Naval War College (U.S.). Foundation

Thank you letter to Naval War College Librarian Edwin Wiley from RADM Niblack aboard USS ALABAMA. Niblack mentions his command of 8 battleships and receipt of Wiley's recent letter.

Letterbook kept during USNA assignments, 1885-1888, 1894-1896, on USS Kearsarge, 1888-1891, and on assignment at U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI, 1888.

Certificate of continuous naval service, 1911-1937.Certificate encased in a leather folder contains service record with dates, ships, rate, place and professional qualifications.

Reminisences of Louisa Taylor Alger (1886–1962) written in response to questions concerning her grandfather, General Montgomery C. Meigs, Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army, during the Civil War on May 27, 1955. These reminiscences were transcribed, edited and typed by Mrs. Gert Ehrlich of Schenectady, NY in December 1961.

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Black and white 5x7 photograph of the Naval War College Foundation Board of Trustees; taken 1982.

Black and white 5x7 photograph of the Naval War College Foundation; date unknown.

Black and white 8x10 photograph of the Naval War College Foundation Board of Trustees; taken 1982, those pictured are identified on the reverse.

Captain’s Night Order Book from the Arizona when it was in the Pacific Fleet. Navigational entries and orders date from June 16, 1926 through June 22, 1928, during cruises and fleet exercises in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Caribbean Sea. Some entries are from Newport, RI.

Entries of watch, quarter and station bills of the 14 gun ship attached to the Pacific Squadron, with Capt. James H. Gillis, CO.