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Sims family

 Family

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Anne Sims Morison typescript reminiscences, 1995

 File — Box 20, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 378
Scope and Contents

Typescript reminiscences entitled "Memories of a Child's life in the President's House at the Naval War College, 1919-1922" by the daughter of Admiral W. S. Sims, President, NWC, 1917, 1919-1922. Topics include the children's nurses, Navy stewards, the arrival of the Atlantic Fleet in Newport, a visit to the NWC War Gaming room and a return visit to Quarters AA, ca. 1979. Biographical information on the Sims Family.

Dates: 1995

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

Anne Sims Hopkins collection of Sims family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-352
Abstract

This collection consists of letters, photographs, invitations, a wedding gift registry, and other papers relating to the Sims family, particularly Admiral William S. Sims and his wife, Anne Hitchcock Sims. The papers detail the Sims family’s personal life and relationship as well as Admiral Sims’s career in the Navy.

Dates: 1844-1954; Majority of material found within 1905-1920

Photograph of William S. Sims and family outside Quarters AA, circa 1922

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSC-354- Item 9225
Scope and Contents

Photograph of William S. Sims with Mrs. Anne Hitchcock Sims with their children, his aide and his sister, Margaret Shepley standing outside the President's house (Quarters AA) at the Naval War College. The three younger children hold the Admiral’s flag to show its inscription, “Flag of Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims USN / U.S.S. Old Constellation Oct. 18 1922.”

The woman at far left is the Admiral’s sister, Margaret Shepley. (9225)

Dates: circa 1922

Photograph of William S. Sims and family outside Quarters AA

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_05_10_9225
Dates: circa 1922

Dr. Nathaniel M. Sims collection of Sims and Hitchcock family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSC-354
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, logbooks, photographs, publications, and other papers relating to the Sims and Hitchcock families, particularly Admiral William S. Sims, his wife Anne Hitchcock Sims, and her father Ethan Allen Hitchcock. These papers detail the families’ personal lives and relationships as well as the careers of Adm. Sims and Ethan Allen Hitchcock.

Dates: 1797-1993; Majority of material found within 1906-1945

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

Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_08_17_01
Dates: 1876 Jun 25-1883 Nov 14

Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_08_18_01
Dates: 1883 Nov 18-1884 Jun 27

Transcriptions of William S. Sims letters

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSC354_08_19_01
Dates: 1884 Jul 2-1885 Apr 30

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Type
Archival Object 11
Digital Record 8
Collection 4
 
Subject
letters (correspondence) 18
transcriptions (documents) 17
photographs 5
Admirals' spouses 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, American 2