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Box 3

 Container

Contains 15 Results:

Columbian Exposition: Receipts and papers relating to the construction of caravels, 1892

 File — Box: 3, 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The papers consist of correspondence, published and unpublished writings including lectures and translations of French and Italian works on tactics, a general subjects file, and family papers.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: 1892

Columbian Exposition: Receipts and papers relating to the construction of caravels, 1892

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
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The papers consist of correspondence, published and unpublished writings including lectures and translations of French and Italian works on tactics, a general subjects file, and family papers.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: 1892

Columbian Exposition: Includes a photograph taken on board a caravel and "Report to Inspect Pinta and Nina 1893.", 1893

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
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: 1893

Columbian Exposition: Calling cards, invitations, clippings, and notes, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
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: undated

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