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Charles S. Sperry papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSC-290
Content Description

Correspondence, Letter sent to Marcy Sperry, February 18-October 17, 1908, during the cruise of the Great White Fleet; four postcards of ships and sights; telegrams; Fleet General orders; calling card; and newspaper clippings, 1908.

Dates: 1908

Raymond A. Spruance papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-012
Scope and Contents The personal papers of Raymond A. Spruance, was donated to the Naval War College by Mrs. Spruance in 1970, only a year after the admiral's death. The collection contains eleven boxes of manuscript materials, along with memorabilia, including uniform items, medals, and Japanese Samurai swords. The papers focus, in the main, on the admiral's distinguished naval career, aspects of his ambassadorial appointnent, and his retirement years.Series I, Correspondence, consists of letters relating to his position as Commander of the Central Pacific Force, 1943-1944; the Battle of Midway, 1943; official orders and copies of messages sent relating to duty assignments, 1906-1950; and letters received and drafts of letters sent regarding naval matters. Other correspondence focuses on the Naval History Division Spruance biography by V ADM Emmet P. Forrestel. Spruance was not a particularly loquacious person and was reluctant to commit his thoughts to paper, hence the correspondence series is limited in both scope and quantity.Writings and speeches comprise Series II and Series III. Speeches consist of holograph drafts and typescripts given when Spruance was Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, President of the Naval War College, and in a retired status. His Naval War College thesis on Command, Naval War College lecture on Naval Tactics, notes made by Spruance for a book by E.B. Potter and the typescript of a 1965 Paris Match interview complete the writings...
Dates: 1898-1969 and undated

Staff Studies

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-17
Abstract

Research projects and studies treating aspects of the Naval War College, the U.S. Navy, naval education, and military conflict.

Dates: 1908 - 1975

Joseph W. Stanley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-143
Content Description

Personal and official correspondence, letters sent and received, 1910–1953; Correspondence of others, 1901–1925; Naval pamphlets treating Mark guns and torpedoes, 1898–1947; Books, handbooks and monographs treating naval topics, 1899–1909; Journals and notebooks on guns, mines and torpedoes, 1901–1920; Navy registers and directories, 1920–1940; Subject Files on the torpedo, 1921–1927; Blueprints, diagrams and charts, 1902–1915; Photographs of ships and naval personnel, 1900–1910; Naval and family miscellany.

Dates: 1898 - 1952

James Stark correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-191
Content Description

Official correspondence, letters sent and received, 1995–1998, during his Naval War College presidency, 1995–1998

Dates: 1995 - 1998

Charles Stetson collection of photographs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSC-082
Content Description

Photographs of surrender of VADM Kamada, CO of Naval Forces, Dutch Borneo to MAJ GEN E.J. Milford, CO, Seventh Australian Division; Miscellany, including news release, paper money and instructions for rescue of downed aviators, 1945.

Dates: circa 1945

James B. Stockdale papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-085
Abstract

Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale (1923-2005) was a highly decorated naval aviator who spent nearly eight years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. He was the fortieth President of the Naval War College and after his retirement from the navy he served as President of The Citadel, Charleston, S.C and was an independent candidate for Vice President of the U.S. in 1992. This collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, speeches, and writings relating to Stockdale’s naval and academic careers.

Dates: 1965-2005; Majority of material found within 1975-1983

Charles H. Stockton papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-056
Abstract

Official and semi-official correspondence regarding naval career and Naval War College, 1866–1908; Holograph reminiscences, 1866; Personal Diary, 1904; Journals of ship’s cruises in USS Thetis and USS Yorktown and USS Kentucky 1889–1902; Published Books; Miscellany, including newspaper clippings, photographs and certificates, 1886–1936; Diary of Mrs. Stockton, London, England 1903–1905.

Dates: 1866 - 1908

William W. Stoddard papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSC-204
Content Description

Correspondence, letters sent and received, regarding his career as master machinist, Steam Engineering Department, Brooklyn Navy Yard, his supervisory duties, promotions, pay, increases and charges brought against him, 1898–1920; Letters regarding Stoddard, 1893–1920; Letters to Warren Stoddard, 1910; Unidentified photograph; Miscellany, including notebook, marine engineers exam and questions; Miscellaneous memoranda. 1893–1924.

Dates: 1893 - 1920

Horatio R. Storer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-004
Content Description

Correspondence, chiefly letters received, autographs, calling cards, and pictures of prominent U. S. naval officers; Prints from periodicals depicting the significant historical events in which they achieved fame, 1883–1929.

