Box 55x

Two copies of an act to provide for the enlistment of boys in the naval service and to extend the term of the enlistment of seaman. Boys between 13 and 18 can enlist and serve until 21 years old. When a seaman's time in service is up, he may be returned to the United States or detained in the vessel. When the vessel returns to the United States he will be discharged. The Act was approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate on 2 March 1837.

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.

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.

Matted reproduction of poster entitled, “Standing by his Colors, 1898."

Battle of the Leyte Gulf, Operational Order 24. “Allied Air Forces,” October 21-27, 1944.