U.S. Naval Station (Newport, R.I.) records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSC-039
Content Description
Correspondence and subject files pertaining to administration, organization, mission, functions and buildings of the Naval Training Station and Naval Station, 1885–1974; Historical subject files of Coasters Harbor Island, Fort Adams, USS Constitution, USS Constellation, visits of Presidents Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Nixon, 150th Anniversary of landing of General Rochambeau, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Rhode Island, hurricanes, fires, Public Works Department, Tercentenary of city of Newport, Naval Air Station, Naval Torpedo Station, Naval Operating Base, and Goat Island, 1885–1974; Command Histories, 1958–1974; War Diaries, 1941–1943; Publications including Our Naval Apprentice, Newport Recruit and Newport Navalog; Photographs and photograph albums of the Naval Base, Naval Station, recruit training and special events, 1890–1963; Picture book, log book, leave books, and organization and regulation books, 1885–1974.
Dates
- 1885-1980 and undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Conditions Governing Use
Material in this collection is in the public domain, unless otherwise noted.
Extent
17.5 Linear Feet (29 archival boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 3 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
- Bennington (Aircraft carrier)
- Constellation (Ship)
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
- Fort Adams (Newport, R.I.)
- Hurricanes -- Rhode Island
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Naval Station Newport (R.I.)
- Navy-yards and naval stations -- Newport (R.I.)
- Newport (R.I.) -- History
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- United States -- History, Naval -- 20th century
- War diaries
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- clippings (information artifacts)
- ephemera
- maps (documents)
- memorandums
- photographs
- postcards
- reports
- Title
- U.S. Naval Station (Newport, R.I.) records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- Box: 29 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 31x (Mixed Materials)
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- Box: 33x (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval Historical Collection Repository