Box 15

Content Description From the Collection: The papers of Captain Roy Campbell Smith, USN, were presented to the Naval War College in two separate lots: the first accession, composed primarily of U.S. Navy Department official orders, was given in 1941 by Commander Roy C. Smith Jr., his son, and the second accession, comprising the bulk of the collection, was donated through the Naval War College Foundation in 1983 by Mrs. William T. Sampson Smith, his youngest son's widow and second wife.The papers focus on Roy Campbell Smith's naval career, which spanned the last two decades of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. The collection contains documents relating to his early service with the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, R.I., his association with the Naval War College as a staff member over the years, his experiences as a naval attache in F ranee and pre-revolutionary Russia, his participation in the occupation of Vera Cruz in 1914, and his governorship of Guam. In addition, the papers shed light on navy personnel and promotion policies and efforts to reorganize the Navy Department after the turn of the century. The twenty-four box manuscript collection measures ten linear feet and is divided into four distinct series and is further divided into subseries. Series I, Correspondence, consists of letters both sent and received. It is composed of four subseries: personal, family, official, and miscellaneous correspondence.Subseries I, personal...

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Letter to Admiral Knight regarding Smith's service in Guam during the war.

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Letter from Smith to Admiral Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, including a supplemental report of fitness covering Smith's period of duty in Guam.

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Letter to the Secretary of the Navy with his record of members instituted in Guam for its improvement.

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Letter from the Secretary of the NavyECNAV with commendendation for services while while Governor of Guam.

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Letter to Rear Admiral J.S. McKean, Chief of Naval Operations, regarding the letter of commendation he recieved for his work in Guam.

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Letter from Edward B. Manwaring, Commanding Officer of the Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S.C. regarding the part played by Guam during the World War.

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Letter from Colonel Edward B. Manwaring in reply to Captain Smith about their service in Guam.

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Letter to the Secretary of the Navy with recommendations for Navy Crosses for exceptionally meritous services in duties of great responsibility in the Island of Guam during the war.

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Letter from a former colleague of Smith regarding the recommendation for a Navy Cross.