Box 5

Abstract

Papers: Biographical information; Naval Orders, 1935-1957; Naval Papers, 1936-1951; Official, Personal and Private Correspondence, sent and received, 1941-2003; Speeches and speech cards, 1940-1996; Writings, 1953-1997; Subject files, 1953-2001; Captain's Night order Book, 1943-1947; Miscellany, including certificates, menus, news clippings, etc., 1933-2006.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of twelve boxes of correspondence, naval orders and papers, speeches, writings, subject files, night order books, and miscellany covering the years 1930-2008.Series I, Biographical Information, contains Metcalf's resume, an entry in Who's Who in the West, and excerpts from the Navy record, along with his obituary. Series II, Naval Orders, has copies of his assignments from 1935 to 1957.Series III, Naval Papers, contains memoranda regarding reimbursements and recommendations, 1936-1946, and fitness reports, 1945, 1950, and 1951.Series IV, Correspondence, contains official correspondence, both letters sent and received, private correspondence, retirement letters, correspondence regarding Submarine Command, Pacific, his household effects and moves, command of the USS Loggerhead and USS Greenfish, the University of Wisconsin ROTC assignment, command of Submarine Division 12, and the Joint Intelligence Group, as well as personal/official letters, 1941-2004.Series V, Speeches, has outlines of speeches, note cards, and talks on submarines and at Memorial Day events.Series VI, Writings, contains a memoir of Home Rutledge, who served in the Navy in the 1930s and World War II, VADM Charles Lockwood's typescript of Down to the Sea in Subs, a book review, biographical sketch, and a piece on SS-266 versus I-183.Series VII, Subject Files, contains information on Captain William...