Eller, Ernest M., 1903-1992

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection: The collection is divided into ten series. Series One, Biographical Information, contains Pineau’s vita and biographical information, while Series II, Civilian and Naval Papers, has personnel and retirement papers, 1965–1972, as well as his naval orders and fitness reports, 1943–1978.Correspondence, both letters sent and received, is one of the largest components of the collection and it is arranged by last name and topic for the years 1942–1993. Prominent correspondents include Hanson Baldwin, Captain Edward Beach, CDR Masatake Chihaya, James Fahey, Goro Nakano, the U.S. Naval Institute, Jurgen Rohwer, Robert Sherrod, and the Smithsonian Institution. A second segment of correspondence contains letters to and from individuals for whom he performed appraisals.Series Four holds speech notes and speeches that Pineau gave between 1965 and the early 1990s. In addition, there are speeches given by other individuals. Captain Pineau was a prolific writer on military topics, especially World War II. Included in Series Five, Writings, are his articles and book reviews, as well as articles and book reviews of others on military topics. Prominent among these are the works of Robert Sherrod.An oral history interview with Robert D. Ogg in 1983 is in Series Six. Subject files form Series Seven. Topics covered include research materials for And I Was There, ballooning, the Panay incident, Pearl Harbor, Silas Talbot, the Quasi-War with France, and White...

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.

Content Description From the Collection: The papers, in the main, cover the period 1898-1987 and fully document his naval career and his retirement years. They are divided into six series. Series I, family papers, consists of genealogical materials taken from Morgan City, Louisiana Archives on the Brashear and Lawrence families, a history of Morgan City, LA, and correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the restoration of the Lawrence family cemetery in Bayside, Long Island. Correspondence, speeches and writings of various family members are found here too, as well as biographical and autobiographical materials on Admiral Eccles.Correspondence, Series II, is divided into five subseries; Naval orders and career correspondence, personal correspondence, official correspondence, letters of condolence to Mrs. Eccles on the death of Admiral Eccles, and miscellaneous correspondence of others that was found in his papers.Eccles' correspondence reveals aspects of his naval career, his many professional and intellectual interests and associations, and his study of military logistics. Major segments focus on his official naval orders and assignments, including his entrance into the U.S. Academy; his command of the USS JOHN D. EDWARDS; his assignment with CINCNELM; and his Naval War College and George Washington University associations. Other areas include the administration of the Advanced Base Section, Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 1944-1945 (this material is especially...

Content Description From the Collection:

Research source materials, notes, correspondence, lectures, critiques, interviews, commentary by ADM H. Kent Hewitt and others, drafts of chapters and final draft for an unpublished book entitled A History of Amphibious Warfare: From the Age of Sail to Inchon, 1957–1963.