Dates: 1883 - 1929

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photographs 33
letters (correspondence) 24
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American 19
newspaper clippings 14
Naval education -- United States 11
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Naval Station Newport (R.I.) 10
speeches (documents) 10
World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, American 9
reports 9
scrapbooks 9
United States -- History, Naval -- 20th century 7
Naval strategy 6
correspondence 6
lectures 6
Midway, Battle of, 1942 5
Naval education 5
Naval education -- History 5
Navy-yards and naval stations -- Newport (R.I.) 5
Newport (R.I.) -- History 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean 5
memorandums 5
research notes 5
Spanish-American War, 1898 4
World War, 1939-1945 4
audiocassettes 4
ephemera 4
maps (documents) 4
slides (photographs) 4
transcriptions (documents) 4
Admirals -- United States -- Correspondence 3
Admirals -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
Ambassadors -- United States -- History 3
Fort Adams (Newport, R.I.) 3
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 3
Military education 3
Narragansett Bay -- History 3
Naval strategy -- Congresses 3
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 3
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States 3
curricula 3
diaries 3
logs (records) 3
military commissions 3
minutes (administrative records) 3
oral histories (literary works) 3
reminiscenses 3
ships' logs 3
writings (documents) 3
Admirals -- United States -- Biography 2
Admirals -- United States -- History 2
Admirals' spouses 2
Aerial photography 2
Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942 2
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 2
Historians -- United States 2
International law 2
Jutland, Battle of, 1916 2
Military intelligence 2
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Navies -- Congresses 2
Newport (R.I.) 2
Newport (R.I.) -- Newspapers 2
Operation Overlord 2
Savo Island, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942 2
Sea-power -- Congresses 2
Submarines (Ships) 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations 2
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons 2
War diaries 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan 2
biographical files 2
biographical sketches 2
blueprints (reprographic copies) 2
certificates 2
compact discs 2
conferences 2
drafts (documents) 2
financial records 2
handbooks 2
invitations 2
lantern slides 2
military records 2
newspapers 2
orders (military records) 2
personal narratives 2
photocopies 2
postcards 2
press releases 2
Air bases -- Rhode Island -- History 1
Amphibious warfare 1
Basic training (Military education) 1
Camp Endicott (Davisville, R.I.) 1
Charlestown (R.I. : Town) -- History 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 1
China -- Social life and customs -- 1912-1949 1
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Naval War College (U.S.) 72
United States. Navy 14
Naval War College (U.S.). Foundation 11
United States Naval Academy 7
United States Naval Torpedo Station (Newport, R.I.) 7
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 6
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914 5
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 5
Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969 5
International Seapower Symposium 4
LeBourgeois, Julien J. 4
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 4
Sims family 4
Sims, Anne Hitchcock, 1875-1960 4
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936 4
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve 4
Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919 3
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 3
Hitchcock family 3
King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956 3
Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827-1917 3
Moore, Charles J. 3
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 3
Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection 3
Pineau, Roger, 1916-1993 3
Barber, Charles F., 1917-2012 2
Bates, Richard W., 1892-1973 2
Brennan, Joseph Gerard, 1910-2004 2
Buell, Thomas B. 2
Burke, Arleigh A., 1901-1996 2
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 2
Colbert, Richard G., 1915-1973 2
Eccles, Henry E. (Henry Effingham), 1898-1986 2
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949 2
Forrestel, Emmet Peter, 1898- 2
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 2
Hattendorf, John B. 2
Hewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972 2
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909 2
Hitchcock, Henry, 1829-1902 2
Hitchcock, Margaret Dwight, 1878-1926 2
Howland, Llewellyn, III 2
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
Knox, Dudley Wright, 1877-1960 2
Little, Brown and Company 2
Low, Francis S. (Francis Stuart), 1894-1964 2
Naval Command College (U.S.) 2
Naval War College (U.S.). Center for Naval Warfare Studies 2
Naval War College (U.S.). Joint Military Operations Department 2
Naval War College (U.S.). Library 2
Naval War College (U.S.). National Security Decision Making Department 2
Naval War College Museum 2
Schonland, Herbert E. (Herbert Emery), 1900-1984 2
Shepley, Sarah Hitchcock, 1870-1957 2
Smith, Roy Campbell, 1858-1940 2
Sowden family 2
Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911 2
Stark, Harold R. (Harold Raynsford), 1880-1972 2
Stockdale, James B. 2
Strasser, Joseph C. 2
Taussig, Edward David, 1847-1921 2
Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915 2
Turner, Stansfield, 1923-2018 2
United States Military Academy Preparatory School 2
United States. Department of the Navy 2
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff 2
United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force 2
United States. Navy. Officer Candidate School 2
United States. Navy. Surface Warfare Officers School 2
Abromitis, William, 1925-1975 1
Ahlgren, Charles 1
Albion, Robert Greenhalgh, 1896-1983 1
Aldrich, Barbara Tanner 1
Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915 1
Almgren, Neal, 1915-1984 1
Amberg, Richard H. 1
Anderson, Bern, 1900-1963 1
Anderson, Henry H. 1
Andrea Doria (Steamship) 1
Army and Navy Staff College (U.S.) 1
Atlanta (Protected cruiser) 1
Bailey, William Whitman, 1843-1914 1
Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965 1
Baruch, Bernard M., Jr., 1902-1992 1
Battaglia, Charles 1
Bauer, A. L. 1
Bauernschmidt, George W. (George William), 1899- 1
Belknap, George E. (George Eugene), 1832-1903 1
Belknap, Reginald Rowan, 1871-1959 1
Bennington (Aircraft carrier) 1
Bennington (Gunboat No. 4) 1
Bieri, Bernhard H. (Bernhard Henry), 1889-1971 1
Billingsley, Edward Baxter, 1910-1997 1
Bismarck (Battleship) 1
Bogart, Gerald S., 1914- 1
Bogart, Margaret Spruance, 1919-1996 1
Boyd, Carl 1
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981 1
Braun, Boynton L. 1
Braun, Mary 1
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