Iroquois (Sloop of war)

Daily schedule, handwritten by Alfred T. Mahan, while he was in Swatow, China (known today as Shantou) on the U.S.S.Iroquois. This schedule includes his reading plans, meal times, and noted his "temptation mainly to drink too much."

Essay written by Alfred T. Mahan while he was on board the U.S.S. Iroquois. In this essay, Mahan discussed the importance of the Gospels to devout Christians.

This collection consists of letters Mahan sent primarily to his daughter, Helen E. Mahan, copies of Mahan family photographs, and research notes and materials compiled by Mahan from 1897-1914 on a variety of subjects including the Spanish American War and the War of 1812. Also of note are two sets of lectures written by Mahan that he delivered at the Naval War College as well as a journal and some writings he kept while serving on the U.S.S. Iroquois in China and Japan.

This is a typewritten transcription of the journal kept by Mahan while serving on the Iroquois in Japan.

Prayer written by Alfred T. Mahan while on board the U.S.S. Iroquois.