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Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 18581015 - 19360925

Found in 516 Collections and/or Records:

Graduation Address, 1920 May 22

 Item — Box 4A, Folder: 5
Identifier: RG-28
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Biographical sketches, career material, publication and writings of NWC presidents.

Dates: 1920 May 22

Graduation address for class of December 1919, 1920 Nov 11

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: RG-16
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection consists of transcipts of addresses delivered by staff and guest speakers at U.S. Naval War College opening days, graduation exercises, Convocations, and other special events.

Dates: 1920 Nov 11

Graduation address for class of June 1919, 1920 May 22

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: RG-16
Content Description From the Collection:

This collection consists of transcipts of addresses delivered by staff and guest speakers at U.S. Naval War College opening days, graduation exercises, Convocations, and other special events.

Dates: 1920 May 22

"How We Nearly Lost the War", 1927 Feb

 Item — Box 4A, Folder: 6
Identifier: RG-28
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Biographical sketches, career material, publication and writings of NWC presidents.

Dates: 1927 Feb

"In the Interest of the Victory Loan", 1919 Apr 26

 Item — Box 4A, Folder: 5
Identifier: RG-28
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Biographical sketches, career material, publication and writings of NWC presidents.

Dates: 1919 Apr 26

In the Interest of the Victory Loan, 1919 Apr 26

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: RG-16
Scope and Contents

Address delivered at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago

Dates: 1919 Apr 26

Jesse T. D. Boehret thesis on William V. Pratt, 1971

 File — Box 8, Folder: 1-4
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 067
Scope and Contents

Unpublished Masters Thesis entitled "An Admiral for All Seasons: Life and Career of William Veazie Pratt," Syracuse University, by Jesse T. D. Boehret.

Dates: 1971

Letter from William S. Sims, 1920 Feb 18

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSC-016
Content Description From the Collection:

Letters received from presidents, of the Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1895–1927.

Dates: 1920 Feb 18

Letter to William S. Sims from Anne Hitchcock Sims, 1906 Mar 19

 Item — Box 10: Series II, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSC-168- Series II
Scope and Contents

Letter sent from Anne Hitchcock Sims to her husband, William S. Sims on 1906 Mar 19 while he was away on the U.S.S. Columbia to let him know that she will be thinking about him throughout his journey.

Dates: 1906 Mar 19

Letters received, 1896 Jan 10-1917 May 31

 File — Box 9: Series I, Folder: 28
Identifier: MSC-168- Series I
Scope and Contents From the 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 visited in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean. Sims also exposed the Navy’s deficiencies in gunnery and construction and made proposals to correct them in his correspondence.

Dates: 1896 Jan 10-1917 May 31

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