards, citations, appointments, and a transfer to the retired list.Correspondence, 1941–1948, comprises Series II. This is the largest series in the collection and contains letters both sent and received during the World War II period when Hoover was Commander of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, Commander Marianas, and briefly Deputy Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.Subseries I contains letters sent and received regarding the administration of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1941–1945, with a focus on the Free French Government in Martinique, the administration of Aruba-Curaçao, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Trinidad, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence. Topics discussed in the correspondence include local defense plans, Army-Navy cooperation, the U-boat menace, routing of convoys, supply problems, shipping of oil and bauxite, relations with the British, Dutch, and French, personnel issues, need...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of fourteen boxes of manuscript material documenting the admiral’s distinguished naval career, with emphasis on the World War II period.Series I, Naval Orders, 1902–1952, consists of his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, assignments to ships and shore duty, promotions, travel orders, leave of absence requests, temporary duty assignments, additional duty assignments, change of duty assignments, requests for instruction, examinations for promotion, commendations, awards, citations, appointments, and a transfer to the retired list.Correspondence, 1941–1948, comprises Series II. This is the largest series in the collection and contains letters both sent and received during the World War II period when Hoover was Commander of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, Commander Marianas, and briefly Deputy Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.Subseries I contains letters sent and received regarding the administration of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1941–1945, with a focus on the Free French Government in Martinique, the administration of Aruba-Curaçao, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Trinidad, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence. Topics discussed in the correspondence include local defense plans, Army-Navy cooperation, the U-boat menace, routing of convoys, supply problems, shipping of oil and bauxite, relations with the British, Dutch, and French, personnel issues, need...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of fourteen boxes of manuscript material documenting the admiral’s distinguished naval career, with emphasis on the World War II period.Series I, Naval Orders, 1902–1952, consists of his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, assignments to ships and shore duty, promotions, travel orders, leave of absence requests, temporary duty assignments, additional duty assignments, change of duty assignments, requests for instruction, examinations for promotion, commendations, awards, citations, appointments, and a transfer to the retired list.Correspondence, 1941–1948, comprises Series II. This is the largest series in the collection and contains letters both sent and received during the World War II period when Hoover was Commander of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, Commander Marianas, and briefly Deputy Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.Subseries I contains letters sent and received regarding the administration of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1941–1945, with a focus on the Free French Government in Martinique, the administration of Aruba-Curaçao, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Trinidad, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence. Topics discussed in the correspondence include local defense plans, Army-Navy cooperation, the U-boat menace, routing of convoys, supply problems, shipping of oil and bauxite, relations with the British, Dutch, and French, personnel issues, need...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of fourteen boxes of manuscript material documenting the admiral’s distinguished naval career, with emphasis on the World War II period.Series I, Naval Orders, 1902–1952, consists of his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, assignments to ships and shore duty, promotions, travel orders, leave of absence requests, temporary duty assignments, additional duty assignments, change of duty assignments, requests for instruction, examinations for promotion, commendations, awards, citations, appointments, and a transfer to the retired list.Correspondence, 1941–1948, comprises Series II. This is the largest series in the collection and contains letters both sent and received during the World War II period when Hoover was Commander of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, Commander Marianas, and briefly Deputy Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.Subseries I contains letters sent and received regarding the administration of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1941–1945, with a focus on the Free French Government in Martinique, the administration of Aruba-Curaçao, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Trinidad, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence. Topics discussed in the correspondence include local defense plans, Army-Navy cooperation, the U-boat menace, routing of convoys, supply problems, shipping of oil and bauxite, relations with the British, Dutch, and French, personnel issues, need...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of fourteen boxes of manuscript material documenting the admiral’s distinguished naval career, with emphasis on the World War II period.Series I, Naval Orders, 1902–1952, consists of his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, assignments to ships and shore duty, promotions, travel orders, leave of absence requests, temporary duty assignments, additional duty assignments, change of duty assignments, requests for instruction, examinations for promotion, commendations, awards, citations, appointments, and a transfer to the retired list.Correspondence, 1941–1948, comprises Series II. This is the largest series in the collection and contains letters both sent and received during the World War II period when Hoover was Commander of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, Commander Marianas, and briefly Deputy Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.Subseries I contains letters sent and received regarding the administration of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 1941–1945, with a focus on the Free French Government in Martinique, the administration of Aruba-Curaçao, Guantanamo, Cuba, and Trinidad, as well as some miscellaneous correspondence. Topics discussed in the correspondence include local defense plans, Army-Navy cooperation, the U-boat menace, routing of convoys, supply problems, shipping of oil and bauxite, relations with the British, Dutch, and French, personnel issues, need...