Naval Command College records

Record Group — Multiple Containers

Identifier: RG-25

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Curriculum records, including syllabi, curriculum, lectures and student papers, 1956–1983; Reading files, 1956–1998; Correspondence and memoranda treating NCC reunions, 1972–1993; Student files, 1957–1998; Miscellany, including photographs, 1957–1999; Cookbooks, 1960–2000; Alumni newsletters and newsgrams, 1958–1998; Videos, 1992–2000 and yearbooks, 1987–1995.

These records consist of syllabi and curriculum materials, student presentations, handouts, lectures by professors, directives for the study course, photographs of Naval Command College classes, and disc recordings of presentations by students.

Dates

Creation: 1956-

Creator

Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Conditions Governing Use

Material in this collection is in the public domain, unless otherwise noted.

Historical Note

The Naval Command College for foreign officers was organized in 1956 at the Naval War College. Admiral Arleigh Burke, then Chief of Naval Operations, had suggested that efforts be made at the Naval War College to educate senior foreign officers of friendly and allied nations. The first Naval Command College class was graduated in 1957 and the director of the course then was Captain Richard G. Colbert, later Naval War College President from 1968-1971.

Since then, the Naval Command College has been an integral part of the Naval War College curriculum. The College enrolls about 30 senior foreign officers per year, who participate in the regular War College management, strategy and naval operations curriculum.