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 Container

Contains 8 Results:

Correspondence: Letters received regarding financial matters, 1880 Jul-Dec

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSC-013
Content Description From the Collection:

The William McCarty Little Papers is fragmentary collection which documents aspects of Little's later career, 1880-1915.

The papers consist of correspondence, published and unpublished writings including lectures and translations of French and Italian works on tactics, a general subjects file, and family papers. The general subjects file is arranged alphabetically by topic and, among other things, it includes valuable material on the construction of the replicas of Columbus' ships for the 1892 Columbian Exposition, the Rhode Island Naval Militia in the period just before the Spanish-American War, and the work of the Naval War College in its early years. There are also a few items which relate to the early years of naval war gaming. Family papers include some of the Naval War College materials of McCarty Little's grandson, Julian M. Boit, and a family photograph album which contains carte de visite photographs of naval officers with whom Little served in the period 1865-1875.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1880 Jul-Dec

Correspondence: Letters received, 1881 Jan-Mar

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSC-013
Content Description From the Collection:

The William McCarty Little Papers is fragmentary collection which documents aspects of Little's later career, 1880-1915.

The papers consist of correspondence, published and unpublished writings including lectures and translations of French and Italian works on tactics, a general subjects file, and family papers. The general subjects file is arranged alphabetically by topic and, among other things, it includes valuable material on the construction of the replicas of Columbus' ships for the 1892 Columbian Exposition, the Rhode Island Naval Militia in the period just before the Spanish-American War, and the work of the Naval War College in its early years. There are also a few items which relate to the early years of naval war gaming. Family papers include some of the Naval War College materials of McCarty Little's grandson, Julian M. Boit, and a family photograph album which contains carte de visite photographs of naval officers with whom Little served in the period 1865-1875.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1881 Jan-Mar

Correspondence: Letters received, 1881-1903

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSC-013
Scope and Contents

Including letters from S.B. Luce

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1881-1903

Correspondence: Letters received, 1910-1915

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSC-013
Scope and Contents

Including letters from A.T. Mahan, W.V. Pratt, W.S. Sims, W.L. Rodgers, et al.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1910-1915

Correspondence: Letters sent, drafts and copies, 1890-1910

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-013
Scope and Contents

Including letters to W.R. Livermore and Henry C. Taylor

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1890-1910

Correspondence: Letters sent, 1891 Dec 4-1895 Jan 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSC-013
Scope and Contents

Letterpress book of personal letters

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1891 Dec 4-1895 Jan 31

Correspondence: Letters sent, 1891 Sep 24-1892 Jun 25

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSC-013
Scope and Contents

Letterpress book of letters dealing with the Columbian Exposition

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1891 Sep 24-1892 Jun 25

William McCarty Little papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-013
Content Description

The William McCarty Little Papers is fragmentary collection which documents aspects of Little's later career, 1880-1915.

The papers consist of correspondence, published and unpublished writings including lectures and translations of French and Italian works on tactics, a general subjects file, and family papers. The general subjects file is arranged alphabetically by topic and, among other things, it includes valuable material on the construction of the replicas of Columbus' ships for the 1892 Columbian Exposition, the Rhode Island Naval Militia in the period just before the Spanish-American War, and the work of the Naval War College in its early years. There are also a few items which relate to the early years of naval war gaming. Family papers include some of the Naval War College materials of McCarty Little's grandson, Julian M. Boit, and a family photograph album which contains carte de visite photographs of naval officers with whom Little served in the period 1865-1875.

Dates: 1880 - 1939