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Letters from Luce to William E. Chandler, Secretary of the Navy about a steam barge for transportation to Coaster's Harbor Island and nomination of officers for the NWC, 21-28 Oct 1884

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: RG-01
Letter from Stephen B. Luce to William E. Chandler, 1884 Oct 28
Letter from Stephen B. Luce to William E. Chandler, 1884 Oct 28

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group:

This record group is comprised of correspondence, memoranda, lists, contracts, inventories, and plans regarding the establishment, administration and curriculum of the Naval War College, new building construction, and items relating to the establishment of a naval coaling station somewhere in the Narragansett Bay, R.I. Of particular interest may be correspondence with discussions about merging the NWC with the Naval Torpedo Station in 1888 and the possible removal of NWC to Washington, D.C. in 1910-1911. Also included are journals and letterpress copybooks kept by past NWC presidents, Charles Stockton and French E. Chadwick.

Dates

  • Creation: 21-28 Oct 1884

Language of Materials

From the Record Group:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.