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This collection consists of correspondence and photographs relating to Admiral McCrea’s professional career and personal interests. Of particular interest are photographs with President Franklin D. Roosevelt upon their return from the Casablanca Conference in 1943.

Blueprints for conversion of battle cruisers, Lexington (CCI ) and Saratoga (CC3) to aircraft carriers (CV-2 and CV-3). Bureau of Construction and Repair. (This item is rolled and in fragile condition.)

From the U.S. Naval Academy.

This collection consists of single manuscripts items from past NWC presidents, faculty, and staff, as well as other other naval officers and military service members from Rhode Island and the surrounding area. These items include correspondence, journals, reports, certificates, commissions, scrapbooks, and other ephemera that relate to the history of the U.S. Naval War College, the history of navies in the Narragansett Bay region, and the history of naval warfare and strategy.

Details on the U.S. Brazil Station.

Genealogical chart of the descendants of Vinal Luce (1782-1856) and Charlotte Bleecker (1789-1858) prepared by John B. Hattendorf. Measures 11"x 27".

Certificate appointing Luce U.S. Commissioner General to the Columbian Historical Exposition, Madrid, Spain, 1892, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. Signed by President Benjamin Harrison and Secretary of State James Blaine.

United States Navy Hydrographic Office chart "North Pacific Ocean, Middle Part" (October, 1919), used in research of the Battle of Midway, June 4-7, 1942 and containing markings by Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, USN. The chart was used in discussions with Admiral Spruance.