Copy of General Order 133 that superceded General Order 22, also included, regarding the correspondence program of the Naval War College. General Order 133 restricted correspondence or distance courses to ensigns of the Navy. General Order 133 is preceded by a summary telegram from SECNAV to the Naval War College.

A report from the Subcommittee on Defense Industry and Technology of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the operation of the defense acquisition process that was circulated to the Naval War College for review. In this report, solutions were offered on how to resolve problems in defense acquisitions.

Reprint of Executive Document, Number 60 of the 48th Congress, Second Session, Letter from the SECNAV reporting "the steps taken by him to establish an advanced course of instruction of naval officers" at the Naval War College. The pamphlet is seemingly signed by Stephen B. Luce on the cover. General Order 325 is included.

Holograph copy of Senate Resolution, 6 March 1862, appointing Luce a lieutenant as of 15 September 1855, signed by J. W. Forney.

An unknown author comments on General Order 421 that consolidated the Naval War College and the Naval Torpedo Station into one command. The document is typed with many handwritten edits and comments. The author presents an argument that the consolidation is not effective ending his report saying "the union is, in short, forced and unnatural. It might well be permitted to die."