Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Dates
- Existence: 18850224 - 19660220
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Edwin T. Layton papers
Correspondence, letters received regarding Naval Institute oral history and Naval War College Chair of Intelligence, 1970–1975; Miscellany, including yearbook, Japanese texts, maps and charts, programs, certificates, USN commissions, and photographs, 1924–1984; Research source materials used in writing And I Was There, including published volumes of Japanese War Series, Senshi Sosho, 1967–1975,Pacific Mobile Radio Intelligence Unit Reports, 1942–1945; Books, Japanese monographs, military intelligence pamphlets, magazines, oral histories and maps; Unpublished materials, including various SRH histories, 1942–1947; SRNS, Japanese Naval Radio Intelligence Summaries, 1942–1945; SRN, Translations of Japanese Naval Messages, 1941–1942; SRNM, Japanese Naval Communications, 1942; CINCPAC messages, 1942; Tapes of interviews conducted by authors,1970–1983; Ships logs and action reports, 1941–1942; Translations of Japanese War History, 1942–1944; Notes and notebooks on WWII events and Japanese Intelligence; Photographs and personal letters; Promotion certificate to Rear Admiral; Drafts, Letters, memoranda and book reviews of And I Was There; Pacific Mobile Radio Intelligence Unit Reports, 1942–1945; Miscellaneous lists of diagrams, maps and biographies.
Nimitz, Chester: An Address to Naval War College, 1960 Oct 10
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz speaks about the value of the training he recieved at the War College in preparation for WWII. He also addresses the importance of personnel planning, logisitics, and morale during wartime.
Nimitz speaks for about 20 minutes. He then fields questions and answers for approximately 40 minutes, which covers many topics including competitions between battelships, taking direction from Washington, and the usefulness of war gaming.
Some technical difficulties occur in the recording; they are momentary.
Nimitz, Chester: An Address to NWC, 1960
Classified and unclassified lectures delivered by visiting scholars, flag rank officers, and government officials.
Nimitz, Chester W.: Defensive and Offensive Tactics of Submarines, 1912 Jun 20
Lecture given by Lieutenant C. W. Nimitz, U.S.N., Commanding Atlantic Submarine Flotilla.
Nimitz, Chester W.: Tactics, 1923
Nimitz, Chester W., USN, 1952
Correspondence and memoranda regarding College administration, faculty and staff, curriculum, facilities, finances and organization, visitors, lectures, conferences and events.
The majority of this collection is filed using Navy file numbers. For more information about this filing system, please refer to the Navy Filing Manuals and Bureau of Ordnance File Numbers in the External Documents section of this finding aid.
Nimitz Graybook on DVD, 1941 Dec 7-1945 Aug 31
Personal correspondence: letters received, 1940-1942
Including: Chester W. Nimitz