Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

Typed letter signed to Mr. Greenway regarding his request with which Sims will comply. Letter was sent from Marion, Mass., ca. June 1935, where he was celebrating the recent wedding of his daughter Anne on 26 June 1935.

Typed letter signed to Cyrus T. Brady, Yonkers, N.Y., declining an invitation because of present conditions.

Typed letter signed to Scott McComb, Esq. Lily Hill, Bracknell, Berks., England thanking him for his contribution of twenty-five pounds for a recreation hut for men of the U.S. Naval Forces.

Framed item containing a typed letter signed to Surgeon Frank L. Pleadwell, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., thanking him for a Christmas card; Imprint of King George, the Prince of Wales, Admirals Beatty, Rodman and Sims prior to the surrender of Germany, 1918, and naval officers viewing destroyers entering the harbor.

Letter from Rear Admiral William S. Sims, President, Naval War College, concerning review of galley proof of a book by Goodrich and schedule of activities, January 29, 1921. Penciled notes on verso.

Typed letter to Frederick Wile in which Sims discusses the superiority of aircraft carriers to battleships in combat with each other.

Letter to Mr. Alter regarding the role of the U.S. Navy in WWI.

Typed letter signed of 9 April 1929, Boston, Mass., to Louis Schwartz, New York, referring to previous letters condemning the policy of withholding medals from those who deserved them and citing grave mistakes made in naval policy during WWI that resulted in loss of life and property. Recommends reading Kittredge's Naval Lessons of the Great War for further explanation. Sims's obituary from the Herald Tribune is attached.