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.

Letter from Alfred T. Mahan while in to English publisher, Edward Arnold in London, England, discussing his publishers and indicating that he is writing the history of the War of 1812 and hasn't the time to treat in depth the Russo-Japanese War, with the exception of an article.

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.