Sims family
Family
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Hitchcock family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-165
Content Description
Letters sent from Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U.S. Ambassador to the Imperial Russian Court in St. Petersburg to his brother Henry Hitchcock, July 11, 1897–January 30, 1899; Letters sent from Margaret and Anne Hitchcock to Sarah Hitchcock Shepley, Isabel and an uncle, from St. Petersburg, July 27, 1897–October 2, 1898, describing their daily life and social activities.
Dates:
1860 - 1984
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
William S. Sims papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-168
Content Description
Personal letters sent to his parents, siblings, friend Jones and his wife, Anne Hitchcock Sims, 1882–1925; Letters received from Navy Department regarding assignment; Letters comment on travels, places visited, family matters, politics and rebellions in the Caribbean, ship’s movements, health, social life in port, shipboard life, Hawaiian politics, life in Paris, France, French lessons, Sino-Japanese War, position as Naval Attaché in Paris and St. Petersburg, travels through Europe, criticism of U.S. Navy, World War I assignment as CO, Naval Forces, European Waters, London, England, 1917–1978, including daily routine and social life; Assignments on the China Station. Letters sent by Anne Sims to William S. Sims, 1906, 1909–1912, 1915–1917, regarding family matters. Scope and Contents The twenty-five box collection measures twelve and one-half linear feet and is divided into five series. Series I contains typescript copies of personal letters sent by Sims to his parents, his sister Louisa and brothers, Harry and Alfred, his friend Jones, and to his wife, Anne Hitchcock Sims. They date from 1881 to 1925. Several personal letters Sims received are located here. The letters focus on his daily shipboard routine, family matters, health, social life, financial matters, and friends as well as his duties as a naval officer and naval attaché. He described the geography, politics, economics, people, and customs of the countries he...
Dates:
1876-1925 and undated
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_08_17_01
Dates:
1876 Jun 25-1883 Nov 14
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_08_18_01
Dates:
1883 Nov 18-1884 Jun 27
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_08_19_01
Dates:
1884 Jul 2-1885 Apr 30
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_09_04_01
Dates:
1888 Jan 4-1889 Jan 31
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_09_02_01
Dates:
1886 Sep 7-1887 Jun 15
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_09_03_01
Dates:
1887 Jun 18-Dec 31
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters
Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_09_01_01
Dates:
1885 May 13-1886 Aug 31
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
Transcriptions: William S. Sims letters, 1876 May 25-1925
File
Identifier: MSC-354
Scope and Contents
Typed transcriptions of letters sent and received by William S. Sims from 1876 to 1926. The majority of these letters are to members of the Sims family.
Dates:
1876 May 25-1925
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