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Francis S. Low papers
This collection contains manuscripts, books, articles, personal writings and items, and photographs primarily documenting Francis S. Low’s naval career. Low served in the Navy from 1915-1956, retiring at the rank of Admiral. He specialized in submarine warfare, playing an integral role in anti-U-boat tactics during World War II.
Harry B. Heneberger papers
Subject Files, including action report, interviews, memoranda and lists regarding the sinking of the USS Quincy (CA-39) on August 9, 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island; Miscellaneous correspondence, 1942, 1960; Naval War College Thesis, 1948; Photographs of the International Air Races, 1923, and the surrender of the Japanese at Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945; Newspaper clippings of the sinking of the Quincy, 1942, and the Japanese surrender, 1945
Alfred Thayer Mahan papers
This collection consists of lectures, letters, and other documents kept by Alfred T. Mahan, naval officer, renowned maritime historian, and past president of the Naval War College.
Mary Taylor Alger Smith papers
The collection primarily consists of letters written by Mary Taylor Alger Smith (1892-1987) while she accompanied her husband, Commander Roy Campbell Smith, Jr. (1888-1946) on his assignment to the Asiatic Theater from 1925 to 1928.
Neil C. Porter papers
This collection consists of papers detailing Captain Neil C. Porter’s (1913-2015) life and career in the U.S. Navy and at the Naval War College. It also includes the diary of Lieutenant Commander Charles H. Ritt (1890-1965), his father-in-law.
U.S. Naval Station (Newport, R.I.) records
Correspondence and subject files pertaining to administration, organization, mission, functions and buildings of the Naval Training Station and Naval Station, 1885–1974; Historical subject files of Coasters Harbor Island, Fort Adams, USS Constitution, USS Constellation, visits of Presidents Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon, 150th Anniversary of landing of General Rochambeau, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Rhode Island, hurricanes, fires, Public Works Department, Tercentenary of city of Newport, Naval Air Station, Naval Torpedo Station, Naval Operating Base, and Goat Island, 1885–1974; Command Histories, 1958–1974; War Diaries, 1941–1943; Publications including Our Naval Apprentice, Newport Recruit and Newport Navalog; Photographs and photograph albums of the Naval Base, Naval Station, recruit training and special events, 1890–1963; Picture book, log book, leave books, and organization and regulation books, 1885–1974.
U.S. Naval Base (Newport, R.I.) records
Records: Historical Subject Files including correspondence, memoranda, chronologies and reports pertaining to administrative matters, base activities and command facilities, 1942–1969; Presidential visits of Eisenhower and Kennedy, 1957–1958, 1960–1961; History and transfer of Fort Adams, 1951–1960; Planning and construction of Narragansett Bay Bridge, 1944–1966; Use of Prudence Island 1913–1917; Consolidation of the office of Industrial Relations, 1950–1963; Housing Plans, 1967–1968; German Submarine survivor burial, 1959–1966; Effects of Hurricane Donna, et.al., 1954–1960; War Diaries, 1942–1946; Miscellany, including Serial Number Books, Manuals, Operational order and Instruction Books, guest books and plaques. Newport, RI, 1913–1969.
Photographs of Jewish activities at the Naval Training Station
Photographs of Jewish activities held at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI, 1942-1945. Also included is a program from the 1942 Hanukkah service.
Collection of Newport Area photographs and records
This collection consists of photographs, minutes, correspondence, newspaper articles, and programs pertaining to Naval War College studies, buildings, people, and events. The collection also includes photographs and correspondence of events in Newport.
Harold Marple papers
This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Harold Marple, Specialist Second Class Third Grade, during his time at the Audio-Visual Aids (AVA) Unit in Newport from 1943-1946. It also includes a map of Newport; loose photographs and a map of Naval Station Newport; a 1945 Providence Journal article, and Marple's badge.