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Naval War College (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Conferences of the Naval War Colleges of the Americas records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-21
Scope and Contents

Conference records, including planning, country and correspondence files; Speeches and papers, records of proceedings, translations and biographical information, 1962–1998; Curriculum guides, study plans and journals of Latin American War Colleges, 1962–1985; Working files and presentations of the Latin American Lecture Team, 1971–1974; Planning and Country files of the Sixth Inter-American Naval Conference, 1971; Records of the Permanent Coordinating Secretariat, 1970–1973.

Dates: 1962 - 2004

Current Strategy Forum records

 Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-20
Content Description

Schedules, brochures, directives, selected readings, roster of participants, syllabi, speeches, and general information.

Dates: 1949 - 2015

Henry E. Eccles papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-052
Content Description The papers, in the main, cover the period 1898-1987 and fully document his naval career and his retirement years. They are divided into six series. Series I, family papers, consists of genealogical materials taken from Morgan City, Louisiana Archives on the Brashear and Lawrence families, a history of Morgan City, LA, and correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the restoration of the Lawrence family cemetery in Bayside, Long Island. Correspondence, speeches and writings of various family members are found here too, as well as biographical and autobiographical materials on Admiral Eccles.Correspondence, Series II, is divided into five subseries; Naval orders and career correspondence, personal correspondence, official correspondence, letters of condolence to Mrs. Eccles on the death of Admiral Eccles, and miscellaneous correspondence of others that was found in his papers.Eccles' correspondence reveals aspects of his naval career, his many professional and intellectual interests and associations, and his study of military logistics. Major segments focus on his official naval orders and assignments, including his entrance into the U.S. Academy; his command of the USS JOHN D. EDWARDS; his assignment with CINCNELM; and his Naval War College and George Washington University associations. Other areas include the administration of the Advanced Base Section, Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 1944-1945 (this material is especially...
Dates: 1898 - 1986

International Seapower Symposium records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-22
Abstract

The International Seapower Symposium (ISS) is a biennial meeting held at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), hosted by the Chief of Naval Operations and the President, U.S. Naval War College. This record group consists of correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, audio cassettes, digital media (floppy disks and compact discs, etc), and digital files documenting the organization and proceedings of each symposium.

Dates: 1969-

Alfred Thayer Mahan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-017
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1814-1914 and undated

Student Operational Problems and Solutions records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-12
Scope and Contents

Scouting and Screening, Strategic and Tactical Operations Problems; Reports of the Conferences of 1908–1912; Search Method Exercises.

Dates: 1894 - 1953

"The Future Role of Naval Forces", 1947 Jan 8

 Item — Box 4A, Folder: 17
Identifier: RG-28
Scope and Contents

Address delivered by Admiral Spruance at the National War College in Washington, D.C. on 1947 January 8 on the future role of naval forces.

Dates: 1947 Jan 8