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“A Chapter from Genesis of the War of 1812” by Lucius Dunn, USN (Ret.), undated
File — Box 34: Series VI, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSC-212- Series VI
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...
Dates:
undated
A Chinese Mill, undated
Item — Box 8: Series VI, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-055- Series VI
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of ten boxes that are divided into eleven series, representing both the papers of the admiral and his mother, Katherine Scott Umsted, a writer of fiction, poetry, and travel accounts. Series I, Correspondence, is divided into two subseries: official correspondence, letters both sent and received, 1917–1951, regarding Umsted’s naval career; and personal
correspondence, letters both and sent and received, 1908–1971. The latter contains correspondence mainly with his mother regarding his experiences as a naval officer on the Yangtze Patrol in China, 1923–1924; hydrographic research in the USS Niagara, 1927–1930; his command of the USS Tillman, 1932–1933; and duty in USS Raleigh, 1933–1935, where he served as temporary beachmaster, the Canal Zone.Series II, Writings, contain his Naval War College thesis entitled “Tactics and Command,” 1926, and unattributed writings on submarines as a means of polar explorations, the German Submarine in the Battle of Jutland, The U.S. Navy Charts the Gulf of Panama, and The Chungking, Wanhsein Interlude by Rear Admiral Kemp Tolley.Series III, Reports, has the survey of Port La Unión, El Salvador, Central America, and Approaches of 1928.Series IV, Miscellany, houses menus, programs, booklets on historic military topics, newspaper clippings, published journals, museum catalogues, pamphlets, receipts, invitations, Umsted’s Naval Academy grades, a watercolor painting of Seville,...
Dates:
undated
A Class in Geography, circa 1915
Item — Box 29: Series I; Series II, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSC-385- Series I- Sub-Series C- Item 100.6721
Scope and Contents
8x10 black and white photo showing a course typical of the personnel in the American Navy.
Dates:
circa 1915
"A classic case of 'groupthink' at NSC" by Howard Mitchell, undated
Item — Box 51, Folder: 37
Identifier: RG-18
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Compilations of articles, portions of books and government documents used in Strategy, National Security Decision Making, and Operations Department Curriculum.
Dates:
undated
“A Code Break and the Death of ADM Yamamoto,” by Pineau, undated
File — Box 16: Series IV; Series V, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSC-212- Series V
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...
Dates:
undated
A Collection of Articles/Counterinsurgency, 1965
File — Box 269, Folder: 6
Identifier: RG-04
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
College curriculum items, including orientation materials, lectures, addresses, tactical, strategic, demonstrative, scouting and screening and operational problems, maneuver rules, fire effect diagrams, quick decision problems, directives, manuals, articles, historical presentations compiled by members of the Department of Intelligence on naval battles, and translations of the War at Sea, 1914–1918, and miscellaneous NWC publications.
Dates:
1965
A Commitment to Excellence, 1986 Mar 21
Item — Box 33: Series III, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSC-052- Series III
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...
Dates:
1986 Mar 21
A Comparative Critique of the Existing Jutland Literature, German Navy, 1928 Jul 1
File — Box 35, Folder: 20
Identifier: RG-04- File 1310
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
College curriculum items, including orientation materials, lectures, addresses, tactical, strategic, demonstrative, scouting and screening and operational problems, maneuver rules, fire effect diagrams, quick decision problems, directives, manuals, articles, historical presentations compiled by members of the Department of Intelligence on naval battles, and translations of the War at Sea, 1914–1918, and miscellaneous NWC publications.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1928 Jul 1
A Comparative Study of Anti-Submarine Warfare, FE506, 1991-1992
Item — Box 37, Folder: 6
Identifier: RG-11- Sub-Group II
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Syllabi for Strategy, National Security Decision Making, Operations, and Electives courses.
Dates:
1991-1992
A Comparative Study of Anti-Submarine Warfare, FE506, 1992-1993
Item — Box 38, Folder: 5
Identifier: RG-11- Sub-Group II
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Syllabi for Strategy, National Security Decision Making, Operations, and Electives courses.
Dates:
1992-1993