Letter from Mahan to Rear Admiral John P. Merrell, President Naval War College, in which Mahan states that he is ready to write his reminiscences of NWC, 16 Nov 1907
Scope and Contents
This record group is comprised of correspondence, memoranda, lists, contracts, inventories, and plans regarding the establishment, administration and curriculum of the Naval War College, new building construction, and items relating to the establishment of a naval coaling station somewhere in the Narragansett Bay, R.I. Of particular interest may be correspondence with discussions about merging the NWC with the Naval Torpedo Station in 1888 and the possible removal of NWC to Washington, D.C. in 1910-1911. Also included are journals and letterpress copybooks kept by past NWC presidents, Charles Stockton and French E. Chadwick.
Dates
- Creation: 16 Nov 1907
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository